In this one-day course, you will explore the significant enhancements provided in Exchange Server 2010. You will also get an overall description of the most important design priorities for Exchange 2010. Also included in this course is a description of the new message transport features, the new database and high availability options, and the new administration tools and features. In this course, you will also gain an overview of the process for upgrading from previous versions of Exchange Server to Exchange Server 2010.

The lab component of this course provides you with the opportunity to configure and validate some of the new features in Exchange Server 2010. This lab also provides a brief exposure to some of the most important new features and new administration tools in Exchange Server 2010.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Products (OMLPs): 10133A and 10134A: First Look: What's New in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.

What You'll Learn

• Describe the design priorities for Exchange Server 2010
• Configure the new client access features
• Configure the new messaging policy and compliance features
• Describe the new Unified Messaging features

Who Needs to Attend

IT Professional messaging administrators and messaging engineers who serve as technical decision makers to evaluate new software, assess new software capabilities

IT technical decision-makers who have at least 3 years of experience working with Exchange Server and are familiar with Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 administration, basic Exchange design concepts, and the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer

Prerequisites

Professional experience in:

• Windows Server 2003 or 2008, including directory services
• Windows XP or Vista and Office/Outlook
• Windows-based mobile devices and mobile Office/Outlook
• Asynchronous networking technologies including TCP/IP, messaging transports, remote access, VPNs
• Storage and Storage Area Networks (SANs), clustering, load balancing
• Basic virtualization concepts
• General IT operations concepts and procedures including service level management, high availability and disaster recovery
• Familiar with basic concepts of cloud computing and hosted services but are not familiar with hosted Exchange services

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Exchange Server 2010 - Enhancing the User Experience

• Design Priorities for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
• Client Access Feature
• Message Policy and Compliance Features
• Unified Messaging Features
• Federated Sharing Features

2. Exchange Server 2010: Enhancing the Exchange Administrator Experience

• Configuring the New Message Transport Features
• Configuring the New Mailbox Server Features
• Configuring high availability in Exchange Server 2010
• Administering Exchange Server 2010 by Using the New Administration Tools and Permission Assignments
• Describing the Upgrade Path from Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010

Labs

Lab 1. Exploring the New Features in Exchange Server 2010

• Implementing the New Client Access Features
• Configuring Message Policy and Compliance Features
• Implementing Message Transport Features
• Configuring High Availability
• Administration and Management Tools