• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

Designing effective, efficient Exchange solutions is not possible without a thorough understanding of the Transport Pipeline, its component elements, and how they work together to ensure message delivery. In this course, you will explore the mail flow from the internal servers to the external Internet and back again in a number of scenarios. Additionally, you will examine the audit logs to ensure the continuous and uninterrupted security of your messaging infrastructure.

Learning Objectives

Plan a High Availability Solution

  • start the course
  • set up redundancy for intrasite scenarios
  • implement redundancy for intrasite scenarios
  • describe Exchange 2016 Transport architecture
  • describe mail flow from an external SMTP with no Edge Transport servers
  • describe mail flow from an external SMTP with Edge Transport servers
  • describe mail flow to an external SMTP with no Edge Transport servers
  • describe mail flow to an external SMTP with Edge Transport servers
  • identify transport high availability boundary
  • define shadow redundancy
  • identify shadow redundancy components
  • describe safety net operation
  • describe MX record resilience
  • implement MX record resilience

Administrative Auditing

  • describe an ethical wall
  • describe an ethical wall with distribution groups
  • create an ethical wall with distribution groups
  • identify transport rules
  • create, configure, and deploy message classifications
  • configure MailTips
  • configure mailbox audit logging
  • search the MailboxAuditLog
  • implement administrative mailbox audit logging
  • describe audit log fields
  • prepare search audit logs

Practice: MX Record Redundancy

  • configure MX record resilience

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.