Exchange Server 5.5 BrainDump Date:November 22, '98
I Highly recommend reading the online documentation and the release notes. Specifically in regards to Chat Service, Back-up Strategies, ClusterServer, Troubleshooting, MSMail connectors, etc. The ExamCram book just didn't do it, even the much better Osborne/Syngress/McGraw Hill book is only a start. If you have TechNet and the Exchange Server Resource Kit you are probably 80% there. Out of the two exams I took, this November '98, to Pass Exchange 5.5 this is what I can remember:
1. One question on cluster server and restoring a back-up
>Do you restore to primary or secondary node or to primary or secondary ______???
2. How do you shut down a chat server without disrupting the service for new and current sessions (When you have multiple Chat Servers)?
>4 options that all sounded reasonable, however the release notes state that you use the 'Chatcmd.exe/ -' command to suspend new sessions and performance monitor to monitor the current sessions, then shut down when no more sessions are open.
3. You have enabled anonymous access for LDAP users on your system (that has a firewall), but they still can't access your system. What is wrong?
>4 options, and the one I answered is the one I remember, which is: You haven't opened the LDAP (port 389) on your firewall.
4. Two to three questions (either straight-forward multiple choice or convoluted scenario) regarding where to put transaction logs and database files for Exchange when you have multiple HDs and one runs faster that the other. The goal is always user response optimization and fault tolerance.
5. Split database files and transaction logs. The logs are on a stripe set with no parity and one member in the stripe set fails, how do you restore and how much is restored.
6. Three questions (once again multiple choice or scenario w/required and optional
results) regarding back-up strategies and fault tolerance.
>Full back-up was performed Xdays ago and an incremental back-up last night. Circular
logging is enabled. How much can you restore?
>Full back-up was performed Xdays ago and a differential back-up last night. Circular logging is disabled. How much can you restore? Does it meet your fault tolerant requirements and or options?
7. Two to three questions on the fact that you're an Exchange admin. in a mixed NT and Unix environment.
>The Unix box is the relay host for the internet, and your mailbox users start to complain that they are receiving unsolicited junk mail.
How do you stop this? Multiple choice, using IMS and where in IMS (i.e. IP address/Address space, etc...), using DNS, and it all sounds reasonable.
>Your server is the relay host to the internet, a junkmailer is using a trusted host on the internet to spam you, how do you reject this mail. By hostname?, etc...
8. You are going to install an Xchng server onto a LAN that has multiple users and segments.
>segment one has no users and is 100base. >segment two has 125 users and is 10base
>segment three has 50 users and is 10base. >segment four has 175 users via a 56K line
>Where do you install the server, segment 1,2,3,or 4?
9. One question regarding the fact that a user uses a client with IMAP to access his mailbox, deletes and item, and the next day when he uses his Outlook client he can't see the deleted item, nor recover it. Why? and how to fix this and recover the item.
>listed Server-side Admin solutions and Client/Outlook-side solutions.
10.Numerous questions on interoperability and on directory synchronization between Xchng and MSMail. Usually always referring to 'Containers' and 'Trust levels'.
>i.e. which container and on which side (Xchng or MSMail) and what trust levels.
11.Three scenario questions showing splash screens with certain protocols enabled. You have a fire wall enabled and you allow certain ports (they give you the numbers) to pass through. You enable various protocol access (i.e. HTTP, POP3, LDAP w/anonymous access). You have to allow public folder access so people can browse your company's catalog. And what about that RPC end point mapper?
>Sometimes there is a need for SSL, sometimes Server Service is granted local admin rights and sometimes it isn't.
>Does it meet requirements and optionals? -- These specific scenario questions are complex and are specific in regards to port numbers and company security and access needs.
12. One question regarding the fact that you have a server you need to take off-line but it is a part a server monitor group. How do you take it off-line without creating a monitor alert?
>remove the server monitor >using a command prompt switch >and two others I don't remember. they all sound reasonable. However, a command prompt switch ' /t' exists to suspend monitoring.
13. You have two different sites to install in two different domains; you need to have two new admins administer only their new sites.
How do you do this?
>Full two-way trust with no other info needed >Two one way trusts with Account name and Password
>No trusts with no other info needed >No trusts with Account name and Password
14. People have moved in your organization and you need to update their info. Human resources has part of the info in a tab delineated file the other department has the rest of the info. How do you proceed? None of the answers speak specifically about the Migration wizard.
>CSV file scenario >Second step import >and two others that sound good
15. Two departments A and B. Dept. A needs to see in its GAL both itself and dept. B, But dept. A shouldn't see dept. B for security reasons. Users on both sides should be able to e-mail each other.
>How do you accomplish this? Multiple container and trust level options presented.
16. Your database becomes corrupted and you restore from and offline back-up. Xchng still won't function what do you do?
>my guess is ISINTEG -patch
17. You are using KMserver. Users leave you organization; you revoke their keys. The more keys you revoke, the more performance declines. Why? and how do you remedy this?
>delete their mailboxes >delete their keys >reinstate their keys
>can't remember
18. You have a desktop and a laptop. you want the laptop to be able to access public and private folders while offline. What do you do?
>desktop with .pst and laptop with .pst >desktop with .pst and laptop with .ost
>desktop with __? and laptop with __? >desktop with __? and laptop with __?
19. You are administering remotely and have a file on a disk that you wish to copy to the remote server. How do you do this? and can you even?
>map a network drive >2 reasonably sounding answers >you have to go the server to do this
20. You are doing a network automated install of the Outlook client from a shared directory. You are installing not only Outlook but also creating a schedule mapped at G:\xxx\xxx\xxx\scheduleA.scd after running the program Outlook installs but not the schedule part. You verify the installation script. All is well, so what do you do to fix this?
>Log on as admin and install >log on as Xchng service account and install
>place a blank schedule on each client computer and install >another I don't remember
21. You create a new form for clients, you e-mail them the form what else must you do to ensure success and adoption of the new form?
>save the form in the public folders >save the form in the organizational form folder
>save the form on each client computer in the org. form folder
>another I don't remember
22. You notice that server A's hard drive is getting full How do you create a notification before gets full?
>performance monitor to e-mail you >server monitor to e-mail you
>and two others
23. You notice that server A's HD is almost full due to public folders. You move the public to Server B and want to ensure that all new folders will be on B not A. How do you do this?
>Configure B to be A's pub. folder server >make A, a private info store using Optimizer
>allow only top level folder creation >another I can't remember
----choose two
24. You move the public folders to Server B because A's HD was full. You no longer wish to Have Server A as a pub. folder server.
They show you a splash screen of Optimizer and ask you to click on the options in the second column that will ensure that Server A will be configured properly.
>your options are:
25. A question on the fact that you created directory synchronization between Xchng and MSMail, however the users of MSMail sill can't see or e-mail Xchng users. Why? and what do you do./
>4 options and the one that I can remember is: use the REQMAIN command
26. Two questions, you are given a scenario, but they are directly asking you abut DNS MX records.
27. Your organization is in London and has two branch offices. All are connected via a 56K line. How should you deploy Xchng for maximum user access?
>Four options: separate sites at each location. >one site for all locations >can't remember
28. You need to reject a certain range of IP addresses and Host names from connecting from the internet to your Xchng network. How do you do this?
>the only option that I can remember is one using IMS or IIS
29. Two questions on Name/Alias generation and where and how to change them.
>i.e. Your company uses FirstName and Last initial (JohnS) naming and now you need to change it to Last Name First Inital (SmithJ) naming. Choose Two answers.
>Change the Mailbox Alias properties in Xchng Admin >Manually change all existing Mailboxes
>And two others that I can't remember.
30. You use dial-up to connect to an ISP, and you need to reduce the bandwidth and time it takes to transfer data to the internet due to cost concerns. What do you do?
>Configure a continuous connection with the ISP >Configure an ETURN command to the ISP
>Configure a TURN command to the ISP >Another I can not remember.
The question was asking you to cut costs. However, the question stated that the connection was associated with uploading, but all answers except the first (continuous connection --more costly) where all about downloading mail (or am I confusing TURN/ETURN --doesn't it mean your going to be downloading your mail from your ISP). Obviously choose the best answer.
31. Your doing an automated installation of Outlook and the question is regarding user profiles.
>4 options: Default.prf >Template.prf >and two others I can't remeber.
32. You recieve a news feed (I believe a push feed) and you wish to no longer publish a certain subject/part of it. What do you do? Choose two.
>Delete the offensive subfolder >Three others that were home server based solutions, not ISP based solutions.
33. You administer an Exhange environment On a Wireless WAN that experiences intermittent connectivity. What do you do to minimize retransmissions ? Choose two
>reduce the check-point size to zero >reduce the check-point size to minimum but greater than 0
>Increase the Open interval retry >decrease the Open interval retry
34. Straight forward question on what databases comprise the IS. Choose all that apply.
>Pub.edb > Priv.edb >Pub.bde >Priv.bde
35. You change the account name of the Xchng Service in User Manager for domains. When you go to start Xchng, it doesn't start. What do you do?
>2 reasonable answers and 2 wrong answers --choose the best one
36. You are on a remote computer and want to know when the WWW connection on a server goes down. What do you use to notify you in the event of a failure?
>Performance monitor >Link monitor >Server monitor >and one other I can't remember
37. One question on CAL's that went something like this: You have 25 local users and you are going to hire/add 30 new field workers that will access remotely using the three new modems you just installed on your server. You currently have 25 CALs. How many more do you need to obtain?
>3 >33 >30 >55
38. One question on best installation for overall fault tolerance. Choose all that apply.
>Install Xchng on PDC >Install Xchng on Server >Enable circular logging >Disable circular logging
This test reminded me of The NT Enterprise test in that the Enterprise test took NTServer and Workstation and mixed, bended and distorted them. This test was rarely straightforward, and was highly convoluted as well. It is not enough to install Exchange Server 5.5 and play with it. Rather this test assumes that you are an Exchange Administrator that wants to upgrade your credentials from 4.0 or 5.0 to 5.5; and that you have plenty of experience working in mixed environments. A lot of the questions revolve around inter-connectivity with MS Mail, Unix, NetWare, and ISPs. i.e. what happens when you have mixed protocols (TCP & IPX) and what happens when you have multiple adapter cards with different binding configurations. How does this effect Outlook and other non-MS clients? How do you interoperate as an NT Exchange Admin with a Unix box that is an internet relay host? Or when, you have to be the relay host for the Unix box? Know MS Mail connectivity --all of it. You learn about containers so they talk to you about recipients and vice-versa.
Beware that what I have posted is not verbatim on the test; and that the answers that I remember could be the wrong answers. Use this as a study guide only. Take your time to study for this one! You if pass with a low score, you can still be happy that you made it over the wall.