Exch 2007 Manual

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EXCHANGE SERVER 2007

LAB MANUAL

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 – Lab Manual

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INDEX

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1 Installation Of Exchange Server 2007

Lab – 1: Installing required services

Lab – 2: Installing required components

Lab – 3: Installing Exchange server 2007

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2 Recipients and Clients

Lab – 1: Creating Mailbox Enabled User

Lab – 2: Creating Mail Enabled User

Lab – 3: Creating Mail Contact

Lab – 4: Creating Distribution Group

Lab – 5: Accessing Mailbox using Outlook Web Access

Lab – 6: Accessing Mailbox using Windows Mail

Lab – 7: Accessing Mailbox using Microsoft Outlook 2007

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3 User Management

Lab – 1: Adding Multiple E-Mail Addresses to single mailbox

Lab – 2: Restricting users from accessing mailbox using protocols

Lab – 3: Applying Message Delivery Restriction on User

Lab – 4: Applying Message Size Restrictions on the User

Lab – 5: Granting Send on Behalf Permission and Forwarding Mails

Lab – 6: Applying Recipient Limits on a User

Lab – 7: Granting Full Mailbox Access of the user to another user

Lab – 8: Applying Storage Quotas on User Mailbox

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4 Stores and Storage Groups Management

Lab – 1: Creating a new Storage Group

Lab – 2: Creating a new Mailbox Database

Lab – 3: Creating a new Public Folder Database

Lab – 4: Creating Public Folder

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5 Backup and Recovery on Client and Server

Lab – 1: Exporting Mails using Windows Mail

Lab – 2: Exporting mails using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

Lab – 3: Configuring Local Continuous Replication

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6 Exchange Toolbox and Management

Lab – 1: Configuring Transport Rules

Lab – 2: Creating new Address lists

Lab – 3: Message Tracking

Lab – 4: Queue Viewer

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Lab – 1: Installing Required Services on Windows Server 2008

1. Click on StartProgramsAdministrative ToolsServer Manager.

2. Right Click on RolesAdd Roles.


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3. Click Next check the box Web Server (IIS).

4. Click Add Required Features

5. Click Next click Next check the box ASP.NET


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6. Click Add Required Role Services

7. Check the boxes Basic Authentication, Windows Authentication, Digest

Authentication, Dynamic Content Compression, IIS6 Management Compatibility

8. Click Nextclick Install click Close.


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Lab – 2: Installing Required Components on Windows Server 2008

1. Go to Server ManagerRight click on Features click Add Features

2. Check the boxes .NET Framework 3.0 Features and Windows Power Shell.

3. Click Nextclick Installclick Close.


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Lab – 3: Installing Exchange Server 2007

1. Insert Exchange Server 2007 DVD.

(For Lab: D:\Backup\Exchange 2007Double click Setup.exe)

2. Click on Install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1.

3. Click Next


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4. Select I accept click Next

5. Click Noclick Next


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6. Select Typical Exchange Installationclick Next

7. Enter a Name (Ex: First Organization)click Next


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8. Select Noclick Next

9. Click Install

10. Click Finish.


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Lab – 1: Creating Mailbox Enabled User

1. Click StartProgramsMicrosoft Exchange Server 2007Exchange

Management Console.

2. Expand Recipient Configuration right click Mailbox select New Mailbox.


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3. Select User Mailboxclick Next

4. Select New userclick Next


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5. Enter the Name and User Logon Name, Password and Confirm Passwordclick

Next.

6. In Mailbox database, click Browse


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7. Select the Mailbox Databaseclick OK.

8. Click Next


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9. Click New

10. Click Finish

11. Similarly create Mailbox Enabled User (Ex:USER2)


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Lab – 2: Creating Mail Enabled User

1. Click Start Programs Microsoft Exchange Server 2007Exchange

Management Console.

2. Expand Recipient Configurationright click Mail Contact click New Mail User.


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Next.

4. In External e-mail address, click Edit


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5. In SMTP Address enter E-mail Address (Ex:[email protected])click OK.

6. Click Next

7. Click New


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8. Click Finish

9. Select Mail Contactuser is displayed in Result Pane


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Lab – 3: Creating Mail Contact

1. Click Start Programs Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Exchange

Management Console.

2. Expand Recipient Configuration right click Mail Contactselect New Mail

Contact.


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3. Click New contact click Next

4. Enter Name (Ex: Support) click Edit.


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5. Enter E-mail Address(Ex: [email protected]) click OK

6. Click New

7. Click Finish


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Lab – 4: Creating Distribution Group

1. Click Start Programs Microsoft Exchange Server 2007Exchange

Management Console.

2. Expand Recipient Configurationright click Distribution Group select New

Distribution Group.


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3. Select New groupclick Next.

4. Select Distribution Enter Name (Ex: Sales) click Next


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5. Click New

6. Click Finish


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Adding Users to the Distribution Group

1. Right click on Group(Ex: Sales) select Properties

2. Select Members click Add


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3. Select the Usersclick OK

4. Click Applyclick OK.


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Lab – 5: Accessing the Mailbox using Outlook Web Access

1. Open Internet Explorer

2. Enter the Address https://Fully Qualified Domain Name /Virtual Directory Name

(Ex: https://srv1.exchange.com/owa)


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3. Enter User Name and Password of the Userclick Log On

4. Click OK


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5. Select Inbox click New

6. Enter User Names click Check Names


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7. Enter the Subject enter the Message click Send

8. Click on Log Off


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9. Click Close Window Click Yes.

Verification:

1. Log in as User2 and check the Mails for confirmation


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Lab – 6: Accessing the Mailbox using Windows Mail

(Note: Microsoft Exchange POP3 Service should be started on Exchange Server to

access the Mails using POP3 from Windows Mail. Click Start Programs

Administrative Tools ServicesRight click Microsoft Exchange POP3 Service

Properties select Startup type AutomaticApplyclick StartOK)

1. Click on StartProgramsWindows Mail

2. Click on Tools Tab select Accounts


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3. Click Add

4. Select E-mail Account click Next


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5. Enter Display Name(Ex: User1) click Next

6. Enter E-Mail Address (Ex: [email protected]) Click Next

mailto:[email protected]


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7. Enter the full server Name (Ex: Srv1.exchange.com) for Incoming mail Server and

Outgoing mail Server check the box Outing server requires authentication

click Next

8. Enter Passwordclick Next


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9. Select Do not download my e-mail at this time click Finish

10. Select the server under Mail (Ex: Srv1.exchange.com) Click Properties


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11. Click Advanced Tab check This server requires a secure connection (SSL) for

Outgoing mail (SMTP) and for Incoming mail (POP3) check the box Leave a

copy of messages on serverclick Apply click OK.

12. Go to Inbox click Send/Receive

13. Click Create Mail and send e-mails to other users.


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Lab – 7: How to Access Mailbox using Microsoft Outlook 2007.

1. Click Start ProgramsMicrosoft OfficeSelect Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.

2. Click New enter the Profile Name (Ex: User2) click OK.

3. Enter the E-mail Address and Password (Ex: [email protected])Next



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4. Click Finish.

5. Select Profile Name (Ex: user2) click OKEnter User Name and Password

(Ex:[email protected]) click OK.



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6. Select Inbox Click New

7. Click To Address tab.


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8. Select the Users from Global Address List click To tabclick OK.

9. Enter the Subject and Message click Send.


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Lab – 1: Adding Multiple E-Mail Addresses to single mailbox

1. Go to Exchange Management Consoleexpand Recipient Configurationclick

Mailbox right click user (Ex: MD) select Properties.

2. Select E-mail Addresses Tabclick Add.


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3. Enter the E-mail Address (Ex: [email protected]) click OK

4. Click Apply click OK.

Verification:

1. Log in to User Mailbox (Ex: User1) and Send E-mail to [email protected] and

verify the mail in the Inbox of MD User.




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Lab – 2: Restricting users from accessing the mailbox using protocols.

1. Go to Exchange Management ConsoleExpand Recipient Configurationselect

Mailboxright click on user (Ex: User1)select Properties.

2. Select Mailbox Features Tab Select Outlook Web Accessclick Disable.

3. Click Applyclick OK.


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Verification:

1. Login as a User (Ex: User1) using Outlook Web Access.

2. Verify for the Error Message Microsoft Outlook Web Access is currently disabled

for user Exchange\User1.


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Lab – 3: Applying Message Delivery Restriction on User

1. In Exchange Management Console expand Recipient Configuration select

Mailbox right click on user (Ex: User1) click Properties.

2. Select Mail Flow Settings select Message Delivery Restrictionsclick

Properties.


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3. In Reject messages from, select Senders in the following list click Add

select the user (Ex: User2) click OK.

4. Click Apply OK.

Verification:

1. Login as a user (Ex: User2) and send message to User1, and verify for

Undeliverable Message.


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Lab – 4: Applying Message Size Restrictions on the User


Mailbox right click on user (Ex: User2) click Properties

2. Select Message Size Restrictionsclick Properties


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3. Assign Sending and Receiving message size limits in KB’s click OK

4. Click Applyclick OK

Verification:

1. Login as a User2 and try to send more than the limit (Ex: 5KB) and verify for

Undeliverable Message for reason the message exceeds Max message size limit.


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Lab – 5: Granting Send on Behalf Permission and Forwarding mails


Mailbox right click on user (Ex: MD) Properties.

2. Select Mail Flow Settingsselect Delivery OptionsClick Properties.


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3. Click on Add

4. Select a user (Ex: PA) Click OK


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5. Check the box Forward to click Browse

6. Select the user (Ex: PA) click OK Check the box Deliver Message to both

Forwarding Address and Mailboxclick OK.



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Verification: Using Send on Behalf permission and Forwarding

1. Create a Profile and Login to the mailbox of the user PA using Outlook 2007.

2. Select Inbox click New

3. Click Options tab select Show From Fields.


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4. Enter Name (MD) in From Field enter the usernames in To field click Send.

5. Verify for the message showing from MD but sent by PA and also verify

Forwarding that, message was not sent to PA, still he received the copy of the

message automatically.


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Lab – 6: Applying Recipient Limits on a User



2. Select Mail Flow Settingsselect Delivery Options select Properties.


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3. Check the box Maximum recipients enter the value (Ex: 2) click OK.


Verification:

1. Login to Mailbox of the user (Ex: User2) and send a single message to more than

the recipient limits (Ex: 3) i.e., (Ex: MD; PA; Administrator)


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2. Verify the Undeliverable Message and even the reason that, The message has

too many recipients.


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Lab – 7: Granting Full Mailbox Access of the user to another User


Mailbox right click on user (Ex: MD) click Manage Full Access Permissions.

2. Click Add.


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3. Select the User (Ex: PA) click OK.

4. Click Manage.


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5. Click Finish.

Verification 1: Using Ms Outlook 2007 Client.

1. Log in to the Mailbox of the User (Ex: PA) using Ms Outlook 2007 right click on

Mailbox – PA Select Properties for “Mailbox – PA”.


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2. Click Advanced.

3. Click on Advanced Tab click Add.

4. Enter the Name the user (Ex: MD) click OK.



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6. Access the user mailbox (Ex: PA) and the other user mailbox (Ex: MD).

Verification 2: Using Outlook Web Access client.

1. Log in to the Mailbox of the user (Ex: PA) using Outlook Web Access click PA

select Open Other Mailbox enter name of the user (Ex: MD) click Open.

2. Access the Mailbox of MD.


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Lab – 8: Applying Storage Quotas on the User Mailbox



2. Select Mailbox Settingsselect Storage Quotas click Properties


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3. In Storage Quotas, uncheck the box Use mailbox database defaults check the

boxes Issue Warning, Prohibit send, and Prohibit send and receive enter

values in KB In Deleted Item retention, uncheck the box Use mailbox database

defaults enter the value (Ex: 14) check box Do not permanently delete

items until you backup the database click OK.



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Lab – 1: Creating a new Storage Group

1. Click Start Programs Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Exchange

Management Console

2. Expand Server Configurationselect Mailboxselect New Storage Group.


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3. Enter the Name (Ex: Second Storage Group)use default log and system paths

(Ex: C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Mailbox\Second Storage

Group) click New.

4. Click Finish.


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Lab – 2: Creating a new Mailbox Database

1. In Exchange Management ConsoleServer ConfigurationMailboxright click

Second Storage Groupselect New Mailbox Database.

2. Enter Mailbox Database Name (Ex: Sales Mailbox Database) Verify for check

box Mount this database click New.


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3. Click Finish.

Creating user mailboxes in the new Mailbox Database

1. In Exchange Management Console Recipient Configuration right click on

Mailbox select New Mailbox.


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2. Select User Mailbox click Next.

3. Select New User click Next


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Next

5. In Mailbox database, click Browse.


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6. Select Sales Mailbox Database click OK.

7. Click Next.


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8. Click New.

9. Click Finish.


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Lab – 3: Creating a new Public Folder Database

1. In Exchange Management Console expand Server Configuration select

Mailbox select New Storage Group.

2. Enter name (Ex: Third Storage Group) use the default paths (Ex: C:\Program

Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Mailbox\Third Storage Group) click New.


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3. Click Finish.

4. In Exchange Management Console, right click on Storage Group (Ex: Third

Storage Group) select New Public Folder Database.


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5. Enter Name Ex: Public Folder Database use default path (Ex: C:\Program

Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Mailbox\Third Storage Group\Public Folder

Database.edb) verify for check box Mount this database click New.

6. Click Finish.


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Lab – 4: Creating Public Folders

1. In Exchange Management Console select Toolbox select Public Folder

Management Console.

2. Right click on Default Public Folders select New Public Folder.


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3. Enter Name (Ex: Sales Dept Notices) click New.

4. Click Finish.


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Accessing the Public Folders using Outlook Web Access

1. Login to the Mailbox of the user (Ex: User1) using Outlook Web Access click on

Public Folders select the folder (Ex: Sales Dept Notices) click New.

2. Enter Subject, Message click Post.

3. Similarly Login to the Mailbox of Other User and Access the Public Folders and

Post Messages to Public Folders.


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Accessing the Public Folders using Outlook 2007

1. Login to the Mailbox of the User (Ex: User2) using Outlook 2007click on Go tab

select Folder List.

2. Expand Public Foldersexpand All Public Folders Select Sales Dept Notices

click New.


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3. Enter Subject and Message click Post.

4. Verify for both the Messages, (Message from User1 and Message from User2).


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Lab – 1: Exporting Mails using Windows Mail

1. Click on StartProgramsWindows Mail.

2. Click on Tools Tab select Accounts


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3. Click Add

4. Select E-mail Account click Next


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5. Enter Display Name(Ex: User1) click Next

6. Enter E-Mail Address (Ex: [email protected]) Click Next



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7. Enter the full server Name (Ex: Srv1.exchange.com) for Incoming mail Server and

Outgoing mail Server check the box Outing server requires authentication

click Next

8. Enter Passwordclick Next


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9. Select Do not download my e-mail at this time click Finish

10. Select the server under Mail (Ex: Srv1.exchange.com) Click Properties


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11. Click Advanced Tab check This server requires a secure connection (SSL) for

Outgoing mail (SMTP) and for Incoming mail (POP3) check the box Leave a

copy of messages on serverclick Apply click OK.

12. Go to Inbox click Send/Receive


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13. Click on File click Exportclick Messages

14. Select Microsoft Windows Mail click Next.


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15. Click Browse.

16. Create a Folder and select that folder (Ex: D:\Windows Mail Backup).


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17. Click Next

18. Select All Folders click Next.

19. Click Finish.


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Restoration of mails from Backup File

1. (Only for Lab) Select the mails and delete the mails

2. Click File click Import click Messages.


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3. Select Microsoft Windows Mail 7 click Next.

4. Click Browse.

5. Go to the backup folder and select the folder (Ex: D:\Windows Mail Backup).


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6. Click Next.

7. Select All Folders click Next.

8. Click Finish.


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9. Verify for the mails restored from the backup file.


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Lab – 2: Exporting mails using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.

1. Click Start ProgramsMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Office Outlook 2007.

2. Click New enter the Profile Name (Ex: User2) click OK.

3. Enter the E-mail Address and Password (Ex: [email protected])Next



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4. Click Finish.

5. Select Profile Name (Ex: user2) click OK

6. Enter User Name and Password (Ex:[email protected]) click OK.



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7. Select Inbox click File select Import and Export.

8. Select Export to a file click Next.

9. Select Personal Folder File (.pst) click Next.


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10. Select Inbox click Next.

11. Click Browse.

12. Select the location to store the backup file (Ex: Desktop) enter the file name

(Ex: Backup) click OK.


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13. Click Finish.

14. Enter Password and Confirm Password for the backup.pst file.

Restoration of mails from Backup File

1. (Only for Lab) Delete the mails.


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2. Click File select Import and Export.

3. Select Import from another program or file click Next.

4. Select Personal Folder File (.pst) click Next.


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5. Click Browse.

6. Select the backup file (Ex: backup.pst) from the location (Ex: Desktop) click

Open.

7. Click Next.


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8. Enter the Password of the backup.pst file click OK (2 times)

9. Select Inbox click Finish.

10. Verify for the mails restored from backup file.


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Lab -3: Configuring Local Continuous Replication

1. Click StartProgramsMicrosoft Exchange Server 2007Exchange

Management Console.

2. Right click First Storage Group select Enable Local Continuous Replication.


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3. Click Next.

4. Click Browse.


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5. Create a folder (Ex: LCR) in E: drive click OK.

6. Click Browse.

7. Select the folder (Ex: LCR) click OK.


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8. Click Next.

9. Click Browse.


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10. Browse to the folder (Ex: E:\LCR) click Save.

11. Click Next.


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12. Click Enable.

13. Click Finish.


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14. Verify for Copy Status of First Storage Group as Healthy.

Restoring the Mailbox Database using Local Continuous Replication

1. Right click Mailbox Database in First Storage Groupselect Dismount Database.

2. Click Yes.


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3. Verify for Mailbox Database is Dismounted.

4. Go to the location of Mailbox Database File (Ex: C:\Program Files\Microsoft\

Exchange Server\Mailbox\First Storage Group) delete Mailbox Database.edb


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5. Right click First Storage Group select Restore Storage Group Copy.

6. Check box Replace production database path locations with this copyclick

Next


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7. Click Restore

8. Click Finish


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9. Right click Mailbox Database select Mount Database.

10. Verify for Database File Path verify for Status Mounted.


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Lab – 1: Configuring Transport Rules

1. In Exchange Management ConsoleExpand Organization Configuration select

Hub Transportright click New Transport Rule

2. Enter Name (Ex: Transport Rule) verify for check box Enable Rule click Next.


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3. Select Conditions, (Ex: check box from people).

4. Click on peopleclick Add


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5. Select Users (Ex: User1)click OK.

6. Click OK click Next.


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7. Select Action (Ex: check box Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) the message to addresses)

8. Click on addresses click Add Select Users (Ex: Administrator) click OK.


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9. Click OKClick on Next

10. Select Exceptions (Ex: Check box except when the message is from people)


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11. Click on people click Add Select Users (Ex: Administrator)click OK

12. Click OK click Next


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13. Click New.

14. Click Finish.


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Verification:

1. Login as User (Ex: User1)

2. Click New send a message only to User2.


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3. Login as to the mailbox of Administrator.

4. Verify for the mail sent by User1 only to User2 automatically received by

Administrator.


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Lab – 2: Creating new Address Lists

1. In Exchange Management ConsoleExpand Organization Configurationselect

Mailboxselect Address Lists.

2. Right click and select New Address List.


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3. Enter the Name (Ex: Exchange).

4. Check the box Users with Exchange Mailboxclick Next.


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5. Click Next.

6. Click Next.


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7. Click New.

8. Click Finish


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Verification:

1. Login to the mailbox of a user (Ex: User1) using Outlook 2007.

2. Click New.


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3. Click on To tab.

4. Select Drop the List Address Listselect Exchange.


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Lab – 3: Message Tracking

1. In Exchange Management Consoleselect Toolboxselect Message Tracking

select Open Tool.

2. Check the box Sender enter sender E-mail Address (Ex: [email protected])


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3. Check box Event ID RECEIVE.

4. Verify the Message Tracking Results.


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Lab – 4: Queue Viewer

1. In Exchange Management Consoleselect Toolbox select Queue Viewer

select Open Tool.

2. Right click on Unreachable Domainselect View Messages.


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3. Double Click on Message

4. Right Click on Messageselect Properties


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5. Verify the Details of that Message.

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