Installing Exchange Server 2013

Prepare Active Directory and domains

To prepare the active Directory and the Domains for Exchange 2013, follow the following steps. To execute the commands, the commands should be run using the Schema Admins group and the Enterprise Admins group membership.

1.    Mount/Navigate to the Exchange Server 2013 Preview Installation Media

2.    Open up a Command Prompt session and type the following command followed by an ENTER.

setup /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms 1.    Once the execution completes, run the below command followed by an ENTER. setup /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:<organization name> /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

The prerequisites that are needed to install Exchange 2013 on a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 computer depends on which Exchange roles you want to install. In this lab we will be installing Exchange Server 2013 on windows server 2008 R2 Sp1 64 bit Enterprise Edition.we will install both the Mailbox and Client Access server roles on the same computer.Make sure that the functional level of your forest is at least Windows Server 2003, and that the schema master is running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or later.Read more about Exchange 2013 prerequisiteshere.

1) Open Windows PowerShell.

2) Run the command Import-Module ServerManager to import server manager module.

3) Run the below command to install windows components.

3 Exchange Server 2013 preview Server role prerequisite installation.

The prerequisites for Exchange 2013 preview varies on the facts of the Exchange host server operating system as well as the server role which will be associated with it. The section describes the installation of Exchange 2013 on a server containing Windows Server 2012 Operating System.

3.1 Windows Server 2012 prerequisites for Mailbox Server Role

The following section instructs the prerequisite installation that should be performed in a server running a standalone Exchange 2013 server with the Mailbox Server Role.

1.    Open a Windows PowerShell session by navigating to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Windows PowerShell.

2.    Run the following command to install the required Windows components.

Install-WindowsFeature AS-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, 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

1.    After installing the required server roles and features, Download and Install the Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit software.

2.    For Exchange Server 2013 preview, Microsoft Visual C++ 11 beta redistributable (x64) component should be removed from the system. To do that navigate to Control Panel > Program and Features.

3.    Select Visual C++ 11 Beta Redistributable (x64) – 11.0.50531 component from the program list and click Uninstall.

4.    In the Microsoft Visual C++ 11 Beta setup, click Uninstall.

5.    Click close once the uninstallation wizard completes.

6.    Download and Install the Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack 64 bit software.

7.    Download and Install the Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 64 bit.

3.2   Windows Server 2012 prerequisites for Client Access Server role

The following section instructs the prerequisite installation that should be performed in a server running a standalone Exchange 2013 server with the Client Access Server Role.

1.    Open a Windows PowerShell session by navigating to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Windows PowerShell.

2.    Run the following command to install the required Windows components.

Install-WindowsFeature AS-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, 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

1.    After installing the required server roles and features, Download and Install the Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit software.

3.3    Windows Server 2012 prerequisites for standalone Mailbox Server Role or Mailbox and Client Access Server role

The following section instructs the prerequisite installation that should be performed in a server running a standalone Exchange 2013 server with either a standalone installation of the Mailbox Server Role or a server that will host both the Mailbox and Client Access Server Role collocated.

1.    Open a Windows PowerShell session by navigating to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Windows PowerShell.

2.    Run the following command to install the required Windows components.

Install-WindowsFeature AS-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, 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

Add-WindowsFeature Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework, NET-HTTP-Activation, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, RSAT-Web-Server, WAS-Process-Model, Web-Asp-Net, 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-Ext, Web-Request-Monitor, Web-Server, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Static-Content, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-WMI

Now once you have completed the above steps install the following softwares.

4) Download and Install Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5.

5) Download and Install Windows Management Framework 3.0 (Computer must be restarted after installing this update)

6) Download and Install Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit

7) Download and Install Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack 64 bit

8) Download and Install Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 64 bit

9) Download and Install Windows Identity Foundation

10) Download and Install KB2619234(Computer must be restarted after installing this update)

11) Download and Install KB2533623(Computer must be restarted after installing this update)

Note:- The hotfix may already be installed if you’ve configured Windows Update to install security updates on your computer.

Once the prerequisites are installed, we will now start the Exchange Server 2013 setup. The Exchange Server 2013 can be downloaded fromMicrosoft site. Run the setup.exe.

The first screen asks for checking the latest updates from Microsoft. Click on Don’t check the updates right now and click Next.

Then it is next next until finish