install exchange 2013 step by step

To install Exchange on windows first make sure you prepared the right operation system to the right Exchange version according to the Exchange Server Supportability Matrix :

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff728623(v=exchg.150)

Now, Lets start to install all the server roles needed,   To install the Active Directory Remote Administration Tool run from powershell as administrator :

Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS

To prepared the server to CAS or MAILBOX rules just add the the Roles & Features  (Long line, make sure you copy all of it 🙂 :

Install-WindowsFeature AS-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, 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

You will need to reboot the server after installation completed !

You will need to install the “Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 Runtime”, download it from here and install while pressing next all the way:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34992

And Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Packs and it`s service pack:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17062
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26604

The last thing before installing the exchange server is to prepared the Active Directory :

Open Windows PowerShell,Browse toexchange 2013 Setup Location. Run from there :

.\setup /Preparead /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /OrganizationName:”Enter Exchange Org Name”

Note : If you are already in a Exchange Organization – Remove /OrganizationName Parameter

.\setup /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

.\setup /Preparedomain /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

Note :

If you are in a Child domain Scenario

Run

.\setup /Preparealldomains /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

now lets install the exchange, run setup from the installation folder ! the rest is straight forward .

You can also download some scripts to easy install :  Exchange2013-installationPack