step by step installation of Microsoft Exchange 2013

Hello Friends,

i will show you how to setup Microsoft Exchange 2013 server, First of all i would like to show you the Compatibility matrix of MS Exchange 2013 as mentioned below.

Note: Once you install / Prepare AD for MS Exchange 2013 you won't be able to install MS Exchange 2010 or later version.

Operating System Requirement:

Operating system

• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard with SP1
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with SP1
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or later

Operating system for Management Tools (on a computer with 64bit processor)

• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard with SP1
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with SP1
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or later
• 64-bit edition of Windows 8 Release Preview
• 64-bit edition of Windows 7 with SP1

Active Directory Server Requirement:

Schema Master

In each Active Directory site where you plan to install Exchange 2013 Preview, you must have at least one writable domain controller running any of the following:

• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise SP1 or later
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or later
• Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise SP1 or later (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter RTM or later

Schema Master

• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP2 or later (32-bit or 64-bit)

Global Catalog Server

At least one Global Catalog server in every Active Directory site where you are planning to install Exchange Server 2013 Preview on,

• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or later
• Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter RTM or later

Active Directory Forest

• Active Directory must be at Windows Server 2003 forest functionality mode or higher.

Prerequisites for Windows 2008 R2 SP1:

Required Windows roles and features

1. Open Powershell (Open Powershell window with elevated rights by right-clicking it "Run as Administrator") and import server module first with "Import-Module ServerManager" command then install/enable Operating System components as per below;
   
   Client Access and Mailbox role
   Import-Module ServerManager
   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

Required Software

1. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 RC
2. Windows Management Framework 3.0
3. Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit
4. Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack 64 bit
5. Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 64 bit
6. Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB974405 (Windows Identity Foundation)
7. KB2619234 (Enable the Association Cookie/GUID that is used by RPC over HTTP to also be used at the RPC layer in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2)
8. KB2533623 (Insecure library loading could allow remote code execution)

Uninstall Microsoft Visual C++ 11 Beta Redistributable (x64)
(Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Uninstall)

Register ASP.NET with .NET Framework 4.5 in Internet Information Services (IIS)
Open CMD
Run this command:
%SystemDrive%\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -ir -enable

Restart the IIS services:
IISReset

Windows Server 2012 prerequisites

1. Open Powershell (Open Powershell window with elevated rights by right-clicking it "Run as Administrator") and import server module first with "Import-Module ServerManager" command then install/enable Operating System components as per below;
   
   Client Access and Mailbox role
   Import-Module ServerManager
   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

Required Software

1. Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit
2. Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack 64 bit
3. Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 64 bit

Uninstall Microsoft Visual C++ 11 Beta Redistributable (x64)
(Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Uninstall)

Prepare Schema and AD

Prepare the Active Directory Schema to install Exchange Server 2013 (basically this will extend the schema). You will have to insert the Exchange Server 2013 RTM DVD (Media Kit)

– Assumption, DVD ROM drive letter is D:\ and Exchange Server Installation Setup path is D:\Setup.exe –

• Open PowerShell or CMD in admin mode

D:\Setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

Or

D:\Setup.exe /PS /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

• Now that the Schema is being prepared, we will have to move on to the next step and prepare the Active Directory Topolgy.

Before you run this command you should have your Exchange Server 2013 Organization name

D:\Setup.exe /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:<name> /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

Or

D:\Setup.exe /PAD /OrganizationName:<name> /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

Now that the Schema and the AD are prepared,

Run the Exchange Server Setup from the DVD (Run as Administrator)

 

It will request to check for updates, select Connect to the internet and check for updates and click next

 

 

necessary updates will be downloaded , in my case there was no updates

 

 

Files are being copied to install Exchange Server 2013

 

 

Initializing the Exchange Server 2013 Setup

 

 

Gives and Introduction to the Exchange Server 2013, upon reading click next 

 

Accept the License Agreement (you are supposed to read this) and click next

 

 

I will have left the default setting of selecting the “Use Recommended Settings” option and click next

 

 

The Server roles that are to be installed select and click next. Notice that Exchange Server 2013 does not contain all the server roles that were introduced in Exchange 2007 and 2010. It has been reduced to 2 now (to read more click here)

 

 

The path of the installation and the required space for the installation. click next upon making the changes

 

 

Malware Protection Settings – I am leaving it on – default setting and click next

 

 

Readiness check – whether your server is ready for Exchange 2013, click install once done

 

 

Installation begins and it has 14 steps. It will take some time

 

 

Setup completion, read and click finish.

 

 

Exchange Server 2013 program shortcuts on Windows Server 2012. Note that the Exchange Management Console (EMC) is no where to be seen. This is because the traditional EMC is being moved to a web interface

https://servername/owa

Log in page for the Web Based Exchange Admin center (Equivalent to EMC). login using your admin credentials

Log in to the Exchange Control Panel.

https://<Exchange Server FQDN/IP>/ecp
https://localhost/ecp