In this post I’ll walk through installing the pre-requisites for Exchange Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008.
The Exchange Server 2010 system requirements list Windows Server 2008 64-bit Standard or Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 2 as the minimum operating system requirement.
First, install the following software components.
- .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
- .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update
- Windows Remote Management and Windows PowerShell 2.0
- 2007 Office System Converter: Microsoft Filter Pack (for Hub Transport and Mailbox Server roles only)
Run the following from an elevated command prompt.
C:\>sc config NetTcpPortSharing start= auto
Next we need to install the operating system components. The Exchange source files contain a series of ServerManagerCmd.exe answer files in XML format that can be used to install the operating system pre-requisites for each of the server roles.
Each file relates to a specific Exchange 2010 deployment scenario.
- exchange-all.xml – all server roles
- exchange-base.xml – only the requirements for Forest and Domain prep operations
- exchange-cadb.xml – Central Admin Database role
- exchange-cas.xml – Client Access Server role
- exchange-eca.xml – Central Admin role
- exchange-edge.xml – Edge Transport Server role
- exchange-hub.xml – Hub Transport Server role
- exchange-mbx.xml – Mailbox Server role
- exchange-typical.xml – Typical Exchange server (Client Access, Hub Transport, and Mailbox Server roles)
- exchange-um.xml – Unified Messaging role
For example, here is the contents of the exchange-cas.xml file.
Execute any of the answer files using ServerManagerCmd.exe and the -inputPath parameter (that can be shortened to -ip). Here I am installing the pre-requisites for a “Typical” Exchange 2010 server.
C:\Admin\Exchange 2010\scripts>servermanagercmd -ip exchange-typical.xml ............................. Start Installation... Skipping [.NET Framework 3.0 Features] .NET Framework 3.0 Features because it is already installed on this computer. [Installation] Succeeded: [.NET Framework 3.0 Features] WCF Activation. [Installation] Succeeded: [Web Server (IIS)] Management Tools. [Installation] Succeeded: [Web Server (IIS)] Web Server. [Installation] Succeeded: [Remote Server Administration Tools] Feature Administr ation Tools. [Installation] Succeeded: [Remote Server Administration Tools] Role Administrati on Tools. [Installation] Succeeded: [Remote Server Administration Tools] Active Directory Domain Services Tools. [Installation] Succeeded: [Web Server (IIS)] Performance. [Installation] Succeeded: [Web Server (IIS)] IIS 6 Management Compatibility. [Installation] Succeeded: [Web Server (IIS)] Health and Diagnostics. [Installation] Succeeded: [Web Server (IIS)] Application Development. [Installation] Succeeded: [Web Server (IIS)] Security. [Installation] Succeeded: [Web Server (IIS)] Common HTTP Features. <100/100> Success: A restart is required to complete the installation. C:\Admin\Exchange 2010\scripts>
If you want the restart to happen automatically add the -restart option to the command.
C:\Admin\Exchange 2010\scripts>servermanagercmd -ip exchange-typical.xml -restart
The server is now ready for installation of Exchange Server 2010.
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