Module 12: Planning for and Recovering from Disasters iii
Instructor Notes
The importance of preparing for disaster recovery of the messaging systemcannot be overemphasized. This module discusses not only how to create a planning document for disaster recovery but also the various proceduresinvolved in backing up and restoring the messaging system.After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Create a plan for disaster recovery in the Microsoft
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Exchange Server 2003environment.
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Back up Exchange 2003 servers.
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Restore Exchange 2003 stores.
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Restore Exchange 2003 servers.To teach this module, you need the following materials:
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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file 2400B_12.ppt
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Video file 2400b_12_v05.wmv
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The job aid
Disaster Recovery Planning Checklist
on the Student Materialscompact discIt is recommended that you use PowerPoint 2002 or later to displaythe slides for this course. If you use PowerPoint Viewer or an earlier version of PowerPoint, all the features of the slides may not be displayed correctly.To prepare for this module:
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Read all of the materials for this module, including the job aid.
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Complete the practices, and review the discussions and assessmentquestions. Where possible, anticipate alternative answers that students maysuggest and prepare responses to those answers.
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Review the animations and demonstrations.
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Complete the demonstration regarding how to use Connectix Virtual PC,which is in the Introduction module of this course. Students must watch you perform this demonstration. It is crucial that students become familiar withthe virtual environment that is used in the practices before they attempt tocomplete the first practice in this module on their own.
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Review the links and suggested additional readings for this module.Document your own suggested additional readings to share with the class.The classroom should be set up to use Connectix Virtual PC software, asdiscussed in the
Manual Classroom Setup Guide
. No additional classroom setupis needed.
Presentation:65 minutes
Practices
:55 minutesRequired materialsImportantPreparation tasksClassroom setup