Recovering Messaging Servers And Databases Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Preliminary

Course Syllabus

Recovering Messaging Servers and Databases using Microsoft

Exchange Server 2007

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This one-day instructor-led course provides messaging specialists with the knowledge and skills specialists need to recover Exchange mailboxes and servers in a variety of disaster scenarios. Students will learn how to perform full and dial-tone recoveries of a mailbox server, as well as repair a mailbox database. They will also learn how to perform a full recovery of Client Access servers, Hub

Transport servers, and Edge Transport servers.

Audience

This course is intended for enterprise-level messaging administrators who have at least 3 years experience working in the

Information Technology field, including administering Exchange Servers. Administrators should have some experience with Exchange Server 2007. Others who may take this course include IT generalists and help desk professionals who want to learn about Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

§ Recover messaging databases.

§ Prepare for and recover from

Mailbox server failures.

§ Prepare for and recover from non-Mailbox server failures.

Prerequisites

This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

· Working knowledge of malware. For example, approaches to scanning for viruses (client-based, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)-based,

Exchange-based), methods that worms use to propagate, basic concepts of spam, phishing schemes, and unwelcome message content.

· Conceptual understanding of firewalls. For example, how SMTP messages are allowed through a firewall.

· Working knowledge of how

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is managed in the directory.

· Experience using these tools and applications: o

NTBackup command. o

NSLookup command. o

Windows

Explorer o

Microsoft® Management Console (MMC) o

Active Directory Users and Computers o

Active Directory Sites and Services o Internet

Information Services (IIS) Admin o

Outlook

· Working knowledge of

Windows server operating system. For example, what Transmission

Control Protocol (TCP/IP) and Domain Name System (DNS) do and how to use them, basic routing concepts (Wide Area Networks (WAN) vs. Local Area Network (LAN) router vs. switch vs. hub).

· Working knowledge of network technologies. For example, what TCP/IP and DNS do and how to use them, basic routing concepts (WAN vs. LAN, router vs. switch vs. hub).

· Working knowledge of Active

Directory. For example, how user objects are managed, what is stored in Active Directory partitions, basic architectures (domain, forest, sites, etc.), and how domain controllers are managed. Also, site and site connector configuration, schema and configuration partitions, and Global

Catalogs.

· Conceptual understanding of e-mail technologies. Post Office Protocol (POP), Internet

Access Message Protocol (IMAP), SMTP).

· Completion of the following equivalent knowledge: Course 5047A: Introduction to Installing and

Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Student Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and a Student Material compact disk for this class.

Module 1: Recovering Messaging Databases

After completing this module, students will be able to recover messaging databases.

Lessons

§ Overview of Database RecoveryScenarios

§ Recovering a Messaging

Database Using Dial-Tone Recovery

Lab: Recovering Messaging Databases in

Exchange Server 2007

§ Performing a Database Backup

§ Performing a Dial-ToneRecovery

§ Repairing a Damaged Database

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Describe messaging database recovery scenarios.

§ Recover a messaging database using dial-tone recovery.

Module 2: Preparing for and Recovering from Mailbox Server Failures

After completing this module, students will be able to prepare for and recover from Mailbox server failures.

Lessons

§ Preparing for a MailboxServer Recovery

§ Recovering Mailbox Servers

Lab: Preparing for and Recovering from

Mailbox Server Failures

§ Performing a Mailbox ServerBackup

§ Recovering a Mailbox Server

§ Recovering Mailbox Server

Data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Prepare for and recover from

Mailbox server failures.

§ Recover Mailbox servers.

Module 3: Preparing for and Recovering from Non-Mailbox Server

Failures

After completing this module, students will be able to prepare for and recover from non-Mailbox server failures.

Lessons

§ Preparing for a Non-MailboxServer Recovery

§ Recovering Non-Mailbox Servers

Lab: Preparing for and Recovering from

Non-Mailbox Server Failures

§ Performing a Non-MailboxServer Backup

§ Restoring a Client AccessServer

§ Restoring a Hub TransportServer

§ Restoring an Edge Transport

Server

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Prepare for a non-Mailbox server recovery.

§ Recover non-Mailbox servers.