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Exchange 2010 Installation Step-by-Step

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Prerequisites:

Environment:

The Domain and Forest Level shall be minimum set to be Windows Server 2003.

There should be at least one domain Controller which is set as a Global Catalog.

The User which will be used to install Exchange Server should have the Required Permissions: Domain Admins, Schema Admins and Enterprise Admins.

 

Software:

Feature Pack.

Exchange 2010 SP1.

 

Installing Roles and Features:

Open up PowerShell As Administrator and run the following command:

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After that copy and paste the below command and let the roles and features install, the sever will reboot afterwards:

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

Installing Exchange 2010 SP1:

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  • Open up the exchange 2010 media and double click the setup.
  • Step 1 -> click on language option.

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  • Step 1 -> click on the above link to install the language files.

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  • Step 1 -> Click on the link above to install Exchange 2010.

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  • This is the start of the Exchange 2010 Installation.
  • Step 1 -> Click Next to begin.

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  • Step 1 -> Accept the License Agreement.
  • Step 2 -> Click Next.

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  • Step 1 -> Make your selection about error reporting and then click Next.

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  • Step 1 -> We will be doing a Typical Exchange Server Installation.
  • Step 2 -> Make sure the checkbox is selected.
  • Step 3 -> Click Next.

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  • Step 1 -> Specify the name of the Exchange Organization.
  • Step 2 -> Click Next.

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  • Step 1 -> If this CAS is internet facing then enable the checkbox and enter in your domain name.
  • Step 2 -> Click Next.

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  • Step 1 -> Make your selection, in this installation we chose to join the CEIP and the industry is shown above.

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  • Readiness checks starting.

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  • Once the Readiness Checks are complete you will see the screen above. Take note of the warning that you cannot bring in Exchange 2003/2007 Servers.
  • Step 1 -> Click Install.

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  • Installation in progress.

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  • The installation is now complete. You can choose to Finalize the install by selecting the checkbox as shown above or not selecting it and clicking Finish.

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  • The following box will show, it is advisable to reboot the server.
  • Step 1 -> Click Ok.