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By Henry Hazot

1 Operating System Support for

Exchange Server 2013For a successful Exchange server 2013 installation, the following list of supported

operating systems should be considered;

Component Operating System

Mailbox and/or Client Access

Server Role

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise

with Service Pack 1

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or later

Management Tools

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise with

SP1

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or leter

Windows 8 Release 64-bit edition

Windows 7 64-bit edition with SP1

2 Active Directory PreparationThe 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;

Component Operating System

The schema master must be running

any of the following:

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008 R2

Standard/Enterprise

Windows Server 2008

Standard/Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)


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Windows Server 2003 Standard Editionwith 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)

Each Active Directory site should have

at least one global catalog server

running any of the following:

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or

Enterprise

Windows Server 2008 Standard or

Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter

RTM or leter

Windows Server 2008

Standard/Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter RTM or

later

Active Directory forestWindows Server 2003 forest functionality

mode or higher

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 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.

1. Download and Install Microsoft .Net Framework 4.52. Download and Install Windows Management Framework 3.0
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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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3 Exchange Server 2013 Server role

prerequisite installation.The prerequisites for Exchange 2013 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 MailboxServer RoleThe 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-gmt-Console, WAS-Process-Model, Web-Asp-Net45, Web-Basic-Auth, Web-Client-Auth, Web-Digest-Auth, Web-Dir-Browsing, Web-Dyn-Compression,eb-Http-Errors, Web-Http-Logging, Web-Http-Redirect, Web-Http-Tracing, Web-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter, Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console, Web-etabase, 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 Installthe Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit

software.

2. For Exchange Server 2013, 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 fromthe 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 ClientAccess Server roleThe 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.
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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


software.3.3 Windows Server 2012 prerequisites for standaloneMailbox Server Role or Mailbox and Client Access ServerroleThe 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.


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,eb-Basic-Auth, Web-Client-Auth, Web-Digest-Auth,eb-Dir-Browsing, Web-Dyn-Compression, Web-Http-Errors, Web-Http-Logging, Web-Http-Redirect, Web-Http-Tracing,eb-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter, Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console, Web-Metabase,eb-Mgmt-Console, Web-Mgmt-Service, Web-Net-Ext45,eb-Request-Monitor, Web-Server, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Static-Content, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-WMI, Windows-Identity-Foundation
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software.

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

3. Select Visual C++ 11 Beta Redistributable (x64) 11.0.50531 component fromthe 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.
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7. Download and Install the Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 64 bit.

4 Prepare Active Directory and domainsTo 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 Installation Media2. Open up a Command Prompt session and type the following command

followed by an ENTER.

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


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5 Install Exchange Server 2013If youre installing the first Exchange 2013 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 havent 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 Installation Media.2. Start Exchange 2013 Setup by double-clicking Setup.exe3. 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


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Preview and click Next.


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4. Once the setup is finished copying files on the Copying File page, click Next.


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5. The Introduction page gives additional guidance for the installation procedure.Review the content and Click next to continue.


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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.


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7. On the Error Reporting page, select whether you want to enable or disable theExchange Error Reporting feature, and then click next.

8. On the Checking Required Software page, wait for the Setup to verify forprerequisite software checking to finish. If any applications are listed, installthem and then run Setup again. If all required software is found, click next to


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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


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roles were installed.

10.On the Installation Space and Location page, either accept the defaultinstallation location or click Browse to choose a new location with adequate


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storage space.

11.One of the new features of Exchange 2013 is theMalware Protection. Ifinstalling the Mailbox role a Malware Protection Settings page will appear.


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Choose whether to enable or disable malware scanning and click Next.

12.If installing the Client Access server role, on the Configure Client Access Serverexternal domain page, choose an option to suite your deployment. If selecting

This Client Access server will be Internet-facing if the Client Access serveryoure 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


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click Next to proceed.


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13.On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, choose anappropriate option, and then click Next to proceed.

14.On the Readiness Checks page, view the status to determine if theorganization and server role prerequisite checks completed successfully.Ifunsuccessful, perform the required tasks and click Back, and Next to run the


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Readiness check again.If successful, click Next to proceed.

15.The installation will be performed.


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16.Once the setup completes the installation, on the Completion page, clickComplete.

17.Restart the computer after Exchange 2013 has completed.

6 Review Exchange InstallationOnce 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 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.


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2. Navigate to the bellow URL.https:///ECP

3. Enter your username and password in Domain\user name and Password andthen click sign in.


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4. Review the tabs and sections in the new Admin Center.

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