After completing Exchange Server 5.5: Monitoring, the user should be able to:

	Use Performance Monitor to track Exchange Server performance
	Explain Performance Monitor alerts and counters
	Create and use link monitors
	Use a server monitor
	Install SNMP (simple network management protocol) and use it to monitor performance
	Optimize Exchange design
	Use Performance Optimizer

Monitoring with Performance Monitor

	Monitoring the organization
	Monitoring with Performance Monitor
	Using Performance Monitor
	Performance Monitor workspace files

Performance Monitor Counters and Alerts

	Other Performance Monitor counters
	Performance Monitor alerts

Creating a Link Monitor

	Managing connectivity
	Link monitors
	Creating monitors

Using the Link Monitor

	Configuring a link monitor
	Starting the link monitor

Using the Server Monitor

	Configuring a server monitor
	Starting the server monitor

Monitoring Performance with SNMP

	Simple Network Management Protocol
	SNMP authentication

Installing SNMP for Exchange

	Installing and configuring the agent
	Installing the MADMAN MIB
	Using the Manager utilities

Optimizing Exchange Design

	Number of sites and site boundaries
	Intersite communications
	Amount of bandwidth

Optimizing Individual Exchange Servers

	Disk subsystem
	Network subsystem
	Memory subsystem
	Processor subsystem

Using Performance Optimizer

	Running Performance Optimizer
	Reasons to run Optimizer

This course is distributed with:

	Exercises that allow users to practice with Exchange Server 5.5
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to Exchange Server 5.5
	An Exchange Server 5.5 glossary