Step By Step Guide for Installing Exchaneg 2010 on Server 2008R2

Mail Server is Very Important for every company. In any company Without mail server every department is paralyzed.Some are dependent on third party vendor and Some implemented their own mail server. Like Microsoft Exchange Server   . It could be 2003 Exchange Server , 2007 Exchange Server. Who are in 2007 exchange they are planing to Migrate it to Exchange 2010 Server. For New Implementation , will not go for 2007 Exchange , obviously will go for Latest Exchange 2010 Server  .
Exchange 2010 comes with two editions-1. Standard Editions and  2. Enterprise editions.
I am going to show you step by step how to install Exchange 2010 on  Server 2008R2.
             1. Install Server 2008R2. After Installing Server 2008R2 Prepare it for exchange 2010.
Fulfill the  prerequisites
Exchange Server 2010 Prerequisite Software
All Exchange Server 2010 servers must have the following software installed:

• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) management tools, which is required on all ExchangeServer 2010 servers, except for Edge Transport servers
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (SP1) or newer
• Windows Remote Management (WinRM)
• Windows PowerShell® Version 2 

On Windows Server 2008 R2 all these software components can be installed from Server Manager.

• 2010 Office System Converter: Microsoft Filter Pack ( Download From Microsoft Site )

Install the default Web Server (IIS) server role along with the followingrole services:

• IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
• IIS 6 Management Console
• Basic Authentication
• Windows Authentication
• .NET Extensibility
• ISAPI Extensions
• Digest Authentication
• Dynamic Content Compression
• Install the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) HTTPActivation feature
• Install the RPC over HTTP Proxy feature

1.  The Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service must be configured to start automatically before
starting the Exchange server installation. Open Services and start the service as

2. Install Filter Pack 64bit

3. Select next and Finish

4. Now install IIS components along with features . Just click next it will ask for features

5. Features as

6. Select all the required features and go for next and after Installation it will prompt for Restart like as

7. Now log on server and Insert Exchange DVD . Open CMD  and change the drive as it shows D:\>setup.exe

8.Once run the setup it's GUI interface will start and we have to follow it one by one as

9. Option no -5 Install Microsoft Exchange and follow the wizard

10. In the Exchange Server 2010 Setup wizard click Next

11. Now Accept the License  agreement and go for next

12. Select No Option and go for next

13. Installation Types - Select Typical Exchange Server Installation and click next

14. Give a Name - MyExchange and next

15. In the Client Settings option select 'Yes' and next

15. Let it be default and go for next

16. Select I don not option and next

17. Now it started to check the readiness once it finished click Install

18. Go for Install  and it started to installing

19. One by one Roles it will install. Just go for cup of tea or Coffee and come back you will find that exchange is ready without any errors such as

20. Finish . Once you click on finish button it will open exchange Console as

21. Now open IE and write your exchange server  name like https://Ex2k10.lab.local/OWA  or use ip like https://10.9.9.9/owa. log on by user and send a test mail .

In this way we can prepare Exchange Server 2010 for Mail sending and Receiving.
Enjoy Exchange 2010

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