CBT Nuggets Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Want to manage your Exchange 2007 organization from the ground up? This training offers you the details on how to make it happen.
Peter Bruzzese covers the transition from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007, including the period when both systems are running. He tells you exactly what to do as you move things over to your new structure, and then, how to operate this great messaging server day-in and day-out.

Transport Rules. Peter focuses heavily on one of Exchange 2007's coolest features: Transport Rules. Because all messaging goes through the Hub Transport servers, Transport Rules allow you to apply rules to messages in transit.

PowerShell. The PowerShell command-line interface is another great feature of Exchange 2007 and is prominently featured on the certification exam. Peter's training transforms you into a PowerShell expert.

Throughout this series, Peter also highlights how Exchange interacts with other servers and services, such as ISA Server, MOM, ForeFront and more. He covers the real issues you'll face as you deploy your Exchange 2007 installation, whether from a previous version of Exchange or another messaging system.

Every IT administrator looking to deploy Exchange in their real-world environment will benefit from this video series. Peter's training prepares you for Microsoft's 70-238 exam, while giving you the skills you need to deploy Exchange in your own real-world environment.

Passing this exam tells employers that you've got the ultimate level of knowledge in Exchange 2007 deployment.

The Exam-Pack 70-238: Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 video series contains:


70-238 Introduction

70-238 Requirements and Skills

Planning Exchange 2007 Upgrade Implementation (free video!)

Transitioning Co-Existence

Finalizing Your Transition

Migrating to Exchange 2007

Hosted Exchange Solutions

Planning for High Availability Implementation

Planning a Backup/Recovery Solution (Part 1)

Planning a Backup/Recovery Solution (Part 2)

Storage Group Deployment

Server Role Deployment

Managed Content Settings and ActiveSync Policies

Additional Servers to Deploy with Exchange 2007

Planning AntiSpam and AntiVirus Implementation

Plan Transport Rule Implementation

Planning Network Security

Exchange Infrastructure Improvements

Plan for Configuration Changes

Plan for Patch and Service Pack Implementation

Plan for Testing, Monitoring and Reporting
Here's what you'll learn in each video of the Exam-Pack 70-238: Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
series:

Video 1 - "Introduction to Exchange 2007" - This nugget explains how Exchange and Active Directory work together and lays the foundation for future nuggets that discuss preparation and installation of Exchange 2007. There is a discussion of Exchange Clients that can be used in Exchange 2007. It also explains the 5 new Server Roles: Mailbox Role, Client Access Server, Hub Transport Server, Edge Transport Server and Unified Messaging Server.

Video 2 - "Preparing and Installing Exchange 2007" - This nugget discusses the preparation needed within your AD infrastructure, including information about your Schema preparation (preparation switches), permissions that need to be given to the correct individuals and so forth. For the official installation we discuss the hardware and software requirements to install Exchange 2007 on a particular server. And we walk through a stand-alone installation of Exchange 2007.

Video 3 - "Managing Storage Groups and Databases" - This nugget focuses on the Mailbox Server role, providing an overview of storage architecture (including Storage Groups and Databases) using the Exchange Management Console and Exchange Management Shell.

Video 4 - "Configure Public Folders" - Discusses the use of Public Folders in an Exchange 2007 environment. Covers the steps to adding new folders through Outlook or the Exchange Management Shell, and explains how replicas are established for increased availability to your users of the public folder structure as well as a greater level of fault tolerance.

Video 5 - "Managing Recipient Objects: Mailboxes" - This nugget discusses the many types of recipient objects that exist (mailbox users, mail-enabled groups, resource mailboxes, mail contacts, linked mailboxes and so forth). The main focus in this nugget is the creation, configuration and management of the Mailbox recipient object. Moving mailboxes is also covered in this nugget.

Video 6 - "Managing More Recipient Objects" - This nugget continues the theme of recipient object configuration and management with instructions on how to work with mail-enabled accounts, resource mailboxes (such as conference rooms and shared equipment) for the purpose of scheduling meeting requests, distribution groups and linked mailboxes.

Video 7 - "E-mail Policies, Accepted Domains and Address Lists" - This nugget addresses further Mailbox Server Role configuring by ensuring that you can establish e-mail policies for your organization. A discussion of accepted domains explains more complicated layouts for your Exchange organization, including authoritative domains and relay domains with multiple SMTP addresses. Finally, we discuss the Global Address List (GAL) and the creation of additional address lists for your organization.

Video 8 - "Configuring Your Client Access Server (CAS)" - In this nugget we discuss the Client Access Server (CAS) role in greater detail. We explain the configuration of Outlook Web Access for users who need to access their mailboxes through a browser, and ActiveSync for users with appropriate mobile devices. We discuss both server-side configuration and client-side connectivity.

Video 9 - "Outlook Anywhere and POP/IMAP Configuration" - This nugget is the follow-up to the "Configuring Your Client Access Server" nugget. It's purpose is to walk through the server-side configuration for Outlook Anywhere and POP/IMAP. It also explains the client connectivity configuration that is necessary. The nugget also discusses the various CAS services such as Autodiscover, the Offline Address Book (OAB) and the Availability Service.

Video 10 - "Configuring Disaster Recovery" - This nugget explains backup methodology and provides information on how to configure backups, recover messaging data, and recover server roles. There is also an important discussion regarding Recovery Storage Groups.

Video 11 - "Configure High Availability" - This nugget explains the purpose of High Availability for your Exchange environment and reviews possible high availability scenarios for your Exchange mailbox server. The discussion includes an overview and demonstration of Local Continuous Replication (LCR) and Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) with a review of Single Copy Clusters (SCC).

Video 12 - "Understanding Message Transport" - This nugget describes the purpose of a Hub Transport Server and reviews the transport pipeline so that you can understand what is happening on your Exchange Servers behind the scenes when a message is sent within the organization and to persons outside of the organization. The nugget also explains the function of Send/Receive SMTP Connectors and AD Site Connections to ensure mail is flowing in the direction you want it to.

Video 13 - "Troubleshoot Message Transport" - This nugget reviews the use of the Mail Flow Tools, found in our Toolbox through the Exchange Management Console. These tools can be used for monitoring and troubleshooting and they include the following: Mail Flow Troubleshooter, Message Tracking (which helps you perform message tracking) and Queue Viewer (to monitor mail queues). The nugget concludes with protocol logging for your SMTP Send/Receive connectors.

Video 14 - "Configuring Your Edge Transport Role" - In this nugget we discuss the purpose of an Edge Transport server and explain the need to place this role on a stand-alone server at your network perimeter using ADAM for a directory database as opposed to Active Directory. We set up the connection between our Hub Transport and Edge Transport Servers through the EdgeSync process that involves exporting the configuration from the Edge Transport Server and important it onto the Hub Transport Server. We also explained the need to secure the Edge Transport Server while still allowing necessary ports to be open for communication to take place. We reviewed the use of the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) to establish both the security and opening of needed ports.

Video 15 - "Finalizing Edge Transport" - In this nugget we finalized the configuration of our Edge Transport Server by creating a postmaster mailbox, configuring our DNS (both public and private configuration was discussed and demonstrated) and reviewed briefly anti-spam/anti-virus needs, connectors, transport rules, accepted domains, and... the pièce de résistance... address re-writing.

Video 16 - "Configuring Anti-Spam:" - The anti-spam system includes a very intense process of filtering that we discuss step-by-step in this nugget. We review the configuration of all of the settings within the system on our Edge Transport Server. Then we review the possibility of establishing these same settings on our Hub Transport Server.

Video 17 - "Analyze and Monitor Exchange 2007" - In this nugget we look into all the best monitoring and reporting tools in Exchange 2007. This include, of course, the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer, Disaster Recovery Tools (as well as the command-line tools ESEUTIL and ISINTEG), Performance Monitor and Troubleshooter, and the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM).

Video 18 - "A Look At Unified Messaging" - Although not an exam topic, per se, we completed our understanding of all 5 server roles with this discussion on Unified Messaging. We reviewed all of the necessary hardware requirements and telephony requirements to get UM up and running within your organization. Then we discussed the configuration of both the UM server and the UM clients.

Video 19 - "Troubleshooting Your Exchange Environment" - This nugget establishes basic troubleshooting procedure for Exchange-related issues that may arise using Diagnostic Logging, the Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant and the Exchange Management Shell, including some key PowerShell cmdlets (like Test-) that will help you keep your Exchange environment up and running, as well as, help you on the exam.

Video 20 - "PowerShell, From 0 to 60" - A great deal of the exam revolves around your knowledge of PowerShell. But not just the commands. It also covers navigation, pipelining, scripts and other concepts that revolve around the new command-line interface (CLI) from Microsoft. We need to become experts in PowerShell if we plan on passing this exam. This nugget will help you build upon what you already know, by ensuring that your foundation is solid.

Video 21 - "Exam Prep" - This nugget is a full review of all exam oriented materials to assist the viewer in preparing further for the 70-236 Exchange Server 2007 Configuring exam.

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1. What is Global Catalog Server?
Global Catalog server is the server which keeps the stores the details of each object created in the forest. Global Catalog is the master searchable index to all objects in forest

2. Can GC Server and Infrastructure place in single server? If not explain why?
No, As Infrastructure master does the same job as the GC. It does not work together.

3. What is the size of log file which created before updating into ntds.dit and the total number of files?
Three Log files Names
Edb.log
Res1.log
Res2.log
Each initially 10 MB

4. What does SYSVOL contains?
SysVol Folder contains the public information of the domain & The information for replication
Ex: Group policy object & scripts can be found in this directory.

5. Which is service in your windows is responsible for replication of Domain controller to another domain controller.
KCC generates the replication topology.
Use SMTP / RPC to replicate changes.

6. How data will travel between sites in ADS replication?
As determined in the site connectors

7. What is the port number for SMTP, Kerberos, LDAP, and GC Server??
SMTP 25, Kerberos 88, GC 3268, LDAP 389

8. What Intrasite and Intersite Replication?
Intrasite is the replication within the same site & intersite the replication between sites

9. What is lost & found folder in ADS?
It's the folder where you can find the objects missed due to conflict.
Ex: you created a user in OU which is deleted in other DC & when replication happed ADS didn't find the OU then it will put that in Lost & Found Folder.

10. What is Garbage collection?
Garbage collection is the process of the online defragmentation of active directory. It happens every 12 Hours.

11. What System State data contains?
Contains Startup files,
Registry
Com + Registration Database
Memory Page file
System files
AD information
Cluster Service information
SYSVOL Folder

12. How do you restore a particular OU which got deleted by accident?
Go authoritative restore

13. What is IPSec Policy?
IPSec provides secure gateway-to-gateway connections across outsourced private wide area network (WAN) or Internet-based connections using L2TP/IPSec tunnels or pure IPSec tunnel mode.
IPSec Policy can be deployed via Group policy to the Windows Domain controllers 7 Servers.

14. What are different types of Group Policy?
I don't think there are types of group policies????

15. What is the order of applying Group Policy?
Local Policy.
Site Policy.
Domain Policy.
OU Policy.

16. What are the new features in Windows 2003 related to ADS, Replication, and Trust?
ADS: Can more than 5000 users in the groups


17. How to edit the Schema in ADS?
ADSI Edit

18. What is Domain Local, Global Group, Universal group?
Domain Local – Only Users with in Domain
Global groups are used to grant permissions to objects in any domain in the domain tree or forest. Members of global groups can include only accounts and groups from the domain in which they are defined.
Universal groups are used to grant permissions on a wide scale throughout a domain tree or forest. Members of global groups include accounts and groups from any domain in the domain tree or forest.

19. Diff between Global & Universal group?
Check the answer above.

20. What are the different types of Terminal Services?
User Mode & Application Mode

21. What does mean by root DNS servers?
Public DNS servers Hosted in the Internet which registers the DNS

22. What are the different records in DNS?
A – Address record
MX – Mail Server Record
NS – Name Server
CNAME – Canonical name / Alias
SOA – Start of authority

23. What is a SOA record?
Start of authority – authorized DNS in the domain

24. How does the down-level clients register it names with DNS server?
Enable the WINS integration with DNS.

25. What is RsOP?
RsOP is the resultant set of policy applied on the object (Group Policy)

26. What is default lease period for DHCP Server?
8 days Default

27. What is the process of DHCP clients for getting the ip address?
Discover – Order – Receive - Acknowledge

28. What is multicast?
Multicast scopes enable you to lease Class D IP addresses to clients for participation in multicast transmissions, such as streaming video and audio transmissions.

29. What is superscope?
Superscope enables you to group several standard DHCP scopes into a single administrative group without causing any service disruption to network clients.

30. What is the System Startup process?

Windows 2K boot process on Intel architecture.

1. Power-On Self Tests (POST) is run.

2. The boot device is found, the Master Boot Record (MBR) is loaded into memory, and its program is run.

3. The active partition is located, and the boot sector is loaded.

4. The Windows 2000 loader (NTLDR) is then loaded.

The boot sequence executes the following steps:

1. The Windows 2000 loader switches the processor to the 32-bit flat memory model.

2. The Windows 2000 loader starts a mini-file system.

3. The Windows 2000 loader reads the BOOT.INI file and displays the operating system selections (boot loader menu).

4. The Windows 2000 loader loads the operating system selected by the user. If Windows 2000 is selected, NTLDR runs NTDETECT.COM. For other operating systems, NTLDR loads BOOTSECT.DOS and gives it control.

5. NTDETECT.COM scans the hardware installed in the computer, and reports the list to NTLDR for inclusion in the Registry under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE_HARDWARE hive.

6. NTLDR then loads the NTOSKRNL.EXE, and gives it the hardware information collected by NTDETECT.COM. Windows NT enters the Windows load phases.

31. What is WINS hybrid & mixed mode?
Systems that are configured to use WINS are normally configured as a hybrid (H-node) client, meaning they attempt to resolve NetBIOS names via a WINS server and then try a broadcast (B-node) if WINS is unsuccessful. Most systems can be configured to resolve NetBIOS names in one of four modes:

Broadcast (B-node)—Clients use a broadcast only to resolve names. An enhanced B-node setting has the client use an LMHOST file as well. The hex value for this setting is 0x1.
Peer-to-Peer (P-node)—Clients use WINS only to resolve names. The hex value for this setting is 0x2.
Mixed (M-node)—Clients first use a broadcast in an attempt to resolve NetBIOS names. If this fails, they attempt the resolution via the WINS server. The hex value for this setting is 0x4.
Hybrid (H-node)—Clients first use the WINS service in an attempt to resolve NetBIOS names. If this fails, they attempt the resolution via broadcast. The hex value for this setting is 0x8.

32. What is Disk Quota?
Disk Quota is the specifying the limits of usage on the disks.

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1) What is different Editions of Windows 2003 server?
i)Standard Edition
ii)Web Edition
iii)Enterprise Edition
iv)Datacenter Edition
2) What is active directory?

Active Directory is the directory service included in the Windows Server 2003 family. Active Directory includes the directory, which stores information about network resources, as well as all the services that make the information available and useful. Active Directory is also the directory service included in Windows 2000.

3)What is the active directory database name and where it is located?

Name : NTDS.Dit located in c:\windows\ntds\

4)What is the expansion of .Dit ? Scalable size of NTDS in 2k3?
Dit – Directory Information Tree. It is scalable up to 70 TB.

5) What is schema in AD?

The Active Directory schema defines objects that can be stored in Active Directory. The schema is a list of definitions that determines the kinds of objects and the types of information about those objects that can be stored in Active Directory. Because the schema definitions themselves are stored as objects, they can be administered in the same manner as the rest of the objects in Active Directory. Normally called schema object or metadata.

6) Structure of AD in 2kX?
1)Physical structure
Sites ,Domain Controllers
2)Logical structures
Forest, Tree, Domain, OU, object

7) What are the domain functional levels in 2k3?

1)Mixed mode
2)Native mode
3)Interim mode

8) What is Global catalog and GC server?

The global catalog is the central repository of information about objects in a tree or forest. By default, a global catalog is created automatically on the initial domain controller in the first domain in the forest. A domain controller that holds a copy of the global catalog is called a global catalog server.

9) What are the functions of GC?

A) It enables a user to log on to a network by providing universal group membership information to a domain controller when a logon process is initiated.
B) It enables finding directory information regardless of which domain in the forest actually contains the data.

10) What is the active directory database engine name?
ESE (Extensible Storage Engine)


11) What are the partitions available in AD?
i) Schema partition
ii) Configuration Partition
iii) Domain Partition
iv)Application Partition


12) What are the two types of replications?
Inter-site (Site to site) and Intra-site (With in site) replications.

13) What is KCC? What is the function of the KCC?
The KCC is a built-in process that runs on all domain controllers. The KCC configures connection objects between domain controllers. Within a site, each KCC generates its own connections. For replication between sites, a single KCC per site generates all connections between sites.

14) What is the two trust protocols 2k3 using?
Kerberos V5 and NTLM


15) What are the trust relations available in 2k3?
Tree-Root , Parent- Child , Shortcut, Realm, Forest trust , External trust

16)What is the hierarchy of applying Gpo in 2k3?
It is applied from parent level to child level in AD.
i) Local GPO
ii) GPOs linked to sites
iii) GPOs linked to domains
iv) GPOs linked to OUs


17) What are the protocols used on replication?
RPC over IP (Used for synchronies transfer) , SMTP over IP (Asynchronies transfer)

18) What is the default time delay on replication?
Intra site – 15 min ( KCC automatically create the topology for Replication)
Inter-site – 1 hrs.
Security related changes replicated immediately across sites.

19) What Different tables available in NTDS database?
i) Schema table
Ii) Link Table
iii) Data table
iv)Configuration Table

19) Where is the FRS logs stored in and what is the database engine name?
c:\windows\ntfrs\jet\log, The engine used is jet database engine. Ntfrs.jdb.


20) What is tombstone object in AD? What is its life time?
Any objects deleted from Active directory will not removed from Database immediately. That object is called tombstone object. The default life time for that object is 60 days. For win 2k3 SP1 180 days

21) FSMO Roles

In a forest, there are at least five FSMO roles that are assigned to one or more domain controllers. The five FSMO roles are

Schema Master:

The schema master domain controller controls all updates and modifications to the schema. To update the schema of a forest, you must have access to the schema master. There can be only one schema master in the whole forest.

Domain naming master

The domain naming master domain controller controls the addition or removal of domains in the forest. There can be only one domain naming master in the whole forest.

Infrastructure Master:

The infrastructure is responsible for updating references from objects in its domain to objects in other domains. At any one time, there can be only one domain controller acting as the infrastructure master in each domain.

Relative ID (RID) Master:

The RID master is responsible for processing RID pool requests from all domain controllers in a particular domain. At any one time, there can be only one domain controller acting as the RID master in the domain.

PDC Emulator

The PDC emulator is a domain controller that advertises itself as the primary domain controller (PDC) to workstations, member servers, and domain controllers that are running earlier versions of Windows.

For example, if the domain contains computers that are not running Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Microsoft Windows 2000 client software, or if it contains Microsoft Windows NT backup domain controllers, the PDC emulator master acts as a Windows NT PDC.

It is also the Domain Master Browser, and it handles password discrepancies. At any one time, there can be only one domain controller acting as the PDC emulator master in each domain in the forest

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Quicker Q&A

What are the required components of Windows Server 2003 for installing Exchange 2003? - ASP.NET, SMTP, NNTP, W3SVC
What must be done to an AD forest before Exchange can be deployed? - Setup /forestprep
What Exchange process is responsible for communication with AD? - DSACCESS
What 3 types of domain controller does Exchange access? - Normal Domain Controller, Global Catalog, Configuration Domain Controller
What connector type would you use to connect to the Internet, and what are the two methods of sending mail over that connector? - SMTP Connector: Forward to smart host or use DNS to route to each address
How would you optimise Exchange 2003 memory usage on a Windows Server 2003 server with more than 1Gb of memory? - Add /3Gb switch to boot.ini
What would a rise in remote queue length generally indicate? - This means mail is not being sent to other servers. This can be explained by outages or performance issues with the network or remote servers.
What would a rise in the Local Delivery queue generally mean? - This indicates a performance issue or outage on the local server. Reasons could be slowness in consulting AD, slowness in handing messages off to local delivery or SMTP delivery. It could also be databases being dismounted or a lack of disk space.
What are the standard port numbers for SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, RPC, LDAP and Global Catalog? - SMTP – 25, POP3 – 110, IMAP4 – 143, RPC – 135, LDAP – 389, Global Catalog - 3268
Name the process names for the following: System Attendant? – MAD.EXE, Information Store – STORE.EXE, SMTP/POP/IMAP/OWA – INETINFO.EXE
What is the maximum amount of databases that can be hosted on Exchange 2003 Enterprise? - 20 databases. 4 SGs x 5 DBs.
What are the disadvantages of circular logging? - In the event of a corrupt database, data can only be restored to the last backup.
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1. What are the Default shares in Windows Server 2003?
By default, Windows automatically creates special hidden administrative shares that administrators, programs, and services can use to manage the computer environment or network. These special shared resources are not visible in Windows Explorer or in My Computer, but you can use the Shared Folders tool in Computer Management to view them. Depending on the configuration of your computer, you may see some or all the following special shared resources listed in the Shares folder in Shared Folders:
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DriveLetter$: Root partitions and volumes are shared as the drive letter name appended with the $ character. For example, drive letters C and D are shared as C$ and D$.
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ADMIN$: A resource that is used during remote administration of a computer.
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IPC$: A resource that shares the named pipes that you must have for communication between programs. Note that this resource cannot be deleted.
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NETLOGON: A resource that is used on domain controllers.
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SYSVOL: A resources that is used on domain controllers.
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PRINT$: A resource that is used during the remote administration of printers.
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FAX$: A shared folder on a server that is used by fax clients during fax transmission.
Note NETLOGON and SYSVOL are not hidden shares but are instead special administrative shares. Generally, Microsoft recommends that you do not modify these special shared resources. However, if you want to remove the special shared resources and prevent them from being created automatically, you can do this by editing the registry.

1. Q) Can I changed password if my machince’s connectivity to DC who holds PDC emulator role has been fails?A) No You cant the password.
Q) i have been asked if there is set of 30 harddisk configured for raid 5 if two harddisk failed what about dataA) It depends how u had configured ur RAID its only Raid5 or with with spare if its only raid 5 then in raid5 if ur 2 nos of HDD goes then ur raid is gone.
Q) How Can i Deploy the Latest Patched in Pc through G.P. wihtout having the Admin Right in Pc.A) Create a batch file and place all the patches in the Netlogon, and deploy the batch file through GP to all the pcs so the same should take affect after restarting the pc.
Q) In Raid 5,Suppose i have 5 HDD of 10-10 GB, After configuring the Raid how much space do i have for utilise.A) -1 out of the total (eg- if u r using 5 u will get only 4 because 1 goes for parity).
Q) How Can i Resolve the Svr name through NslookupA) what exactly u want to do, nslookup command will let u know through which server u r getting routed, (eg- c:\nslookup then u will get ur domain name to which u r getting routed. and if u want to get the name of the pc/server with the ip address then u have to give the command c:\nbtstat -a ip xx-xx-xx-xx)
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1. DHCP relay agent where to place it?
Ans: DHCP Relay agent u need to place in Software Router.

Question: How many Zones in Windows 2000 server and Windows 2003 Server ?
Ans: In Windows 2000 there are mainly 3 zones
Standard Primary — zone information is written in Txt fileStandard Secondary — copy of PrimaryActive Directory Integrated– Information stores in Active Directory
In Win2k3 one more zone is added that is Stub zone
–Stub is like secondary but it contains only copy of SOA records, copy of NS records, copy of A records for that zone. No copy of MX, SRV records etc.,With this Stub zone DNS traffic will be low
Question: What is Kerberos? Which version is currently used by Windows? How does Kerberos work?
Answer: Kerberos is the user authentication used in Win2000 and Win2003 Active Directory servers
Kerberos version in 5.0
Port is: 88
It’s more secure and encrypted than NTLM (NT authentication)

1. Which protocol is used for Public Folder?
ANS: SMTP
What is the use of NNTP with exchange?
ANS: This protocol is used the news group in exchange.


1. What is the content of System State backup?
The contents are: Boot files, system filesActive directory (if it’s done on DC)SysVol folder(if it done on DC)Certificate service ( on a CA server)Cluster database ( on a cluster server)registryPerformance counter configuration informationComponent services class registration database



Q: What are the perquisites for installation of Exchange Server?
The prerequisite are
IISSMTPWWW serviceNNTP.NET FrameworkASP.NETThen run ForestprepThen run domainprep

Question: What is Multi Master Replication?
Answer: Multi-master replication is a method of replication employed by databases to transfer data or changes to data across multiple computers within a group. Multi-master replication can be contrasted with a master-slave method (also known as single-master replication).


DFS? DFS Namespace ?
1. DFS Replication. New state-based, multimaster replication engine that is optimized for WAN environments. DFS Replication supports replication scheduling, bandwidth throttling, and a new byte-level compression algorithm known as remote differential compression (RDC).
DFS Namespaces. Technology that helps administrators group shared folders located on different servers and present them to users as a virtual tree of folders known as a namespace. DFS Namespaces was formerly known as Distributed File System in Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003.


What are the four domain functional levels?
Windows 2000 MixedWindows 2000 NativeWindows Server 2003 InterimWindows Server 2003
Windows 2000 Mixed
When you configure a new Windows Server 2003 domain, the default domain functional level is Windows 2000 mixed.Under this domain functional level, Windows NT, 2000, and 2003 domain controllers are supported. However,certain features such as group nesting, universal groups, and so on are not available.
Windows 2000 Native
Upgrading the functional level of a domain to Windows 2000 Native should only be done if there areno Windows NT domain controllers remaining on the network. By upgrading to Windows 2000 Native functional level,additional features become available including: group nesting, universal groups, SID History, and the ability to convertsecurity groups and distribution groups.
Windows Server 2003 Interim
The third functional level is Windows Server 2003 Interim and it is often used when upgrading fromWindows NT to Windows Server 2003. Upgrading to this domain functional level provides support forWindows NT and Windows Server 2003 domain controllers. However, like Windows 2000 Mixed, it does not provide new features.
Windows Server 2003The last functional level is Windows Server 2003. This domain functional level only provides support forWindows Server 2003 domain controllers. If you want to take advantage of all the features included withWindows Server 2003, you must implement this functional level. One of the most important features introducedat this functional level is the ability to rename domain controllers