By Henry Hazot

1 Operating System Support for

Exchange Server 2013
For a successful Exchange server 2013 installation, the following list of supported
operating systems should be considered;

Component

Operating System
Windows Server 2012
Mailbox and/or Client Access Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise
with Service Pack 1
Server Role
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or later
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise with
SP1
Management Tools
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or leter
Windows 8 Release 64-bit edition
Windows 7 64-bit edition with SP1

2 Active Directory Preparation

The 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
The schema master must be running
any of the following:

Operating System
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2008 R2
Standard/Enterprise
Windows Server 2008
Standard/Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

with 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)
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or
Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Standard or
Each Active Directory site should have Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
at least one global catalog server
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
running any of the following:
RTM or leter
Windows Server 2008
Standard/Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter RTM or
later
Windows Server 2003 forest functionality
Active Directory forest
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 4.5
2. Download and Install Windows Management Framework 3.0

3. Open a Windows PowerShell session by navigating to Start > All Programs >
Accessories > Windows PowerShell and enter the following command;
Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS

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 Mailbox

Server Role
The 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, NETFramework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, WebMgmt-Console, WAS-Process-Model, Web-Asp-Net45, Web-Basic-Auth, WebClient-Auth, Web-Digest-Auth, Web-Dir-Browsing, Web-Dyn-Compression,
Web-Http-Errors, Web-Http-Logging, Web-Http-Redirect, Web-HttpTracing, Web-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter, Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console, WebMetabase, Web-Mgmt-Console, Web-Mgmt-Service, Web-Net-Ext45, WebRequest-Monitor, Web-Server, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-StaticContent, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-WMI, Windows-Identity-Foundation
1. After installing the required server roles and features, Download and Install
the 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 from
the 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 Client

Access Server role
The 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.

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, NETFramework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, WebMgmt-Console, WAS-Process-Model, Web-Asp-Net45, Web-Basic-Auth, WebClient-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-RequestMonitor, Web-Server, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Static-Content, WebWindows-Auth, Web-WMI, Windows-Identity-Foundation
1. After installing the required server roles and features, Download and Install
the Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit
software.

3.3

Windows Server 2012 prerequisites for standalone

Mailbox Server Role or Mailbox and Client Access Server

role
The 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.
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, NETFramework-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-HttpLogging, 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-StaticContent, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-WMI, Windows-Identity-Foundation

1. After installing the required server roles and features, Download and Install
the 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 from

the 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.

4 Prepare Active Directory and domains

To 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 Media
2. Open up a Command Prompt session and type the following command
followed by an ENTER.
setup /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

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

5 Install Exchange Server 2013

If 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.exe
3. 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

Preview and click Next.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

roles were installed.

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

storage space.

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

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

12. If installing the Client Access server role, on the Configure Client Access Server
external domain page, choose an option to suite your deployment. If selecting
This Client Access server will be Internet-facing if the Client Access server
youre 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

click Next to proceed.

13. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, choose an

appropriate option, and then click Next to proceed.

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

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

15. The installation will be performed.

16. Once the setup completes the installation, on the Completion page, click
Complete.

17. Restart the computer after Exchange 2013 has completed.

6 Review Exchange Installation

Once 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.

2. Navigate to the bellow URL.

https://<fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of Client Access server>/ECP

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

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