CLICK START AND THEN CLICK RUN. IN THE OPEN BOX IN THE RUN DIALOG B...

2. Click Start and then click Run. In the Open box in the Run dialog box,

type c:\tools\fprep.vbs and then press ENTER. The forest prep portion of

Exchange setup will take at least 45 minutes to complete.

Do not click the mouse or press a key on the keyboard while

forest prep is running. Doing so could cause the script to fail. Important

Customization Information

The following tables define the classroom configuration at the completion of

classroom setup. This information is provided to assist you in replicating or

customizing Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courseware.

Note

If a particular configuration component is not listed, use any appropriate

configuration for that component.

Physical Configuration

The following table presents the physical configuration of the classroom.

Component Tested configuration

Instructor computer

Microsoft CTEC 2000 Level 4

hardware level

Student computer

Microsoft CTEC 2000 Level 3

Network cabling All computers connected on the same physical network using

the first network card that is detected by Windows 2000.

Computer setup One instructor computer and one computer for each student.

Students pair up for certain labs and work in per domain

groupings for other labs. Minimum classroom setup requires an

instructor computer in one forest and 4 student computers

installed into a separate forest.

Instructor Computer Operating System and Computer

Configuration

The following table presents the operating system installation and computer

configuration for the instructor computer (London).

Operating system

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server installed into native

and version

mode nwtraders.msft domain.

Service pack Service Pack 1

Partitions C: 2 GB FAT

D: 2 GB NTFS

Installation folder C:\Winnt (Default)

Domain model Multiple forests model

Server role Domain controller

Computer name London, per MOC standard naming conventions

Administrator

Administrator account with a password of password

account and

password

Student Computer Operating System and Computer Configuration

configuration for student computers.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Domain model Multiple forests model

Computer name Student computer names follow MOC standard naming

conventions, and are listed in the Classroom Configuration

section of this guide.

Miscellaneous Disk performance counters are enabled

Exchange 2000 Forest Prep has been completed on all student

domain controllers.

Files copied Exchange 2000 Enterprise installation files are copied to

D:\Exchange

Applications

Outlook 2000 is installed

installed

Word 2000 is installed

Internet Explorer version 5.0 is installed with Internet

Connection Wizard disabled

Windows 2000 Support Tools are installed

Network Protocol Configuration

The following table presents the network protocol configuration for the

instructor computer.

TCP/IP IP address: 192.168.x.200 (where x is the classroom number)

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Default gateway: none

Preferred DNS server: 192.168.x.200 (where x is the classroom

number)

Network Services Configuration

The following table presents the network service configuration for the first

instructor computer (London). The table does not reference network services

that are installed by default, such as the Workstation and Server services.

DHCP Installed and configured with an active scope that includes