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Skills this practice test covers
- Plan mailbox databases, storage and public folder placement for Exchange Server 2013.
- Configure lagged database copies, and recover data with dial tone restore and item-level recovery.
- Set mailbox permissions such as Full Access, Send As and Send on Behalf.
- Configure Outlook Anywhere, MAPI over HTTP, Outlook Web App policies and ActiveSync.
- Build send and receive connectors, transport rules and anti-spam filtering.
- Configure database availability groups and Datacenter Activation Coordination for site resilience.
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70-341 exam content
4 domains · 11 topics · 168 of 213 questions sorted by domain
Install, Configure, and Manage the Mailbox Role58 questions
This domain covers the server role that holds mailbox databases. Candidates plan storage and mailbox sizing, configure offline address books and public folders, recover data, and set up mail-enabled objects and their permissions.
Skills tested
- Plan mailbox database storage and capacity from user messaging profiles.
- Create offline address books, public folders and hierarchical address lists.
- Recover data with lagged copies, dial tone restore and item-level recovery.
- Configure resource, team, linked and moderated mailboxes and distribution groups.
- Choose between Full Access, Send As and Send on Behalf permissions, and control auto-mapping.
Questions by topic
- Deploy and Manage High Availability Solutions for the Mailbox Role9
- Create and Configure Mail-Enabled Objects10
- Plan the Mailbox Role7
- Configure and Manage the Mailbox Role10
- Manage Mail-Enabled Object Permissions9
- Configure mailbox permissions2
- Configure moderation2
- Configure team mailboxes2
- Storage requirements and capacity planning1
- Determine appropriate backup solution/strategy4
- Configure mailboxes2
Plan, Install, Configure, and Manage Client Access39 questions
Client Access is how Outlook, browsers and mobile devices reach their mailboxes. Candidates plan namespaces, certificates and load balancing, configure client protocols and policies, and troubleshoot failed connections.
Skills tested
- Explain how the Exchange 2013 Client Access server differs from earlier versions.
- Plan namespaces, SSL certificates and layer 4 or layer 7 load balancing.
- Configure Outlook Anywhere, MAPI over HTTP, POP3 and IMAP4.
- Set Outlook Web App and ActiveSync policies, including Allow Block Quarantine for mobile devices.
- Troubleshoot client connections with test cmdlets and the Remote Connectivity Analyzer.
Plan, Install, Configure, and Manage Transport40 questions
Transport moves mail inside the organization and out to the internet. Candidates design mail flow between sites and organizations, configure connectors, accepted domains and transport rules, and filter spam and malware.
Skills tested
- Design inter-site and inter-organization mail flow, including Domain Security with TLS.
- Configure send and receive connectors, accepted domains and email address policies.
- Create transport rules and transport protection rules.
- Set up anti-spam, anti-malware, connection filtering and sender reputation.
- Plan Edge Transport servers and shared namespace scenarios.
Design and Manage an Exchange Infrastructure31 questions
This domain looks at Exchange as part of the wider network. Candidates plan its Active Directory integration, manage workload and performance, and design site resilience with database availability groups.
Skills tested
- Plan the organizational unit (OU) structure, security groups and role-based access control (RBAC) for Exchange.
- Plan for multi-domain and multi-forest Active Directory scenarios.
- Configure workload management and troubleshoot performance problems.
- Configure database availability groups and their networks.
- Run site switchovers and failovers with Datacenter Activation Coordination.
Requirements
- No formal prerequisites.
- Recommended: three or more years of Exchange Server administration.
- Recommended: working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS and Windows Server.
- Recommended: PowerShell scripting, plus network infrastructure and storage experience.
About the 70-341 exam
Senior Exchange administrators take 70-341 to show they can deploy and run the core of an on-premises Exchange Server 2013 organization. It spans four areas: the Mailbox role, Client Access, transport and the wider Exchange infrastructure, including Active Directory and site resilience. Much of the work uses PowerShell cmdlets such as Add-MailboxPermission and Add-MailboxDatabaseCopy. The exam counts toward the MCSE: Messaging certification, which also needs a second, advanced Exchange 2013 exam.
The Mailbox role has the most questions in the PlanetCert practice test, from permissions and moderation to backups and lagged copies. Mail flow and client connectivity problems also get many questions. The explanations help where two features sound alike, such as Send As and Send on Behalf. Flashcard mode suits the cmdlet names, and Brainy AI Assistant can explain how Datacenter Activation Coordination prevents a split-brain database availability group.
How to earn the certification
- Earns
- MCSE: MessagingProfessional
- After
- MS-102 Microsoft 365 Administrator
Microsoft 365 administration, where Exchange skills carry over to Exchange Online.
- MS-102 Microsoft 365 Administrator
How to prepare for 70-341
- 1
Build a two-server Exchange lab
Run Exchange Server 2013 on two Mailbox servers in a test Active Directory domain. A database availability group can then be built, broken and repaired by hand.
- 2
Script the permission tasks
Grant Full Access, Send As and Send on Behalf with Add-MailboxPermission and Add-ADPermission, then check what each user can do in Outlook. Turn auto-mapping off once to see the difference.
- 3
Follow a message end to end
Send mail between two sites and to an outside domain, and note which connector, transport rule and anti-spam agent handles it. Then break a connector and trace the failure.
- 4
Rehearse recovery and failover
Add a lagged copy with Add-MailboxDatabaseCopy, recover a deleted item, run a dial tone restore and switch a database to the second site. Note what Datacenter Activation Coordination changes.
- 5
Finish in Timed Mode
Take the 70-341 practice test in Timed Mode once each domain feels solid. Review every missed client connectivity case, and ask Brainy AI Assistant to explain any cmdlet in an answer.
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Who 70-341 is for
- Senior Exchange administrators responsible for on-premises Exchange Server 2013.
- Messaging architects who design mailbox, transport and high availability layouts.
- Third-level support engineers who troubleshoot mail flow and client connections.
- IT consultants who specialize in messaging systems.
Typical job titles: Exchange administrator · Messaging administrator · Messaging architect · Systems administrator · Infrastructure engineer
70-341 glossary
20 terms from the exam objectives and the vendor's official material, each defined in a sentence.
- Accepted domains
- The email domains that an Exchange organization accepts mail for.
- Allow Block Quarantine (ABQ)
- Rules that decide whether a mobile device may sync with Exchange, is blocked, or waits for an administrator's approval.
- Auto-mapping
- An Exchange feature that adds a mailbox to Outlook automatically when a user gets Full Access to it.
- Client Access Frontend (CAF)
- The Exchange 2013 service that receives client connections and passes them to the right Mailbox server.
- Database Availability Groups (DAG)
- A group of Mailbox servers that keep copies of each other's databases, so mailboxes stay online when one server fails.
- Datacenter Activation Coordination
- A DAG setting that stops databases from mounting in two datacenters at once after a site failure.
- Dial Tone Restore
- A recovery method that gives users an empty mailbox database at once, while the old data is restored in the background.
- Edge Transport
- An Exchange server role placed in the perimeter network to handle internet mail and filter spam.
- Lagged database copies
- Database copies that replay their logs after a set delay, so a recent corruption can be rolled back.
- MAPI over HTTP
- A newer Outlook connection method, added in Exchange 2013 SP1, that replaces RPC over HTTP.
- Offline Address Book (OAB)
- A copy of the address list that Outlook downloads, so users can look up addresses while offline.
- Outlook Anywhere
- A way for Outlook to connect to Exchange over HTTPS by wrapping RPC traffic in HTTP.
- Public Folders
- Shared folders in Exchange where groups store and share mail, calendars and contacts.
- RBAC
- Role-based access control: the Exchange permission model that grants administrative tasks through roles.
- Remote Connectivity Analyzer
- A Microsoft web tool that tests Exchange connections from outside the network, such as Autodiscover and ActiveSync.
- Send As
- A permission that lets one user send mail that appears to come directly from another mailbox.
- Send On Behalf
- A permission that lets a user send mail for another mailbox, with both names shown to the recipient.
- Sender Reputation
- An anti-spam feature that scores senders by their behavior and blocks those that act like spammers.
- Transport rules
- Rules that inspect messages in transit and act on them, such as adding a disclaimer or blocking an attachment.
- Workload management
- Exchange settings that limit how much server capacity users and processes can take, so one load cannot slow the whole server.