Here we are with a new series of articles related to Exchange 2016 deployment touching the most important steps during first installation and configurations. Due to the number of screenshots and different topics this series has been divided with different posts covering:
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Exchange 2016: Install on a Windows Server 2012 R2
Exchange 2016: Install on a Windows Server 2012 R2
Before installing Exchange 2016 it is necessary to run some preliminary steps which will help preparing and extending the Active Directory Schema. In my case for this lab installation I will be pointing to a Domain Controller based on Windows Server 2012 R2 after a migration from a Windows Server 2008. Even though it was not strictly necessary I also raised the Domain Functional Level from 2008 to 2012R2. The minimum level supported for AD functional level is 2003.
There are also other prerequisites pertinent to Active Directory preparation which include:
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.NET 4.5.2
Link to download .NET 4.5.2
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RSAT Tool
Install the required Roles and Features with PowerShell
Install-WindowsFeature AS-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface, RSAT-Clustering-Mgmt, RSAT-Clustering-PowerShell, Web-Mgmt-Console, WAS-Process-Model, Web-Asp-Net45, Web-Basic-Auth, Web-Client-Auth, Web-Digest-Auth, Web-Dir-Browsing, Web-Dyn-Compression, Web-Http-Errors, Web-Http-Logging, Web-Http-Redirect, Web-Http-Tracing, Web-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter, Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console, Web-Metabase, Web-Mgmt-Console, Web-Mgmt-Service, Web-Net-Ext45, Web-Request-Monitor, Web-Server, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Static-Content, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-WMI, Windows-Identity-Foundation
Install the UCM API core 4.0
Link to download Unified Communication Managed API Core 4.0
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)
Install-WindowsFeature ADLDS
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Extend the Active Directory Schema
Setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
Prepare Active Directory
Setup.exe /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:”” /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
Prepare Domains
Setup.exe /PrepareAllDomains /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
At this point we are ready with the installation of Exchange Mailbox server role just using the setup.exe in the downloaded image
Once the setup is concluded we can now access the Exchange Control Panel page (ECP) by visiting the default address https://exchange-FQDN-name/ecp
The default mailbox for the user running the install has been created
This concludes the first part of the series of articles dedicated to Exchange 2016 deployment
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