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About This Course

This one day instructor led course will provide Exchange Administrators familiar with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007 a detailed overview of the Exchange Server 2007 Exchange Management Shell (EMS). This course will show Exchange Administrators how to perform common and advanced administration tasks using the Exchange Management Shell as well as how to automate other tasks and perform bulk changes to Active Directory and Exchange using EMS.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for experienced Microsoft Exchange Administrators who manage Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, and Exchange 2007 servers.

Prerequites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
• Knowledge of Exchange 2000 Server is beneficial but not necessary.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain the purpose of Exchange Management Shell and the underlying Windows PowerShell technology.
• Explain the concept of cmdlets.
• Perform some key Exchange Server tasks using Exchange Management Shell cmdlets.
• Get help about cmdlets and conceptual topics.
• View and format output data.
• Use extra productivity features presented by Exchange Management Shell.
• Create reusable script files.
• Create and use aliases.
• Create functions.
• Call functions from within scripts and from the command line.
• Create and use filters.
• Declare and use variables.
• Use operators to invoke arithmetic, assignment, and other actions on variables.
• Use flow control statements to create logic within scripts and functions.
• Use Exchange Management Shell cmdlets to manage features of the Mailbox Server Role.
• Use Exchange Management Shell cmdlets to manage recipients.
• Use Exchange Management Shell cmdlets to manage features of the Client Access Server Role.
• Use Exchange Management Shell cmdlets to manage transport server features.
• Use monitoring cmdlets to ensure that your Exchange Server 2007 environment is operating properly.
• Generate reports, and export data using exporting cmdlets.
• Take hints from Exchange Management Console and modify them to suit your requirements.
• Troubleshoot and validate scripts.
• Work with arrays, CSV files, and secure strings to enable bulk management.
• Configure the EMS environment to pre-load useful functions, aliases, and variables.
• Explain script execution modes and security applied to EMS scripts from various sources.
• Secure EMS scripts using digital signatures.