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Installing Exchange 2016

Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 prerequisites

The prerequisites that are needed to install Exchange 2016 on computers running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 depends on which Exchange role you want to install. Read the section below that matches the role you want to install.

Role: Mailbox server role.

Let’s Start by running the following in PowerShell.

Follow the instructions in this section to install the prerequisites on computers running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 where you want to install the Mailbox server role.

Do the following to install the required Windows roles and features:

  1. Open Windows PowerShell.
  2. Run the following command to install the required Windows components.

After you’ve installed the operating system roles and features, install the following software in the order shown:

  1. .NET Framework 4.6.2

Important:

Exchange 2016 CU5 and later require .NET Framework 4.6.2. Upgrade your servers to .NET Framework 4.6.2 before you install Exchange 2016 CU5 or you’ll receive an error. If .NET Framework 4.5.2 is installed on your Exchange servers, upgrade your servers to Exchange 2016 CU4 before installing .NET Framework 4.6.2.

  1. Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit

 

 

Let’s continue to Install Exchange 2016 using unattended mode

The following information applies to the Exchange 2016 Mailbox server role.

  • Estimated time to complete: 60 minutes
  • The computer you install Exchange 2016 on must be a member of an Active Directory domain.
  • If you’re installing the first Exchange 2016 server in the organization, the account you use needs to be a member of the Enterprise Admins group.
  • If you haven’t previously prepared the Active Directory schema, the account you use also needs to be a member of the Schema Admins group.
  • If you’ve already prepared the schema and aren’t installing the first Exchange 2016 server in the organization, the account you use needs to be a member of the Exchange 2016 Organization Management role group.
    Administrators who are members of the Delegated Setup role group can deploy Exchange 2016 servers that have been previously provisioned by a member of the Organization Management role group.

 

At the command prompt, run the applicable command for your organization.

After  Successful install you can access the Exchange Console using the following Default Path.

https://localhost/ecp

For detailed help, type one of the following options:

 

 

 

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