MSCV Microsoft for Cisco Voice 1.0 Live Learning

Microsoft for Cisco Voice (MSCV) 1.0

Overview/Description

Cisco specifically designed the Microsoft for Cisco Voice (MSCV) 1.0 course to provide students with the necessary background knowledge in the various Microsoft technologies that will be required before entering the Cisco Voice training on either Cisco CallManager or Unity. While this course does not prepare students for Microsoft certification, our expert instructors effectively introduce Cisco partners and customers to the subset of features that interact with the Cisco Voice family of products including Windows 2000, Active Directory, SQL Server and Exchange.

Target Audience

The Microsoft for Cisco Voice course is intended for all Cisco partners and customers working with CallManager and Unity products.

Prerequisites

Students should possess a working knowledge of the installation, configuration, and use of the end user desktop environment in a networked configuration. Students should also possess a basic comprehension of enterprise messaging, as well as DHCP, WINS, and Internet Protocol (IP) subnetting and routing.

Included Labs

• Installing Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Installing Active Directory
• Creating a New User Account
• Creating a Group Policy
• Installing SQL
• Preparing to Install Microsoft Exchange 2000
• Installing Exchange 2000
• Creating a New User Account

Outline

Chapter 1: Active Directory Components

• 1-16 Domain

Chapter 2: Installation of Active Directory

• 2-53 New Installations
• Installing Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Installing Active Directory

Chapter 3: Replication

• 3-88 Replication

Chapter 4: Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO)

• 4-104 Demo: FSMO Roles

Chapter 5: Management Tools

• 5-126 Demo: Built-in

Chapter 6: Users and Groups

• 6-148 Accounts
• 6-156 Demo: Groups - Local
• Creating a New User Account

Chapter 7: Security

• 7-174 Demo: Rights

Chapter 8: Active Directory Disaster Recovery

• 8-206 Demo: System State Data

Chapter 9: Group Policy

• 9-224 Definition
• Creating a Group Policy

Chapter 10: Networking Services

• 10-250 Demo: DNS

Chapter 11: SQL Databases

• 11-267 What is a Database
• Installing SQL

Chapter 12: Overview of Exchange

• 12-296 Collaborative Systems

Chapter 13: Installation of Exchange 2000

• 13-312 Forest Prep
• Preparing to Install Microsoft Exchange 2000
• Installing Exchange 2000
• Creating a New User Account

Chapter 14: Administration of Exchange 2000

• 14-332 Demo: Administrative Tool

Chapter 15: Windows 2000 with Exchange 5.5

• 15-354 Active Directory Connector

Chapter 16: Coexistence of Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000

• 16-364 Configuration and Messaging Coexistence

Objectives

• Explain the Microsoft technology requirements for a successful deployment of CallManager and/or Unity
• Comprehend the migration strategy of existing Windows NT environments to Active Directory
• Understand the integral relationship of Forests, Trees, Domains, Schemas, Global Catalogs, Sites, and other Active Directory objects and their affect on CallManager and Unity
• Explain how the Active Directory design impacts the decision for a Unified Messaging and Voice
  Mail-Only deployment of Unity
• Explore the security issues around deploying Cisco voice products as well as linking them with account information from Active Directory
• Understand the role of SQL Server and the replication process of the SQL Publisher and Subscribers
• Manage Exchange information stores and mailboxes
• Understand when to use the Internet Voice Connector (IVC)