Exchange 2010 Installation in 3 STEPS!!!!!!!

Those of you who has least done once Exchange installation will recall, preparation for Exchange install has always been serious business. Exchange 2010 has gone far beyond other versions in term of installation and here are simple steps and the link you will need to get the work done.
If you try to run setup with no preparation here are the warning you will get, in this example we will install Exchange 2010 with fallowing roles, MB,HTS,CAS into existing Exchange 2003 SMTP domain.

• Update AD Schema

Summary: 5 item(s). 2 succeeded, 3 failed.

Elapsed time: 00:00:26

Error:

The Active Directory Schema is not up-to-date and Ldifde.exe is not installed on this computer. You must install Ldifde.exe by running 'ServerManagerCmd -i RSAT-ADDS' or restart setup on a domain controller.

Error:

The Active Directory needs to be prepared for Exchange Server and Ldifde.exe is not installed on this computer. You must install Ldifde.exe by running 'ServerManagerCmd -i RSAT-ADDS' or restart setup on a domain controller.

Warning:

Setup is going to prepare the organization for Exchange 2010 by using 'Setup /PrepareAD'. No Exchange 2007 server roles have been detected in this topology. After this operation, you will not be able to install any Exchange 2007 server roles.

Hub Transport Role Prerequisites

Completed

Warning:

This computer requires the 2007 Office System Converter: Microsoft Filter Pack. Please install the software from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123380.

Client Access Role Prerequisites

Error:

Unable to read data from the Metabase. Ensure that Microsoft Internet Information Services is installed.

Recommended Action: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=30939&l=en&v=ExBPA.4&id=a4a4d339-4009-4fb7-b842-ca2ba79f13f0

Error:

Unable to access the 'Default Web Site' on this computer.

Recommended Action: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=30939&l=en&v=ExBPA.4&id=aadc8176-1c47-49b7-83a0-9493a1093af1

Error:

The start mode for the Net.Tcp Port Sharing service must be set to Automatic before Setup can continue.

Mailbox Role Prerequisites

Failed

Error:

Unable to read data from the Metabase. Ensure that Microsoft Internet Information Services is installed.

Recommended Action: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=30939&l=en&v=ExBPA.4&id=a4a4d339-4009-4fb7-b842-ca2ba79f13f0

Warning:

If Microsoft Outlook 2003 is in use, you should replicate the free/busy folder on this server to every other free/busy server in the organization. This step should be performed once Setup completes.

Warning:

This computer requires the 2007 Office System Converter: Microsoft Filter Pack. Please install the software from  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123380.

Step 1

• Log into one of the DC to run from command line, you will need to reboot the DC once this is done

ServerManagerCmd -i RSAT-ADDS

Step 2

• on the Exchange server from elevated command line run fallowing

sc config NetTcpPortSharing start= auto

Step 3
Drill down to exchange installation binaries and locate the script folder  run fallowing

ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-Typical.xml -Restart

• Your Exchange server will reboot once it is back up you are ready to install Exchange 2010 with fallowing roles ( MB,CAS,HTS)

Here is the link for more details




As you can see very few steps to worry about (-:     ………

Best regards,
Oz Casey , Dedeal
MCITP (EMA), MCITP (SA)
MCSE 2003, M+, S+, MCDST
Security+, Project +, Server +

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