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This 2-day course teaches messaging engineers to design a high availability messaging solution using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. You will create a high availability design to meet service level agreement requirements and learn strategies for gaining approval for the design. You will learn how to identify risks and create mitigation plans to maintain the business continuity of the messaging system. You will also learn how to design a backup strategy, disaster recovery procedures, and test plans for those procedures.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Products (OMLPs): M5054A Designing a High Availability Messaging Solution Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

What You'll Learn

• Describe foundational high availability concepts for messaging
• Evaluate high availability messaging technologies for Exchange Server 2007
• Create a high availability messaging strategy
• Design the messaging portion of a business continuity plan
• Design backup for a high availability messaging environment
• Ensure recovery readiness of a high availability messaging environment

Who Needs to Attend

• Those with 3 or more years experience working with previous versions of Exchange Server and experience implementing Exchange Server 2007
• Most students will have managed enterprise-level Exchange Server organizations
• New to participating in designing high availability solutions for Exchange Server 2007 or planning to design high availability solutions for Exchange Server 2007 in the near future
• Some experience designing for Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 deployments but now want to learn how to design Exchange Server 2007 environments
• Experience in designing and managing high availability solutions for other network services helpful but not required

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of high availability concepts
• Basic familiarity with deriving business requirements
• Basic understanding of backup systems
• Must already know how to use:
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management tools
  • Exchange Best Practice Analyzer (ExBPA)
  • WinNT backup (ntbackup.exe)
  • Microsoft Visio or Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 (to create infrastructure diagrams)
• Understand hardware concepts
• Extensive detailed knowledge of Active Directory (AD) concepts and design principles
• Working experience with designing and implementing AD directory services in Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Understanding of Exchange architecture
• Working experience with Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007. For example, must have installed, maintained, and supported a production Exchange environment.
• Must already know how to use:
  • Exchange Server 2007 management tools
  • Exchange Best Practice Analyzer (ExBPA)
  • Microsoft Visio (to create infrastructure diagrams)
• Familiarity and experience with a Windows scripting or command line scripting

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Foundational High Availability Concepts for Messaging

• Introduction to Service Level Management
• Overview of High Availability Technologies

2. Evaluating High Availability Technologies for Exchange Server 2007

• Evaluating High Availability Options for Mailbox Servers
• Evaluating High Availability Options for Non-Mailbox Servers

3. Creating a High Availability Messaging Strategy

• Designing a High Availability Strategy for Mailbox Servers
• Designing a High Availability Solution for Non-Mailbox Servers

4. Designing the Messaging Portion of a Business Continuity Plan

• Overview of Business Continuity Planning
• Identifying Threats to the Messaging Organization
• Mitigating Threats to the Messaging Organization
• Designing the Business Continuity Plan

5. Designing Backup for a High Availability Messaging Environment

• Identifying Backup Requirements
• Designing Backup Procedures

6. Ensuring Recovery Readiness of a High Availability Messaging Environment

• Designing Recovery Strategies
• Evaluating Disaster Recovery Readiness

Labs

Lab 1. Foundational High Availability Concepts for Messaging

• Discussion: Refining the Scope of SLA Requirements

Lab 2-A. Evaluating High Availability Messaging Technologies

• Configuring LCR
• Configuring CCR

Lab 2-B. Evaluating High Availability Messaging Technologies

• Testing CCR
• Discussion: Recommendations for Using the High Availability Solutions

Lab 3. Creating a High Availability Messaging Strategy

• Designing High-Availability Improvements for a Messaging Infrastructure
• Justifying Messaging Infrastructure Design Decisions

Lab 4. Designing the Messaging Portion of a Business Continuity Plan

• Identifying Risks to a Messaging Environment
• Discussion: Mitigating Risks to a Messaging Environment

Lab 5. Designing Backup for a High Availability Messaging Environment

• Identifying Backup Requirements
• Discussion: Creating Backup Procedures

Lab 6. Ensuring Recovery Readiness of a High Availability Messaging Environment

• Defining Recovery Procedures
• Evaluating Disaster Recovery Readiness