Clinic Outline

Module 1: Exchange Server 2010: Enhancing the User Experience

This session describes some of the significant enhancements that Exchange Server 2010 provides, and provides an overall description of the most important design priorities for Exchange 2010. This session also provides additional details on the enhancements that Exchange Server 2010 users will experience, and describes how these features work and how users can configure them.

Lessons

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

After completing this session, students will be able to:

• Describe the Exchange Server 2007 server roles.
• Describe how Exchange Server 2010 improves flexibility and reliability in the Exchange deployment.
• Describe how Exchange Server 2010 improves access to e-mail using multiple applications and from multiple locations.
• Describe how Exchange Server 2010 provides new options for messaging protection and compliance.
• Describe the new architecture for remote procedure call (RPC) client access services.
• Describe the features in Exchange Server 2010 that provide Anywhere Access to e-mail.
• Describe how to manage user mailboxes and distribution lists with Exchange Control Panel.
• Demonstrate the New Exchange Certificate Wizard.
• Describe RPC Client Access Services, which are a significant change in architecture from previous Exchange versions where MAPI clients all connected to the mailbox servers directly. In Exchange Server 2010, they connect to the CAS server.
• Describe the new Microsoft Outlook Web App, which has features that mirror Microsoft Office Outlook 2010.
• Describe how MailTips work.
• Demonstrate MailTips and the conversation view.
• Describe the Exchange Control Panel's new tool for self-service management of user mailboxes and distribution lists.
• Describe the new features in Exchange ActiveSync.
• Describe the new features of Exchange Web Services and how it has a central role as the development application programming interface (API).
• Demonstrate the new Exchange Certificate Wizard.
• Describe Transport rules.
• Describe the Exchange 2007 option for messaging records management and the Exchange 2010 enhancements to messaging records management.
• Describe the compliance requirements for cross mailbox searches and how Exchange Server 2010 implements discovery.
• Describe how Exchange Server 2010 incorporates Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) functionality with transport rules.
• Describe how to configure message archiving by configuring and implementing an archive mailbox.
• Describe the new features available for Unified Messaging users and administrators.
• Describe what Federated Sharing is in Exchange Server 2010.
• Describe how Federated Sharing and Federated Delivery work.
• Describe how to configure Federated Sharing.

Module 2: Exchange Server 2010: Enhancing the Exchange Administrator Experience

This session provides a description of some of the new Exchange Server 2010 features that will make is easier for administrators to manage and maintain the messaging environment. This module also describes the new message transport features, database and high availability options, and administrative tools and features. This module also provides an overview of how you upgrade from previous Exchange Server versions to Exchange Server 2010.

Lessons

• Message Transport Features
• Mailbox Server Features
• Database Availability and Site Resilience
• Administration and Management Tools
• Transitioning from Previous Versions of Exchange Server

After completing this session, students will be able to:

• Describe how shadow redundancy works for transport servers.
• Describe and configure disclaimers and moderated transport.
• Describe the enhancements to transport dumpster.
• Describe the Edge Transport improvements.
• Describe the new database architecture and improvements.
• Describe how to configure mailbox databases.
• Describe how the new database features can result in storage design changes.
• Compare how high availability is implemented in Exchange Server 2010 versus in previous Exchange versions.
• Describe how continuous replication works.
• Describe and configure database availability groups.
• Describe how to implement high availability for public folders.
• Compare the options for configuring administrative permissions in Exchange Server 2010 with previous Exchange versions.
• Describe and configure role based access control.
• Describe and configure the remote Exchange Management Shell.
• Describe the options for upgrading previous Exchange versions.
• Describe the process of upgrading from Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 to Exchange Server 2010.
• Describe how client coexistence works during a transition.
• Describe how client access coexistence works during a transition.
• Describe the process of removing previous Exchange Server versions.