Mastering Exchange Server 2013 -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Major Changes in Exchange Server 2013 -- How This Book Is Organized -- Part 1: Exchange Fundamentals -- Part 2: Getting Exchange Server Running -- Part 3: Recipient Administration -- Part 4: Server Administration -- Part 5: Troubleshooting and Operating -- Conventions Used in This Book -- The Mastering Series -- Part 1: Exchange Fundamentals -- Chapter 1: Putting Exchange Server 2013 in Context -- Email's Importance -- How Messaging Servers Work -- What Is Exchange Server? -- About Messaging Services -- Many Modes of Access -- The Universal Inbox -- Architecture Overview -- Controlling Mailbox Growth -- Personal Folders or PST Files -- Email Archiving -- Public Folders -- Things Every Email Administrator Should Know -- A Day in the Life of the Email Administrator -- Finding Answers -- Tools You Should Know -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 2: Introducing the Changes in Exchange Server 2013 -- Getting to Know Exchange Server 2013 -- Exchange Server Architecture -- x64 Processor Requirement -- Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 -- Installer, Service Pack, and Patching Improvements -- Server Roles -- Edge Transport Services -- Unified Messaging -- Client Connectivity -- The Managed Store -- High-Availability Features -- Content Storage -- Exchange Server Management -- Improved Message and Content Control -- Built-in Archiving -- Message Transport Rules -- Message Classifications -- Rights Management Service Message Protection -- Programming Interfaces -- New and Improved Outlook Web App -- Mobile Clients and Improved Security -- Now, Where Did That Go? -- Features No Longer Included -- Clearing Up Some Confusion -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 3: Understanding Availability, Recovery, and Compliance.

Changing from a Technology to a Business Viewpoint -- What's in a Name? -- Backup and Recovery -- Disaster Recovery -- Location, Location, Location -- Management Frameworks -- A Closer Look at Availability -- Storage Availability -- An Overview of Exchange Storage -- Direct Attached Storage -- Storage Area Networks -- Compliance and Governance -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 4: Virtualizing Exchange Server 2013 -- Virtualization Overview -- Terminology -- Understanding Virtualized Exchange -- Understanding Your Exchange Environment -- Effects of Virtualization -- Environmental Impact -- Space Impact -- Complexity Impact -- Additional Considerations -- Virtualization Requirements -- Hardware Requirements -- Software Requirements -- Operations -- Deciding What to Virtualize -- Exchange Roles -- Testing -- Possible Virtualization Scenarios -- Small Office/Remote or Branch Office -- Site Resilience -- Mobile Access -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 5: Introduction to PowerShell and the Exchange Management Shell -- Why Use PowerShell? -- Understanding the Command Syntax -- Verbs and Nouns -- Help -- The -Identity Parameter -- Cmdlet Parameters -- Tab Completion -- Alias -- Object-oriented Use of PowerShell -- Filtering Output -- Formatting Output -- Directing Output to Other Cmdlets -- PowerShell v3 -- Remote PowerShell -- Tips and Tricks -- Managing Output -- Running Scripts -- Running Scheduled PowerShell Scripts -- Debugging and Troubleshooting from PowerShell -- Getting Help -- Exchange Server 2013 Help File -- Help from the Command Line -- Getting Tips -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 6: Understanding the Exchange Autodiscover Process -- Autodiscover Concepts -- What Autodiscover Provides -- How Autodiscover Works -- Site Affinity (aka Site Scope) -- Planning Certificates for Autodiscover -- The X.509 Certificate Standard -- Deploying Exchange Certificates.

The Bottom Line -- Part 2: Getting Exchange Server Running -- Chapter 7: Exchange Server 2013 Quick Start Guide -- Server Sizing Quick Reference -- Hardware -- Operating Systems -- Configuring Windows -- Active Directory Requirements -- Operating-system Prerequisites -- Installing Exchange Server 2013 -- GUI-based Installation -- Command-line Installation -- Post-installation Configuration Steps -- Final Configuration -- Configuring Recipients -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 8: Understanding Server Roles and Configurations -- The Roles of Server Roles -- Exchange Server 2013 Server Roles -- Mailbox Server -- Client Access Server -- Possible Role Configurations -- Combined-function Server -- Scaling Exchange Server 2013 Roles -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 9: Exchange Server 2013 Requirements -- Getting the Right Server Hardware -- The Typical User -- CPU Recommendations -- Memory Recommendations -- Network Requirements -- Disk Requirements -- Software Requirements -- Operating System Requirements -- Windows 7 and Windows 8 Management Consoles -- Additional Requirements -- Active Directory Requirements -- Installation and Preparation Permissions -- Coexisting with Previous Versions of Exchange Server -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 10: Installing Exchange Server 2013 -- Before You Begin -- Preparing for Exchange 2013 -- Existing Exchange Organizations -- Preparing the Schema -- Preparing the Active Directory Forest -- Preparing Additional Domains -- Graphical User Interface Setup -- Command-Line Setup -- Command-Line Installation Options -- Command-Line Server-Recovery Options -- Command-Line Delegated Server Installation -- Installing Language Packs -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 11: Upgrades and Migrations to Exchange Server 2013 or Office 365 -- Upgrades, Migrations, Transitions, and Deployments -- Factors to Consider Before Upgrading -- Prerequisites.

Choosing Your Strategy -- Transitioning Your Exchange Organization -- Upgrading Your Exchange Organization -- Order of Installation for Exchange Server 2013 Roles -- On-premises Coexistence -- Office 365 -- Office 365 Options -- Office 365 Coexistence -- Performing an On-premises Interorganization Migration -- Is Interorganization Migration the Right Approach? -- Choosing the Right Tools -- Maintaining Interoperability -- Preparing for Migration -- Moving Mailboxes -- Migrating User Accounts -- Permissions Required -- Importing Data from PSTs -- Tasks Required Prior to Removing Legacy Exchange Servers -- Exchange Server Deployment Assistant -- The Bottom Line -- Part 3: Recipient Administration -- Chapter 12: Management Permissions and Role-based Access Control -- RBAC Basics -- Differences from Previous Exchange Versions -- How RBAC Works -- Managing RBAC -- Exchange Administration Center -- Exchange Management Shell -- RBAC Manager -- Defining Roles -- What's in a Role? -- Choosing a Role -- Customizing Roles -- Distributing Roles -- Determining Where Roles Will Be Applied -- Assigning Roles to Administrators -- Assigning Roles to End Users -- Auditing RBAC -- Seeing What Changes Were Made -- Seeing Who Has Been Assigned Rights -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 13: Basics of Recipient Management -- Understanding Exchange Recipients -- Mailbox-enabled Users -- Mail-enabled Users and Contacts -- Mail-enabled Groups -- Mail-enabled Public Folders -- Defining Email Addresses -- Accepted Domains -- Email Address Policies -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 14: Managing Mailboxes and Mailbox Content -- Managing Mailboxes -- Using the EAC to Assign a Mailbox -- Assigning a Mailbox to a User from the EMS -- Creating a New User and Assigning a Mailbox Using the EAC -- Managing User and Mailbox Properties -- Moving Mailboxes -- Moving Mailboxes Using the EAC.

Moving Mailboxes Using the EMS -- Retrieving Mailbox Statist -- Deleting Mailboxes -- Deleting the Mailbox but Not the User -- Deleting Both the User and the Mailbox -- Permanently Purging a Mailbox -- Reconnecting a Deleted Mailbox -- Bulk Manipulation of Mailboxes Using the EMS -- Managing Mailbox Properties with the EMS -- Scripting Account Creation -- Managing Mailbox Content -- Understanding the Basics of Messaging Records Management -- Getting Started with Messaging Records Management -- Managing Default Folders -- Creating Retention Tags -- Managing Retention Policies -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 15: Managing Mail-enabled Groups, Mail-enabled Users, and Mail-enabled Contacts -- Understanding Mail-enabled Groups -- Naming Mail-enabled Groups -- Creating Mail-enabled Groups -- Managing Mail-enabled Groups -- Creating and Managing Mail-enabled Contacts and Users -- Managing Mail-enabled Contacts and Users via the EAC -- Managing Mail-enabled Contacts and Users via the EMS -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 16: Managing Resource Mailboxes -- The Unique Nature of Resource Mailboxes -- Exchange 2013 Resource Mailbox Features -- Creating Resource Mailboxes -- Creating and Defining Resource Mailbox Properties -- Defining Advanced Resource Mailbox Features -- Defining Resource Scheduling Policies -- Automatic Processing: AutoUpdate vs. AutoAccept -- Migrating Resource Mailboxes -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 17: Managing Modern Public Folders -- Understanding Architectural Changes for Modern Public Folders -- Modern Public Folders and Replication -- Modern Public Folder Limitations and Considerations -- Moving Public Folders to Exchange Server 2013 -- Managing Public Folder Mailboxes -- Managing Public Folders -- Defining Public Folder Administrators -- Using the Exchange Management Shell to Manage Public Folders -- Using Outlook to Create a Public Folder.

Understanding the Public Folder Hierarchy.