Step by Step Guide for Installing Exchange Server 2013.
The following section describes a step-by-step guide for the
installation of Microsoft® Exchange Server 2013 Preview.
The installation considers a single server deployment of
Exchange Server 2013 with the Mailbox and Client Access Server roles
collocated.
Operating System Windows Server 2012
Forest Functional Level Windows
Server 2012
Domain Functional Level Windows
Server 2012
Exchange Server 2013
Operating System Windows Server 2012
Associated Server Roles
Mailbox Server Role
Client Access Server Role
2 Active Directory Preparation
The first task in the
installation of any version of Exchange is to prepare the Active Directory
environment where the Exchange Server will be placed.
However, prior to the
preparation, it should be checked against the following Network and Directory
Server requirements;
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Component
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Operating System
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The schema master must be running
any of the following:
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Windows Server 2012
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Windows Server 2008 R2
Standard/Enterprise
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Windows Server 2008
Standard/Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
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Windows Server 2003 Standard
Edition with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later (32-bit or 64-bit)
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Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
Edition with SP2 or later (32-bit or 64-bit)
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Each Active Directory site should
have at least one global catalog server running any of the following:
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Windows Server 2012
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or
Enterprise
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Windows Server 2008 Standard or
Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
RTM or leter
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Windows Server 2008
Standard/Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter RTM
or later
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Active Directory forest
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Windows Server 2003 forest
functionality mode or higher
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Once the above
requirements are verified for consistency, proceed with the following
preparation tasks on the server/computer which will be used to prepare the
Active Directory using the Exchange Server 2013 Preview Active Directory
Prepare module.
Please note that .Net
Framework 4.5 and Windows Management Framework 3.0 are already included and is
not required for download or installed with Windows Server 2012 therefore
skipping steps 1 and 2.
3.
Open a Windows PowerShell session by navigating to Start
> All Programs > Accessories > Windows PowerShell and
enter the following command;
Install-WindowsFeature
RSAT-ADDS
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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
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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.
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
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.
4 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:
5 Install Exchange Server 2013
If you’re installing the
first Exchange 2013 Preview server in the organization, and the Active
Directory preparation steps have not been performed, the account you use must
have membership in the Enterprise Administrators group. If you haven’t
previously prepared the Active Directory Schema, the account must also be a
member of the Schema Admins group.
1.
Mount/Navigate to the Exchange Server 2013 Preview Installation
Media.
2.
Start Exchange 2013 Preview Setup by
double-clicking Setup.exe
3.
On the Check for Updates page, select whether you want Setup to
connect to the Internet and download product and security updates for Exchange
2013 Preview and click Next.
4.
Once the setup is finished copying files on the Copying File
page, click Next.
5.
The Introduction page gives additional guidance for the
installation procedure. Review the content and Click next to continue.
6.
On the License Agreement page, review the terms. If you agree to
the terms, select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click
next.
7.
On the Error Reporting page, select whether you want to enable
or disable the Exchange Error Reporting feature, and then click next.
8.
On the Checking Required Software page, wait for the Setup to
verify for prerequisite software checking to finish. If any applications are
listed, install them and then run Setup again. If all required software is
found, click next to continue.
9.
On the Server Role Selection page, choose whether to install the
Mailbox role, the Client Access role or both roles on the server. For this guide
both server roles were installed.
10.
On the Installation Space and Location page, either accept the
default installation location or click Browse to choose a new location with
adequate storage space.
11.
One of the new features of Exchange 2013 preview is the Malware
Protection. If installing the Mailbox role a Malware Protection Settings
page will appear. Choose whether to enable or disable malware scanning and
click Next.
12.
If installing the Client Access server role, on the Configure
Client Access Server external domain page, choose an option to suite your
deployment. If selecting ‘This Client Access server will be Internet-facing if
the Client Access server you’re installing will be accessible from the Internet’.
Enter a domain name to use to configure your Client Access servers. If not,
keep the space blank and click Next to proceed.
13.
On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, choose an
appropriate option, and then click Next to proceed.
14.
On the Readiness Checks page, view the status to determine if
the organization and server role prerequisite checks
completed successfully.If unsuccessful, perform the required tasks
and click Back, and Next to run the Readiness check again.If successful,
click Next to proceed.
15.
The installation will be performed.
16.
Once the setup completes the installation, on the Completion
page, click Complete.
17.
Restart the computer after Exchange 2013 Preview has completed.
6 Review Exchange Installation
Once all the above tasks
are performed, proceed with the below steps to verify the installation using
the Exchange 2013 Administrative Center and PowerShell.
One of the cool and new
feature of of Exchange 2013 is the all new ‘Exchange Admin Center’. The
Exchange Administration Center (EAC) is the web-based management console in
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Preview that allows for ease of use and is
optimized for on-premises, online, or hybrid Exchange deployments. The EAC
replaces the Exchange Management Console (EMC) and the Exchange Control Panel
(ECP), which were the two interfaces that were used to manage Exchange Server
2010.
To navigate to the
Exchange Admin Center;
1.
Open the web browser.
2.
Navigate to the bellow URL.
https://server name /ECP
https://server name /ECP
3.
Enter your username and password in Domain\user name and
Password and then click sign in.
4.
Review the tabs and sections in the new Admin Center.
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