Installing Exchange 2016 on Windows Server 2016 Step by Step

Installing Exchange 2016 on Windows Server 2016 Step by Step

March 28, 2021 All Posts, Exchange 2016, Installations

 

Installing exchange server 2016 step by step on Windows Server 2016.

Make sure windows are patches with the latest updates. So that you have all the latest .net versions installed.

Before Exchange 2016 Install  – Go through the Minimum system requirements below – Note Preview versions are not Production ready.

Minimum System Requirements and Forest Functional Level for Exchange Server 2016

You can Download the Exchange Server 2016 CU15 Setup using the below Link

Cumulative Update 20 for Exchange Server 2016 

Step 1:

To Prepare Active Directory using the same machine.

Install the Below Feature which installs the Active Directory Tools as well.

Open Windows PowerShell.

Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS

Step 2:

Install Required Roles.

Open Windows PowerShell

Install-WindowsFeature 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, RSAT-ADDS

To check the .Net Version on Windows Server 2016 – It recommended to patch the .net to latest supported version and then install Exchange

(Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftNET Framework SetupNDPv4Full' ).Release

Install .Net 4.8

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2088631

Install

Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2012

Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2013

Step 3

Download and Install Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 Runtime

Step 4:

Preparing Schema

Open Windows PowerShell – Browse to Setup Location –  Run as administrator.

.setup /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

Step 5:

Preparing Active Directory

.setup /Preparead /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /OrganizationName:"Enter Exchange Org Name"

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

Step 6:

Preparing Domain

.setup /Preparedomain /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

Note :

If you are in a Child domain Scenario

.setup /Preparealldomains /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

Step 7:

Run as Administrator – setup.exe

Choose Next, Accept the agreement.

Step 8:

Choose the Mailbox Role.

Choose Next

Note:” Edge Transport Role” should be installed in DMZ. (if required)

Step 9:

Choose Next

You can always move the Database path for Exchange Databases and log files to a separate drive.

How to move database path and log folder path in Exchange 2013/2016

Step 10:

Choose Next

If you already Did “Step 4” you won’t see an option to create an organization. As Already Exchange Org is already created

Else Enter an Org Name.

Step 11:

Choose  “No” for Malware Scanning

Step 10:

Choose Install

Microsoft  Exchange Server 2016  – Setup Completed Successfully.

Get-ExchangeServer| FT Name,Admin*

Known error – 

if you have a hybrid object which needs an upgrade. 

.setup /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 20 Unattended Setup

Copying Files…
File copy complete. Setup will now collect additional information needed for installation.

Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check

Prerequisite Analysis FAILED

A hybrid deployment with Office 365 has been detected. Please ensure that you are running setup with the
/TenantOrganizationConfig switch. To use the TenantOrganizationConfig switch you must first connect to your Exchange
Online tenant via PowerShell and execute the following command: “Get-OrganizationConfig | Export-Clixml -Path
MyTenantOrganizationConfig.XML”. Once the XML file has been generated, run setup with the TenantOrganizationConfig
switch as follows “/TenantOrganizationConfig MyTenantOrganizationConfig.XML”.
If you continue to see this this message
then it indicates that either the XML file specified is corrupt, or you are attempting to upgrade your on-premises
Exchange installation to a build that isn’t compatible with the Exchange version of your Office 365 tenant. Your Office
365 tenant must be upgraded to a compatible version of Exchange before upgrading your on-premises Exchange
installation. For more information, see: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=262888
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DidTenantSettingCrea
tedAnException.aspx

Connect-ExchangeOnline

Export the config to XML File.

Get-OrganizationConfig | Export-Clixml -Path "MyTenantOrganizationConfig.XML"

Do Prepare AD first with the XML file. Then the prepare schema as prepare schema doesn’t support TenantOrganizationConfig switch. 

.setup /Preparead /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /TenantOrganizationConfig "C:scriptsMyTenantOrganizationCon<br />fig.XML"