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Microsoft 070-345 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 |
| Exam Number: | 70-345 |
| Available Languages: | Japanese, English, Korean, French, German, Chinese (Simplified) |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD (varies by country) |
| Exam Format: | Case studies, Drag and drop, Multiple choice, Best answer selection |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Related Certifications: | MCSA: Windows Server 2012 MCSE: Messaging |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Exam retired (no longer available) |
| Exam Duration: | 150-170 |
| Passing Score: | 700/1000 |
| Recommended Training: | Course 20345-2: Advanced Exchange Server 2016 Deployment and Management Course 20345-1: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Microsoft Learn Exchange Server 2016 training |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Microsoft Exams Microsoft Certification Dashboard |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Onsite or online proctored exam via Pearson VUE |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: MCSA: Windows Server 2012 or equivalent experience with Windows Server and Active Directory |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/70-345 |
Microsoft 070-345 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
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| High Availability and Disaster Recovery | - Mailbox high availability
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| Configure Message Transport | - Mail flow design
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| Plan and Deploy Exchange Server 2016 | - Exchange Server architecture design
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| Security and Compliance | - Messaging security
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| Monitoring and Troubleshooting | - Exchange monitoring tools
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| Manage Client Access Services | - Client connectivity configuration
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| Manage Mailbox Services | - Mailbox database design
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070-345 (Microsoft) Exam FAQs: What Candidates Ask Most
Microsoft Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 is an official Microsoft exam, registered under the code 070-345. A passing score earns you the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Messaging certification, positioned at the Professional level. The credential also connects to MCSA: Windows Server 2012, MCSE: Messaging, so it can anchor a broader certification path. Because Microsoft designs its exams around real job tasks, holding this certification signals practical skill rather than memorized theory.
Candidates face 40-60 questions inside a 150-170 window on the Microsoft Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 exam. That ratio leaves little slack, which is why pacing deserves as much practice as the content itself. Learn to budget your minutes, park stubborn questions instead of wrestling them, and rehearse under a real clock: a few timed runs in the ActualCollection test engine will make the official time limit feel routine rather than threatening.
The passing bar for Microsoft Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 is set at 700/1000, and registering for the exam officially costs $165 USD (varies by country). There is no reduced price for a second try: fail, and you pay $165 USD (varies by country) in full again. That makes honest self-testing the cheapest insurance available, so hold off on booking until your ActualCollection practice scores sit clearly above the passing line, attempt after attempt.
Recommended: MCSA: Windows Server 2012 or equivalent experience with Windows Server and Active Directory
Vendor policies are revised from time to time, so double-check the eligibility details before registering on the official exam page.
Sign-up for the Microsoft Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 exam is handled through the official registration channels listed here.
One practical detail: the exam is delivered Onsite or online proctored exam via Pearson VUE, so plan your logistics accordingly.
Microsoft recommends the following training resources for candidates working toward Microsoft Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016.
- Microsoft Learn Exchange Server 2016 training
- Course 20345-1: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
- Course 20345-2: Advanced Exchange Server 2016 Deployment and Management
Training gives you the theory, but repetition locks it in. Pair any course with the 168 practice questions in the ActualCollection 070-345 package and you will know exactly how each topic shows up on exam day.
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Microsoft Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 is divided into 7 official domains. Among the headline areas are High Availability and Disaster Recovery, Configure Message Transport, and Manage Mailbox Services. Scroll up to the exam topics section for the full breakdown, and use it as a checklist: any line you cannot confidently explain deserves another round of practice.
Microsoft Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Sample Questions:
You have an Exchange Server 2016 organization named Contoso.
You create an organization relationship with a partner's Exchange Server organization named Fabrikam. The users in Fabrikam can view the free/busy information of all the users in Contoso.
You need to ensure that the users in Fabrikam can view the custom Mail Tips configured in Contoso.
What command should you run in Contoso? To answer select the appropriate options in the answer area

Explanation
You need to meet the connectivity requirement for the Exchange ActiveSync clients after the planned upgrade.
What should you do?
- A. Modify the EdgeTransport.exe.config.file.
- B. Run theSet-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicycmdlet
- C. Run theSet-TransportConfigcmdlet.
- D. Modify the Web.config file.
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You deploy a server named ex01 .contoso.com that has Exchange Server 2016 installed.
You need to ensure that when users connect to the URL of http://ex01.contoso.com. thev access Outlook on the web over a secure connection.
How should you configure the Default Web Site? To answer, select appropriate options in the selected area.

Explanation
Your company has an Exchange Server 2016 Organization. The Organization contains three servers and 2000 mailboxes.
The company's compliance policy has the following requirements:
* A compliance officer named OfficerAdmin must be able to search all of the mailboxes for email messages that contain specific Keywords.
* OfficerAdmin must be able to read all of the email messages that contains specific keywords.
* OfficerAdmin must be able to prevent specific users from deleting email messages that contain specific keywords.
You need to identify which management roles must be assigned to OfficerAdmin to meet the requirements.
Which management role group should you identify for each requirement?

Explanation
You need to ensure that members of a group named Relecloudadmins can create user accounts and mailboxes for new employees after the planned upgrade. What should you do first?
- A. Run theNew-ManagementRolecmdlet.
- B. Run theNew-ManagementRoleAssignmentcmc] e:
- C. Run setup.exe and specify the/PrepareDoma/nparameter.
- D. Run setup.exe and specify the/prepareADparameter.
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