Course Description
Available only at Interface. Learn how to use PowerShell to manage and maintain your Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 environment and get the core PowerShell concepts required to master the Exchange Management Shell.
DESCRIPTION:
In this course you will learn how to manage and maintain your Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 environment with Windows PowerShell 2.0. This is a lab-intense, minimal lecture course designed for Exchange 2010 messaging professionals with strong PowerShell administration skills. Students will perform extensive management of Exchange 2010, working through labs that touch on each of the core Exchange 2010 server roles, and address the most common day-to-day administrative scenarios.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
After completing this course, you will:
· Understand the core PowerShell concepts required to master the Exchange Management Shell such as pipelining, formatting output, and writing scripts
· Generate detailed reports, send the output of commands in e-mail messages, and schedule scripts to run automatically
· Build provisioning scripts that create mailboxes, contacts, and distribution groups in bulk
· Import, export, move mailboxes and delete messages from mailboxes using the command line
· Manage mailbox and public folder databases
· Configure compliance settings such as discovery searches, and searching administrator audit logs
Agenda
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. General Exchange Administration Tasks
· How Exchange uses PowerShell
· Exchange Scripts in the Enterprise
· Report Generation
· Scheduling Scripts
· Automating Tasks with the Scripting Agent
2. Recipient Management
· Adding, Modifying and Removing Recipients
· Bulk Recipient Provisioning Tactics
· Adding, Modifying and Removing Inbox Rules
· Managing Automatic Replies
· Mailbox Folder Permissions
3. Distribution Groups
· Generating Reports
· Provisioning Distribution Groups
· Bulk Modification of Group Membership
· Working with Dynamic Distribution Groups and Recipient Filters
4. Working with Mailboxes
· Advanced Mailbox Reports
· Deleting Messages from Mailboxes
· Importing and Exporting Mailbox Data
· Managing Disconnected Mailboxes
· Restoring Deleted Items
5. Database Management
· Reporting on Database Size
· Reporting on Total Mailboxes Per Database
· Determining Average Mailbox Size
· Checking Database Backup Status
· Performing Mailbox Restores
6. Managing Mail Flow
· Message Tracking Logs
· Working with Queues
· Managing Connectors
7. Security, Compliance, and Audit Logging
· Custom RBAC Roles
· Performing Discover Searches
· Working with Administrator and Mailbox Audit Logging
8. Looking Forward
· Automation and Toolmaking
· Exchange Web Services
Audience
This course is beneficial for Exchange 2010 administrators, engineers, and architects.