Symmetrix Integration with Microsoft Exchange Workshop (EXSMET)

This course is intended for System Administrators, Messaging Administrators, and EMC Architects and Implementers who specialize in Exchange 2007 infrastructures on Symmetrix V-Max storage systems.

To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have a suitable knowledgebase/skill set. The student must have:

• A functional knowledge of Exchange Server 2007 architecture
• A comprehensive understanding of the Windows Server platform
• A working knowledge of TimeFinder and SRDF on the Symmetrix V-Max platform
• A foundational understanding of EMC Replication Manager

A list of specific prerequisite courses can be found in EMC Education Services Learning Management System.

This course is designed to help students understand and implement proven integration methodologies for Microsoft Exchange Server with the Symmetrix V-Max array. Students will learn how to migrate an Exchange Server from direct-attached storage to a Symmetrix V-Max array. Through integration with Microsoft's Virtual Shadow Copy Service (VSS), students will implement local business continuance schemes using EMC's Replication Manager (5.x) and the TimeFinder Exchange Integration Module to create clones of production volumes. Students will also learn how to use the TimeFinder Exchange Integration Module with SRDF to create remote replication solutions. In conjunction with this, a student will understand the various configurations available to prepare for disaster recovery of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 using SRDF/Synchronous, SRDF/S Adaptive Copy, and SRDF/A replication topologies. This Expert level course supports the EMC Proven Professional Program – Business Continuity Specialty Tracks.

• Discuss the configuration of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 for use with Symmetrix V-Max storage arrays
• Explain EMC² best practices for Exchange Server 2007
• Install, configure, and execute backups using TimeFinder Exchange Integration Module (TF/EIM) on a single Symmetrix V-Max
• Configure and execute backups using EMC² Replication Manager on a single Symmetrix V-Max
• Perform server recovery from a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 backup host by utilizing Business Continuance Volumes
• Install, configure, and execute backups using TimeFinder Exchange Integration Module (TF/EIM) across multiple arrays using Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF)
• Discuss methods of effectively troubleshooting replication issues with Exchange 2007 on Symmetrix V-Max

Modules

These modules are designed to support the course objectives. The following modules are included in this course:

• Module 1: Review of Exchange and Symmetrix
• Module 2: Exchange 2007 Best Practices
• Module 3: TimeFinder Exchange integration Module (TF/EIM) Local
• Module 4: TimeFinder Exchange Integration Module (TF/EIM) Remote
• Module 5: Replication Manager

Labs

Labs reinforce the information you have been taught. The labs for this course include:

• Lab 1: Preparing and migrating Exchange databases to Symmetrix
• Lab 2: Installing TimeFinder Exchange Integration Module (TF/EIM)
• Lab 3: Configuring Symmetrix for use with TimeFinder Exchange Integration Module (TF/EIM)
• Lab 4: Using TF/EIM to backup and restore Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
• Lab 5: Exchange distance solutions using SRDF
• Lab 6: RM-Local

Assessments

Assessments validate that you have learned the knowledge or skills presented during a learning experience. This course includes an online post-course assessment.