1. Module 7: Managing Message Transport

2. Overview Introduction to Message Transport Implementing Message Transport

3. Lesson 1: Introduction to Message Transport Discussion: Message Flow Overview What Is an SMTP Connector? Message Transport Components How Messages Are Routed in an Exchange Server Organization

4. Discussion: Message Flow Overview Read the discussion questions Discuss your answers with the class Read the discussion questions Discuss your answers with the class 1 1 2 2

5. What Is an SMTP Connector? SMTP connectors are Exchange Server components that support one-way SMTP connections SMTP Receive Connectors: Accept SMTP messages from other servers Must use a unique combination of port number, listening IP address, and accepted remote IP addresses Accept SMTP messages from other servers Must use a unique combination of port number, listening IP address, and accepted remote IP addresses SMTP Send Connectors: Send SMTP messages to other servers Are required to send e-mail to any SMTP server Send SMTP messages to other servers Are required to send e-mail to any SMTP server

6. Message Transport Components ComponentDescription Submission queue Stores all messages on disk until processed Store driver Retrieves messages from sender’s Outbox Microsoft Exchange Mail Submission service Notifies a Hub Transport server role in the local Active Directory site when a message is available for retrieval from a sender’s Outbox Pickup directory Submits messages to the Submission queue Categorizer Processes one message at a time from the Submission queue

7. How Messages Are Routed in an Exchange Server Organization 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 Internet Hub Transport server role Mailbox server role Outlook client

8. Lesson 2: Implementing Message Transport Process for Configuring a Hub Transport Server Demonstration: Configuring Hub Transport Servers Discussion: Tools for Monitoring and Troubleshooting Message Transport Demonstration: Troubleshooting Message Transport with Exchange Queue Viewer

9. Process for Configuring Hub Transport Servers To configure Hub Transport servers: Configure server-specific settings Configure authoritative domains and e-mail address policies Configure a postmaster mailbox Configure Internet message flow Configure messaging policies Configure administrative permissions Configure server-specific settings Configure authoritative domains and e-mail address policies Configure a postmaster mailbox Configure Internet message flow Configure messaging policies Configure administrative permissions 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6

10. Demonstration: Configuring Hub Transport Servers Your instructor will demonstrate the: Options at the global and server level Default configuration Options for changing the default configuration for Hub Transport servers Exchange Management Console steps and Exchange Management Shell commands And will discuss how to configure the Hub Transport server in your organization

11. Discussion : Tools for Monitoring and Troubleshooting Message Transport Read the discussion questions Discuss your answers with the class Read the discussion questions Discuss your answers with the class 1 1 2 2

12. Demonstration: Troubleshooting Message Transport with Exchange Queue Viewer Your instructor will demonstrate the: User interface and the Exchange Management Shell commands Types of queues Steps for using Queue Viewer Filter queues And will discuss how to use Queue Viewer

13. Lab: Managing Message Transport and Handling Exercise 1: Troubleshooting Local Message Delivery Exercise 2: Troubleshooting Remote Message Delivery Exercise 3: Troubleshooting Message Transport