I will install Exchange 2013 from the command prompt on Windows Server 2012.
Computer FQDN: DC01.fabrikam.com
IP address /network: 192.168.2.10/24
Roles: Domain Controller, DNS server, Global Catalog server
OS: Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Computer FQDN: EX01.fabrikam.com
IP address /network: 192.168.2.11/24
Roles: Exchange Server 2013 (Mailbox and Client Access server roles)
OS: Windows Server 2012 Datacenter (Full installation)
To install Exchange Server 2013, the forest functional level of Active Directory must be Windows Server 2003 or higher.
You cannot install Exchange Server 2013 in Windows Server 2012 core version, minimal server interface.
Prerequisites tools for Exchange Server 2013 on Windows Server 2012
The following components must be installed in Windows Server 2012 before installing Exchange Server 2013 (Mailbox and Client Access server roles).
1. On Ex01, log in as Domain Administrator.
2. Launch "PowerShell".
3. Perform "Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS, AS-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface, 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 -Restart" to install required roles and features of Exchange 2013.
4. After the above roles and features have been installed, install the following software in EX01.
- Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack 64 bit
- Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 64 bit
- Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit
Installing Exchange Server 2013
Assuming that D drive is the DVD-Rom.
1. On Ex01, log in as Domain Administrator.
2. Insert Exchange Server 2013 DVD.
3. Launch "Command Prompt" as administrator.
4. Navigate to D:\, perform "Setup.exe /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /ps" to extend Active Directory schema for supporting Exchange 2013.
5. Perform "Setup.exe /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /p /on:Fabrikam" to prepare Exchange Organization.
6. Perform "Setup.Exe /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /pd" to prepare the domain.
7. Perform "Setup.Exe /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /mode:install /r:mb, ca /MdbName:fabrikam_db01" to install Exchange 2013 with Mailbox and Client Access server role.
Remark: Using Exchange 2013 Unattended Setup, we can customize the mailbox database name, database file path, log file path...
As a result, Exchange 2013 was installed successfully.
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