Deploying an Exchange Hybrid Environment (Office 365) Training

    This unique Deploying an Exchange Hybrid Environment (Office 365) Training course is for delegates who are interested in both learning and getting hands on experience of deploying an Exchange Hybrid Configuration

    Courses run on a regular basis – contact us via microsoft@optimuslearningservices.com or call 0845 519 7408 for dates and prices.

    With the continued growth of companies with both On Premise Exchange environments and Office 365 Exchange Online, many companies are deploying a Unified Exchange Environment between both platforms for rich coexistence. Benefits of a hybrid environment include:

    • Exchange Online users and on-premises users can share free/busy calendar
    • Secure mail routing between on-premises and Exchange Online organizations
    • Administrators can use powerful and familiar Exchange management tools to move users to Exchange Online.
    • OWA redirection allows for redirection from the on-premises environment to the Office 365 Outlook Web App environment.
    • MailTips, out-of-office messages, and similar features understand that Office 365 and on-premises users are part of the same organization.
    • Delivery reports and multi-mailbox search work with users who are on-premises and those working in Exchange Online.
    • Authentication headers are preserved during cross-premises mail flow. So, all mail looks and feels like it is internal to the company (for example, recipient names resolve in the GAL).
    • With the help of Directory Synchronization you get Unified GAL
    • If necessary, administrators can easily move mailboxes back to the on-premises Exchange environment
    • Cloud-based message archiving for on-premises Exchange mailboxes
    • Administrators do not have to manually reconfigure Outlook profiles or resynchronize .OST files after they move users’ mailboxes

    Prerequisites 

    Delegates should meet the following pre-requisites:

    • A familiarity with Messaging basic concepts, e.g. SMTP, messaging Connectors, mailboxes, public folders
    • A familiarity with the Exchange Admin Center (either On Premise or Office 365)
    • A familiarity with concepts of Cloud environments and Office 365
    • A knowledge and understanding of basic networking concepts, e.g. TCP/IP, DNS name resolution
    • A knowledge and understanding of basic Powershell concepts and command structure.

    If Students do not have this knowledge, they can obtain the skills for free by watching the following videos from Microsoft MVA:

    Deploying and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 – Just Module 1
    https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/core-solutions-of-exchange-server-2013-jump-start-8250?l=5DuWjPKy_504984382
    Managing Exchange Server 2013 Using EAC, PowerShell, & RBAC
    https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/managing-exchange-server-2013-using-eac-powershell-rbac-8908?l=7akc7kB3_5904984382
    Exchange Server 2013: Configuring and Managing Recipients, Public Folders
    https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/exchange-server-2013-configuring-and-managing-recipients-public-folders-and-mailbox-servers-11273?l=fa0L27OBB_101937548

    Delegates will learn how to: 

    In this hands on  Deploying an Exchange Hybrid Environment (Office 365) Training course delegates will:

    • Understand the requirements, functionality and benefits of an Exchange Hybrid Configuration
    • Build their own Exchange On-Premise Environment
    • Sign up for a free trial Exchange Online Environment
    • Deploy Azure AD Connect for Directory Synchronization
    • Use the Hybrid Configuration Wizard to deploy a hybrid environment
    • Examine mail flow options in a Hybrid Configuration
    • Migrate Mailboxes and Public Folder Contents
    • Deploy ADFS for Single Sign On (SSO)

    Deploying an Exchange Hybrid Environment (Office 365) training outline

    Introduction – Introduction Hybrid Deployments Overview
    This module reviews the concepts, functionality and benefits of an Exchange Hybrid environment along with looking at an example of a Hybrid Deployment. The objectives and setup of the course environment is explained

    Module 1 – Preparing to Install Exchange 2013/2016
    This module looks at the pre-requisites for a successful Exchange installation, with specific reference to hybrid deployments

    • Lab 1 – Preparing to Install Exchange

    Module 2 – Installing Exchange 2013/2016
    In this module uses the Microsoft Exchange Server 2013/2016 Setup wizard to install the Exchange 2013/2016 Mailbox and Client Access roles on a server.

    Module 3 – Configure SSL Certificates for Exchange 2013/2016
    This module examines SSL requirements to enable each Exchange organization to trust the identity of the other in the two-way trust relationship.

    • Lab 3 – Configure SSL Certificates for Exchange 2013/2016

    Module 4 – Configuring Required Internal and External DNS Records for Exchange 2013/2016
    This module configures the required DNS records in both internal DNS zones and on the public facing DNS zone on the external provider’s website

    • Lab 4 – Configuring Required Internal and External DNS Records for Exchange 2013/2016

    Module 5 – Creating a Public Folder Hierarchy in Exchange 2013/2016 and Creating OUs, Users, Mailboxes, and Public Folders
    This module reviews the change in architecture of public folders and builds a Public Folder hierarchy in order to see hybrid functionality in later modules. In addition Active Directory OU’s and Users are created for later hybrid configuration

    • Lab 5a – Creating a Public Folder Hierarchy in Exchange 2013/2016
    • Lab 5b – Creating OUs, Users, Mailboxes, and Public Folders in Exchange 2013/2016

    Module 6 – Signing Up for an Office 365 Enterprise E3 Trial
    This module involves signing up for an E3 Office 365 trial for the Hybrid configuration

    • Lab 6 – Signing Up for an Office 365 Enterprise E3 Trial

    Module 7 – Adding the On-Premises AD Domain to the O365 Tenant
    In this module in order to facilitate directory synchronization readiness and the hybrid configuration tasks, the on-premises Active Directory domain is added to the Office 365 tenant using the Office 365 admin centre portal.

    • Lab 7 – Adding the On-Premises AD Domain to the O365 Tenant

    Module 8 – Configuring Directory Synchronization for a Hybrid Exchange 2013/2016 Environment
    This module looks at the functionality and deployment of the Azure AD Connect tool for directory Synchronisation

    • Lab 8 – Configuring Directory Synchronization for a Hybrid Exchange 2013/2016 Environment

    Module 9 – Examining the Mail Flow Options for a Hybrid Exchange Environment
    This module looks at the mail flow options available and configuration steps in a Hybrid Configuration

    Module 10 – Configuring the Hybrid Configuration Wizard for a Hybrid Exchange 2013/2016 Environment
    This module looks at the pre-requisites, functionality and deployment of the Hybrid Configuration Wizard

    Lab 10 – Configuring the Hybrid Configuration Wizard for a Hybrid Exchange 2013/2016 Environment

    Module 11 – Verifying the Hybrid Configuration Settings in the On-Premises Exchange 2013/2016 Environment
    This module looks at various ways to confirm Hybrid Configuration is correctly deployed via the on-premise Exchange environment

    • Lab 11 – Verifying the Hybrid Configuration Settings in the On-Premises Exchange 2013/2016 Environment

    Module 12 – Verifying the Hybrid Configuration Settings in the Exchange Online Environment
    This module looks at various ways to confirm Hybrid Configuration is correctly deployed via the Office 365 Exchange Online environment

    • Lab 12 – Verifying the Hybrid Configuration Settings in the Exchange Online Environment

    Module 13 – Migrating and Managing Mailboxes
    This module looks at on-boarding Mailboxes to Exchange Online

    • Lab 13 – Migrating and Managing Mailboxes

    Module 14 – Configuring On-Premises Public Folder Access in Exchange Online
    This module looks at public folder hosting options in a Hybrid configuration and Public Folder Migration to Exchange Online

    • Lab 14 – Configuring On-Premises Public Folder Access in Exchange Online

    Appendix: Azure Hybrid setup

    Deploying an Exchange Hybrid Environment (Office 365) training courses run on a regular basis – contact us via microsoft@optimuslearningservices.com or call 0845 519 7408 for dates and prices.