Exam Essentials

Understand the relationship between each backup type and the committed transaction logs.

A properly configured and executed backup will cause committed transaction logs to be purged from the Exchange server. It ‚ s important that you understand each of the five backup types and how they interact with Exchange Server 2003.

Know what ‚ s new in Exchange Server 2003. New features are almost always popular exam questions; thus you should take the time to ensure that you understand the recovery storage group and Volume Shadow Copies.

Know which restoration methods you have available. In previous versions of Exchange, you had only two choices for restoration: restore in place or restore to the alternate recovery forest. In Exchange Server 2003, you have the ability to use the recovery storage group for restoration with decreased mailbox store downtime. Of course, the recovery storage group is not the perfect answer for every solution, so you will do well to understand the caveats associated with each of the three methods and use this knowledge to make your disaster recovery plans.