After completing Exchange Server 5.5: Planning, the user should be able to:
| Plan server organization |
| Plan site boundaries and names |
| Plan site organization |
| Develop server configuration |
| Build migration strategies |
| Develop coexistence strategies |
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Planning Server Organization
| Determining user needs |
| Examining the geographic profile |
| Determining the existing network topology |
Planning Boundaries and Names
| Establishing site boundaries |
| Mapping domains and sites |
| Determining naming conventions |
Planning Sites
| Planning site and site links |
| Planning the number and location of Exchange Servers |
| Planning the address space configuration |
Planning Server Computers
| Hardware performance considerations |
| Scaling performance |
| Recommended server configurations |
| RAS (remote access service) configuration |
| Connections between sites |
Upgrading from Earlier Exchange Servers
| Migration strategies |
| Migration from other mail systems |
| Migration types |
Developing Coexistence Strategies
| Coexistence considerations |
| Supported protocols |
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This course is distributed with:
| Exercises that allow users to practice skills learned |
| A file containing the text of the exercises |
| Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to Exchange Server 5.5 |
| An Exchange Server 5.5 glossary |
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