Preparation Guide for Exam 70-237
PRO: Designing Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
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 | Exam news |
| Audience profile |
| Credit toward certification |
| Preparation tools and resources |
| Skills measured |
Exam news
This Microsoft Certified Professional (PRO) exam was released in May 2007.
Audience profile
The qualified candidate for Exam 70-237: PRO: Designing Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will typically have the following:
| • | Experience in an enterprise environment of more than 500 users and 100 servers |
| • | Critical thinking skills and advanced troubleshooting skills |
| • | A minimum of two years of experience administering, deploying, managing, monitoring, upgrading, migrating, and designing Exchange Server |
| • | A minimum of three to four years of experience using network operating systems |
| • | Knowledge of storage and hardware for clustering technologies |
| • | Knowledge of the Exchange Administrator role |
| • | Experience using Microsoft Office SharePoint |
| • | Experience using messaging software such as Lotus Notes |
| • | A minimum of two to three years of experience using Active Directory |
Credit toward certification
When you pass Exam 70-237: PRO: Designing Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, you earn credit toward the following certification:
| • | Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Messaging Administrator |
Preparation tools and resources
To help you prepare for this exam, Microsoft Learning recommends that you have hands-on experience with the product and that you use the following training resources. These training resources do not necessarily cover all of the topics listed in the "Skills measured" section.
| Classroom training | Microsoft E-Learning | Microsoft Press books | Practice tests |
Course 5053: Designing a Messaging Infrastructure using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (three days) Course 5054: Designing a High Availability Messaging Solution using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (two days) | Collection 5095: Designing the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure (12 hours) | MeasureUp (Measureup.com) Self Test Software (Selftestsoftware.com) |
Microsoft online resources
| • | Learning Plan: Get started by creating a step-by-step study guide that is based on recommended resources for this exam. |
| • | Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 – Learning Portal: Find special offers and information on training and certification. |
| • | Product information: Visit the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Web site for detailed product information. |
| • | Microsoft Learning Community: Join newsgroups and visit community forums to connect with your peers for suggestions on training resources and advice on your certification path and studies. |
| • | TechNet: Designed for IT professionals, this site includes how-to instructions, best practices, downloads, technical resources, newsgroups, and chats. |
Skills measured
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks by using Exchange Server 2007.
| KEY: |  = The course includes material to prepare you for this task.  = The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.  = The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work. |
| Skills measured by Exam 70-237 | E-Learning Collection 5095AE |
| Designing and planning messaging services | |
Evaluate and recommend Active Directory configuration. |  |
Evaluate and plan server deployment based on best practices, budget, and other business factors. |  |
Evaluate network topology and provide technical recommendations. | |
Design and plan for new Exchange features. | |
Design organization configuration to meet routing requirements. | |
| Designing and planning server high availability | |
Define a high availability solution based on client types and client loads. | |
Plan policies to handle unsolicited e-mail and virus outbreaks. | |
Evaluate role availability requirements and design solutions. | |
Design a disaster recovery, backup, and restore solution. | |
Evaluate existing business requirements to define supporting infrastructure. | |
Design and recommend a strategy for dependent services that impact high availability. | |
| Designing and planning coexistence and migration | |
Design and plan for migration of legacy Exchange features. | |
Design a migration strategy. | |
Plan for coexistence (management tools for 2003 and 2007). | |
| Defining policies and security procedures | |
Design a solution to address regulatory and legal requirements. | |
Design procedures for message content filtering. | |
Design secure messaging. | |
Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.
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