Updating Your Skills From Microsoft Exchange 2000 Or 2003 To Ms Exchange 2007

Introduction

At the end of this one-day clinic, the students will have a high-level understanding of the feature areas and technologies new to Windows Server 2003 R2. High-level demos will provide practical insight on common scenarios.

Audience

The primary audience for this clinic is enterprise-level IT Professionals and a secondary audience of mid-market-level IT Professionals with the following experience.

Product or technology experience includes 1-2 years of experience using Windows Server 2003 or

Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1; for example, a familiarity with installing, deploying, configuring, managing, and supporting Windows Server 2003 for a group or division with 50 people or fewer in an organization of more than 1000 people.

At Clinic Completion

After completing this clinic, students will be able to:

· Describe what features are new to Windows Server 2003 in the R2 release.

· Describe how branch offices are integrated into an existing network using Windows Server 2003 R2.

· Describe how to implement

Federated Identity Management in Windows Server 2003 R2.

· Describe how to implement

Storage Management in Windows Server 2003 R2.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this clinic, participants should meet the following prerequisites:

· Experience in:

· Managing users, roles, computers, and groups; for example, identify and modify the scope of a group and manage group membership.

· Using the Windows

Explorer interface to locate, create, and manipulate folders and files.

· Managing and maintaining a Windows Server 2003 server environment; for example, managing a server by means of Remote Assistance.

· Using the Windows interface to configure the desktop environment.

· Implementing, managing and maintaining network security; implementing or changing privileges.

· A general knowledge of:

· Computer hardware components such as memory, hard disk drives, and central processing units.

· Networking concepts such as network operating systems, server-client relationships, and local area networks (LAN); and understanding the basics of networking in a

Windows Server 2003 environment.

· Be able to:

· Describe the core features of the Windows Server 2003 operating system.

· Identify the tools used to perform common administrative tasks.Microsoft

Certification exams

No Microsoft Certification exams are associated with this clinic currently.

Clinic Outline

Session 1: Introduction to Windows Server 2003 R2

In this session, students will be able to describe the features and technologies that are new to Windows

Server 2003 in the R2 release.

Sections

· What Is New in Windows

Server 2003 in the R2 Release?

· Reasons for Deploying

Windows Server 2003 SP1

· Installing Windows Server 2003 R2

Demonstration

· Installing Windows Server 2003 R2 from the Compact Disc

After completing this session, students will be able to:

· List the new technologies available with Windows Server 2003 R2.

· List the reasons why customers should upgrade to SP1 even if they are not going to take advantage of new technologies included in R2.

· Describe installation requirements for Windows Server 2003 R2.

Session 2: Integrating Branch Offices by Using Windows Server 2003 R2

In this session, students will be able to describe how branch offices are integrated into an existing network using Windows Server 2003 R2.

Sections

· Branch Office

Capabilities for File and Print Serving in Windows Server 2003 R2

· Configuring Branch Offices Components

Demonstrations

· Installing Distributed

File System and Distributed File System Management

· Creating a DFS Namespace

· Configuring a Small Publication

· Configuring a Large

Publication and Collecting Data

· Installing and Managing

Print Management Console

After completing this session, students will be able to:

· Describe the Branch

Office capabilities for file and print serving in Windows Server 2003 R2.

· Describe how to configure and implement the technologies of Branch Offices.

Session 3: Implementing Federated Identity Management by Using Active Directory

Federated Service

In this session, students will be able to describe how to implement Federated Identity Management in

Windows Server 2003 R2.

Sections

· Introduction to

Federation Identity Management

· Deploying Active

Directory Federated Service

· Configuring the

Federation Service in the Resource Partner Organization

· Configuring the

Federation Service in the Account Partner Organization

· Configuring Additional

Components for ADFS

Demonstrations

· Installing Federation Service

· Adding an Account Partner to the Federation Service on the Resource Partner

· Creating an Incoming

Group Transform

· Adding an Active

Directory Account Store to the Federation Service

· Mapping an Active

Directory Security Group to a Group Claim

· Adding a Resource Partner to the Federation Service

· Creating an Outgoing

Group Claim and Group Claim Transform

After completing this session, students will be able to:

· Describe what Federated

Identity Management is.

· Describe how to deploy

Active Directory Federated Service in the federated Web SSO environment.

· Describe how to configure

Federation Service in the Resource Partner Organization.

· Describe how to configure

Federation Service in the Account Partner Organization.

· Describe how to configure additional components for ADFS.

Session 4: Implementing Storage Management

In this session, students will be able to describe how to implement Storage Management in Windows Server 2003 R2.

Sections

· Configuring and

Implementing Storage Management for Storage Area Networks

· Managing File Server Resources

Demonstrations

· Installing Storage

Manager for Storage Area Networks

· Configuring and

Implementing Storage Manager for SANs

· Installing File Storage

Resource Manager

· Managing Quotas

· Configuring and Managing

File Screens

· Creating and Managing

Reports Using Storage Reports Management

After completing this session, students will be able to:

· Describe how to configure and implement Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks (SMfS).

· Describe how to manage file server resources by using File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)