IT:Network:Applications

Pre-installation requirements Install Windows Components PowerShell command Installation Update

AD forest functional level is Windows Server 2003 (or higher)

AD Schema Master is running Windows Server 2003 w/SP1 or later

Full installation of Windows Server 2008 w/SP2 or later OR Windows Server 2008 R2 for the Exchange server itself

Target Exchange server is joined to the domain

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Done via PowerShell◦ Server Manager◦ .Net◦ IIS◦ RSAT Administration Tools

These components are for a typicall installation of:

◦ Client Access◦ Hub Transport◦ Mailbox Roles

Minimum required for a single Exchange server installation

1. Import-Module ServerManager2. Add-WindowsFeature NET-

Framework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Metabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-Web-Server,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTP-Activation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy –Restart

Additional Exchange Role services can be found here(Ie, Unified Messaging, Edge Transport):

◦ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb691354.aspx#WS08R2

For the Client Access Server role, you need to set the port sharing service:

◦ Set-Service NetTcpPortSharing -StartupType Automatic

Prep work is finished for a “typical” typical installation

Log onto your target Exchange server as the Domain Administrator

Run setup from the installation media

Option to select are:◦ Install only language from media◦ Start installation◦ Turn on error reporting◦ Leave default name for oganization◦ Determine client settings (Outlook 2003 or no?)

External domain name: http://mail.mydomain.com

Complete installation can take up to 30 minutes depending on your deployment◦ 38 minutes in a virtual machine with limited RAM

After installation completes, return to the setup screen and update the system

Microsoft update will be installed Will automatically install updates for

Exchange 2010

Stay Tuned! More next week