5050 - Recovering Messaging Servers and Databases using Microsoft
Exchange 2007

Introduction

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.

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

• Exam 70-236: Implementing, Troubleshooting and Maintaining a MS Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure.

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 workshop, 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.
• 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:
• NTBackup command.
• NSLookup command.
• Windows Explorer
• Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
• Active Directory Users and Computers
• Active Directory Sites and Services
• Internet Information Services (IIS) Admin
• Outlook
• Working knowledge of Windows server operating system.
• Working knowledge of network technologies.
• Working knowledge of Active Directory.
• 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

Course Outline

Module 1: Recovering Messaging Databases

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

Lessons

• Overview of Database Recovery Scenarios
• Recovering a Messaging Database Using Dial-Tone Recovery

Lab: Recovering Messaging Databases in Exchange Server 2007

• Performing a Database Backup
• Performing a Dial-Tone Recovery
• 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 Mailbox Server Recovery
• Recovering Mailbox Servers

Lab: Preparing for and Recovering from Mailbox Server Failures

• Performing a Mailbox Server Backup
• 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-Mailbox Server Recovery
• Recovering Non-Mailbox Servers

Lab: Preparing for and Recovering from Non-Mailbox Server Failures

• Performing a Non-Mailbox Server Backup
• Restoring a Client Access Server
• Restoring a Hub Transport Server
• 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.

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