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
Install Microsoft Office Converter:Microsoft Filter Pack ◦ spx?FamilyID=60c92a37-719c-4077-b5c6- cac34f4227cc&displaylang=en spx?FamilyID=60c92a37-719c-4077-b5c6- cac34f4227cc&displaylang=en 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 ServerManager 2. 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): ◦ us/library/bb aspx#WS08R2 us/library/bb 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:
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