MS5047 Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Module 2, “Installing Exchange Server 2007” covers the information for performing a successful installation of Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007. You will learn the roles that can be installed by Exchange Server. In addition, this module also discusses the infrastructure, hardware, and software requirements for introducing Exchange Server 2007 into a messaging environment. Finally, this module covers how to verify, troubleshoot, and secure the installation.

Module 3: “Configuring Mailbox Server Roles” explains that one of the most important components in an Exchange Server 2007 system is the Mailbox server role. The Mailbox server role is the most commonly implemented server role in Exchange Server, because it maintains user mailboxes. As an administrator, you should understand what the Mailbox server role does, how it works, and how to manage it.

Module 4: “Managing Recipient Objects” explains that managing recipient objects is a primary and fundamental task. Recipient objects are the Active Directory® directory service objects with Exchange-specific attributes defined, including an e-mail addresses. This module covers how Exchange Server uses these objects to manage mailboxes, manage address lists, and forward messages. In addition, you can configure public folders as recipients.

Module 5, “Managing E-Mail Addresses and Address Lists” describes that the initial configuration of a Microsoft® Exchange Server organization includes configuring the email domains for which it is responsible and configuring recipients with e-mail addresses. After this is complete, you can organize the recipients into address lists that are available to clients. It is important to know you can also use bulk management of recipients to quickly and efficiently make changes to many recipients.

Module 6, “Managing Client Access” covers how Exchange Server 2007 provides access to user mailboxes for many different clients. All non–MAPI clients access Exchange Server mailboxes through a Client Access server role. The importance of this module is that it provides details on how to implement the Client Access server role in Exchange Server 2007.

Module 7, “Managing Message Transport” describes how Exchange Server 2007 uses a new system for transporting messages when compared to previous versions of Exchange Server. In Exchange Server 2007, each of the Active Directory directory service sites where Exchange mailboxes are hosted must have a Hub Transport server role to control messaging between sites and even within a single site. This module describes how message transport is performed and how to configure the message transport pipeline.

Module 8, “Managing Availability, Backup, and Recovery” covers several methods of high availability for Mailbox server roles, and how to back up and restore computers running Exchange Server 2007.

Module 9, “Maintaining the Messaging System” explains change management and how it is an essential process used by organizations to ensure that system changes do not negatively impact system performance and reliability. This module also covers the types of updates that are likely to be required and process for implementing them.