20345-1: Administering Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

Overview

This On Demand course teaches IT professionals how to administer and support Exchange Server 2016. Students will learn how to install Exchange Server 2016, and how to configure and manage an Exchange Server environment. The course covers how to manage mail recipients and public folders, including how to perform bulk operations using Exchange Management Shell. Students also will learn how to manage client connectivity, message transport and hygiene, how to implement and manage highly available Exchange Server deployments, and how to implement back up and disaster recovery solutions.

The course also teaches students how to maintain and monitor an Exchange Server 2016 deployment. In addition, students will learn how to administer Exchange Online in an Office 365 deployment.

This course is primarily intended for people aspiring to become enterprise-level messaging administrators for Exchange Server 2016. IT generalists and help-desk professionals who want to learn about Exchange Server 2016 might also take this course. Students taking this course are expected to have at least two years of experience working in the IT field—typically in the areas of Windows Server administration, network administration, help desk, or system administration. They are not expected to have experience with previous Exchange Server versions.

The secondary audience for this course includes IT professionals who take this course as preparation material for exam 70-345: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE: Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 certification.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

A minimum two years of experience administering Windows Server, including Windows Servier 2012 R@ or Windows Server 2016.

A minimum two years experience working with active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). A minimum two years of experience working with name resolution including Domain Name System (DNS).

Understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts.

Understanding of Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, and AD DS, including planning, designing, and deploying.

Understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization.

Understanding of Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).

Working knowledge of public key infrastructure (PKI) technologies, including Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS).

At course completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Perform deployment and basic management of Exchange Server 2016.

Manage Exchange Server 2016.

Create and manage various recipient objects in Exchange Server 2016.

Use Exchange Management Shell to create and manage various recipient objects in Exchange Server 2016, and perform various tasks to automate Exchange management procedures.

Configure client connectivity to Exchange Server 2016, and manage Client Access services.

Implement and manage high availability.

Implement backup and disaster recovery for Exchange Server 2016.

Configure message transport options.

Configure message hygiene and security options.

Implement and manage Exchange Online deployments.

Monitor and troubleshoot Exchange Server 2016.

Secure and maintain Exchange Server 2016.

Course Outline

Module 1: Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

This module describes the key features and enhancements in Exchange Server 2016. The module also describes the deployment requirements and options for implementing Exchange Server 2016.

Lessons

Overview of Exchange Server 2016

Requirements and deployment options for Exchange Server 2016

Lab : Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

Evaluating requirements and prerequisites for an Exchange Server 2016 installation

Deploying Exchange Server 2016

Module 2: Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 servers

This module describes the built-in management tools that you can use to manage maintain and maintain Exchange Server 2016. The module also explains the features and functionality of a Mailbox server role and procedures for configuring a Mailbox server.

Lessons

Exchange Server 2016 management

Overview of the Exchange 2016 Mailbox server

Configuring Mailbox servers

Lab : Configuring Mailbox servers

Creating and configuring mailbox databases

Module 3: Managing recipient objects

This module describes the types of recipient objects in Exchange Server 2016, and explains how to manage these objects. The module also describes how to manage address lists and policies on the Mailbox server role.

Lessons

Exchange Server 2016 recipients

Managing Exchange Server recipients

Configuring address lists and policies

Lab : Managing Exchange Server recipients and public folders

Managing recipients

Managing public folder mailboxes

Lab : Managing Exchange Server email address lists and policies

Managing email-address policies

Managing address lists and address book policies

Module 4: Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 and recipient objects by using Exchange Management Shell

This module provides an overview of the Exchange Management Shell, and describes how to use it to manage Exchange Server 2016 configuration and recipient objects.

Lessons

Overview of the Exchange Management Shell

Managing Exchange Server 2016 by using Exchange Management Shell

Managing Exchange Server 2016 by using Exchange Management Shell scripts

Lab : Managing Exchange Server and recipient objects by using Exchange Management Shell

Using Exchange Management Shell to manage recipients

Using Exchange Management Shell to manage Exchange Server

Module 5: Implementing client connectivity

This module describes how to configure and manage Client Access Services in Exchange Server 2016. The module also explains the options for configuring client connectivity, Microsoft Outlook on the web, and mobile messaging.

Lessons

Configuring client access services in Exchange Server 2016

Managing client services

Client connectivity and publishing of Exchange Server 2016 services

Configuring Outlook on the web

Configuring mobile messaging on Exchange Server 2016

Lab : Deploying and configuring client access services on Exchange Server 2016

Configuring certificates for client access

Configuring client access options

Configuring custom MailTips

Lab : Deploying and configuring client access services on Exchange Server

Configuring Exchange Server 2016 for Outlook

Configuring Outlook on the web

Configuring Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync

Module 6: Module 6: Managing high availability in Exchange Server 2016

This module describes the high availability options built into Exchange Server 2016. The module also explains how to configure high availability for Mailbox databases and Client Access services.

Lessons

High availability on Exchange Server 2016

Configuring highly available mailbox databases

Configuring high availability of Client Access services.

Lab : Implementing DAGs

Creating and configuring a database availability group

Lab : Implementing and testing high availability

Deploying a high availability solution for client access services

Testing the high availability configuration

Module 7: Implementing disaster recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

This module describes the backup and recovery options in Exchange Server 2016 and explains the factors you must consider when you use these options.

Lessons

Implementing Exchange Server 2016 backup

Implementing Exchange Server 2016 recovery

Lab : Backing up Exchange Server 2016

Backing up Exchange Server 2016

Lab : Implementing disaster recovery for Exchange Server 2016

Restoring Exchange Server 2016 data

Restore an Exchange Server DAG member (optional)

Module 8: Configuring and managing message transport

This module provides an overview of message transport, and describes how to configure message transport. The module also describes how to configure transport rules and DLP policies to manage message transport.

Lessons

Overview of message transport

Configuring message transport

Managing transport rules

Lab : Configuring message transport

Configuring message transport

Troubleshooting message delivery

Configuring a disclaimer transport rule

Configuring a DLP policy for financial data

Module 9: Configuring antivirus, antispam, and malware protection

This module describes the key features and functionality of an Edge Transport server role in Exchange Server 2016. The module also explains how to configure message security by implementing an antivirus and antispam solution.

Lessons

Deploying and managing an Edge Transport server for message security

Implementing an antivirus solution for Exchange Server 2016

Implementing an antispam solution for Exchange Server 2016

Lab : Configuring message security

Configuring and testing EdgeSync

Configuring antivirus, antispam, and malware protection features on Exchange Server 2016

Module 10: Implementing and managing Microsoft Exchange Online deployments

This module describes the key features of Exchange Online and Office 365. The module also describes how to manage and migrate to Exchange Online.

Lessons

Overview of Exchange Online and Office 365

Managing Exchange Online

Implementing the migration to Exchange Online

Lab : Managing Exchange Online

Managing Exchange Online

Module 11: Monitoring and troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

This module describes how to monitor and troubleshoot Exchange Server 2016. The module explains how to collect and analyze performance data for various Exchange Server recipients and objects. The module also describes how to troubleshoot database issues, connectivity issues, and performance issues.

Lessons

Monitoring Exchange Server 2016

Troubleshooting Exchange Server 2016

Lab : Monitoring and troubleshooting Exchange Server 2016

Monitoring Exchange Server

Troubleshooting database availability

Troubleshooting client access services

Module 12: Securing and maintaining Exchange Server 2016

This module describes how to maintain and update an Exchange Server organization. The module explains how to plan and configure administrative security and administrative auditing in Exchange Server 2016.

Lessons

Securing Exchange Server with role-based access control (RBAC)

Configuring audit logging on Exchange Server 2016

Maintaining Exchange Server 2016

Lab : Securing and maintaining Exchange Server 2016

Configuring Exchange Server permissions

Configuring audit logging

Maintaining updates on Exchange Server 2016.