Installing Exchange 2016

đź’ˇWindows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1

https://www.prajwaldesai.com/step-by-step-guide-to-install-exchange-server-2016/

Install-WindowsFeature 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, RSAT-ADDS

download exchange iso https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=102896

download .net 4.8 https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net48-web-installer

reboot

mount iso, cd E:

run this on the domain controller

.\\Setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms ; .\\Setup.exe /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:"Testing Corp" /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms ; .\\Setup.exe /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /PrepareDomain

run the exe on the exchange server host

  1. dont check for updates
  2. do nut use recommended settings
  3. mailbox role, and automatically install windows server roles and features …
  4. disable malware scanning
  5. install the missing stuff from the readiness check
  6. https://dc01.test.local/ECP
    1. if not enabled, activate “Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology” service or all of them Get-Service *Exchange* | Start-Service

***https://exchangeServerFQDN/ECP***

Installing Exchange 2019

đź’ˇdownload iso and mount (make sure exchange 2019 and CU 12+ if on server 2022)