This module discusses the major enhancements made to the Microsoft® Exchange 2000 information store. These include storage groups, changes in backup and restore procedures, and full-text indexing. At the end of this module, students will create storage groups, mailbox stores, and public folder stores. They will configure a full index of a mailbox store and use System Monitor to view index attributes.

This module provides students with knowledge and skills to design, implement, and manage routing groups. This module explains the message routing algorithms used in Microsoft® Exchange 2000. Routing groups and the link state table are explained. Various routing scenarios are discussed and analyzed.

This module provides students with an understanding of the protocols that Microsoft® Exchange 2000 uses to access the information store and introduces the concept of virtual servers. Students will learn how to administer these protocols by using the Exchange System Manager. In addition, students will learn how to create and configure virtual servers. At the end of this module, students will be able to configure the Internet protocols that Exchange 2000 supports and create virtual servers.

This module focuses on the differences between managing servers in Microsoft® Exchange Server version 5.5 and Microsoft Exchange 2000. Students will be introduced to the main Exchange 2000 console, which is Exchange System Manager. Administrative groups are discussed in detail. This module also includes topics covering address lists, policies, and multimedia mail.

This module provides students with the information and experience needed to install Microsoft® Exchange 2000. At the end of this module, students will be able to: Describe the Exchange 2000 system and hardware requirements, and installation options used by Exchange 2000. Describe post-installation considerations; including server optimization, default file locations and structures, share-point permissions, and the Administration program installation. Describe the Exchange 2000 services and their dependent Microsoft Windows® 2000 services....

This module provides students with a high level overview of the component architecture of Microsoft® Exchange 2000. They will learn that Exchange 2000 is designed to take advantage of Microsoft Windows® 2000. This has led to a number of fundamental architectural changes, including a more versatile information store service, placement of protocol management in the Internet Information Services, and event support for customizing mail-enabled software.

This module provides an introduction to the purpose and structural components of the Active Directory™ directory service in Microsoft® Windows® 2000. At the end of this module, students will be able to: Describe the role of Active Directory in Windows 2000. Describe the logical structure of Active Directory. Describe the physical structure of Active Directory. Describe the roles of global catalog servers and operations masters in Active Directory. Describe the security subsystem and the role of Active Directory in it....

This module provides students with an overview of the features and technology changes between Microsoft® Exchange Server 5.5 and Microsoft Exchange 2000. It describes the significant new features of Exchange 2000 in addition to any feature improvements over Exchange Server 5.5. The module covers this content at the highest conceptual level, introducing new features and terminology.

This course provides Information Technology (IT) support professionals and OEM system builders with the knowledge and skills necessary to preinstall and deploy Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional to new client computers.

This module describes how Microsoft® Exchange 2000 depends on Active Directory™ directory service for storage of Exchange 2000 data, such as recipient objects, configuration data, schema attributes, and the global address list. At the end of this module, students will be able to: Explain how Exchange 2000 uses and benefits from integration with Active Directory. Identify the Exchange 2000 Server components that rely on Active Directory.

This module provides students with the knowledge and skills to create and deploy an image of a preinstallation or installation of Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, which includes preparing a reference computer, creating an image by using a third-party disk imaging application, testing an image to ensure its integrity, and restoring an image on a new or existing computer. Additionally, students will learn how to automate the Mini-Setup wizard to finish an installation by providing unique configuration information to the computer....

This module provides students with the knowledge and skills to create Windows Installer Packages for deploying Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional and applications by using WinINSTALL LE. In the lab, students will have the opportunity to repackage an application for Windows Installer by using WinINSTALL LE.

This module provides students with the information and decision-making processes needed to design a plan for managing network services. At the end of this module, students will be able to: Define the strategies for managing the network services. Identify the processes used to execute the management plan. Select the appropriate methods to generate information on the status of the services. Select the appropriate methods to analyze collected data. Select appropriate response strategies. There is no lab in this module....

This module provides students with the knowledge and skills to automate a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional installation by using an answer file and a Uniqueness Database File (UDF). Students will learn how to create an answer file and a UDF by using the Setup Manager wizard, configure additional answer file settings, and perform an automated installation of Windows 2000 Professional.

Module Strategy Use the following strategy to present this module: Introduction to Preinstalling and Deploying Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Describe the benefits of preinstalling and deploying Windows 2000 Professional on new or existing computers. Automating an Installation of Windows 2000 Professional Explain how to use an answer file to automate a Windows 2000 Professional installation. Explain how a Uniqueness Database File (UDF) can be used with an answer file during installation....

This course provides students with the information and skills needed to create a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 networking services infrastructure design that supports the required network applications. Each module provides a solution based on the needs of an organization. Some Windows 2000 network solutions require a single technology, such as DHCP, to provide Internet Protocol (IP) address configuration support. In other situations, several technology options may be required, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP), to design an IP routing solution....

This module provides students with the information and decision-making experiences needed to design a remote access solution by using Routing and Remote Access. Students will make remote access technology decisions for a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 networking infrastructure based on the needs of the organization.

This module provides students with the information and decision-making experiences needed to design an Internet Protocol (IP) configuration service by using the DHCP service in Microsoft® Windows® 2000. Students will evaluate and create DHCP solutions to support the IP configuration requirements of an organization.

This module provides students with the information and decision-making experiences needed to design a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) solution in a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 networking infrastructure. Students will recognize the appropriate IP address structures when designing a TCP/IP solution to meet the networking requirements of an organization.

This module provides an overview of the key Microsoft® Windows® 2000 networking services and outlines the network design aspects necessary to design a networking services infrastructure. The module begins by explaining the basic components of an infrastructure from the designer’s perspective. It then reviews key networking technologies and how they fit into the Windows 2000 network architecture. The module ends with an examination of the key criteria to consider when designing a network.