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Now Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP3 has been released it provides support for Windows Server 2012 as the host operating system. In this blog we’ll run through the installation process.
The demo environment I am using includes a Server 2012 DC and a Server 2012 member server.
As this is a virgin demo environment as part of the installation the Exchange 2010 setup will upgrade the AD Schema, if this is an additional server in a migration scenario then the following won’t be necessary. To upgrade the Schema you have two options.
Option 1: Run the Exchange 2010 SP3 setup command with the PrepareAD and OrganizationName switches on the domain controller.
setup /preparead /organizationName:oxfordsbsguy
Then on the member server follow the instructions below to install Exchange 2010 SP3.
Option 2: Install the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) onto the member server you are installing Exchange onto so that the ldifde.exe is in the correct location that the Exchange setup expects it to be.
With that done, on to the install.
1. On a Server 2012 member server, run PowerShell as Administrator.
2. Run the following command to install the prerequisite Rolls required for a typical Exchange 2010 installation. (Source: Exchange 2010 Prerequisites)
3. Wait for the rolls to be completed. On my test server this took about 4 minutes. The server will restart automatically.
4. Download Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack, and Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1
5. Install the Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack.
6. Install the Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1.
7. Run and extract Exchange 2010 SP3.
8. Browse to the location you extracted the files to and run Setup.exe, then click on Step 4: Install Microsoft Exchange.
9. Read the introduction and click Next.
10. Accept the license agreement, and click Next.
11. Enable Exchange Error Reporting, and click Next.
12. Select the Installation Type. In our example we will use the Typical Option, deselect “Automatically install Windows Server roles and features required for Exchange”, click Next.
13. Enter the Organization Name, I’ve changed mine from the default First Organization in the picture below to OxfordSBSGuy.
14. Select the appropriate client settings, click Next.
15. Enter an external domain name to use with Exchange, click Next.
16. Opt in/out of the Customer Experience Improvement Program, click Next.
17. Resolve any errors, you should have none! Note Organization Prerequisites, this refers to the Schema upgrade highlighted at the start of this article. Click Next.
18. Watch the progress bars (or go and make a cuppa) as Exchange is installed. You can see it if fairly quick at just under 20 minutes. Click Finish to complete the installation.
19. Run WSUS or Windows update to install any patches that have been release since SP3. The latest Update Rollup for Exchange 2010 SP3 is UR 12. See the post Exchange 2010 SP3 Update Rollup 12 released and installation tips for installation tips and advice.
20. Reboot the server to complete the installation.
21. Once restarted log in to the Exchange Management Console and start configuring!
Related Posts:
1. How to install Exchange 2016 (CU3 and beyond) on Windows Server 2016
2. How to install Exchange 2013 (SP1) on Windows Server 2012 R2
3. Exchange 2013 Initial Configuration Settings multi-part series
4. Exchange Server and Update Rollups Build Numbers
5. PowerShell: Identify the number of users connected to a Exchange 2010 CAS Server
If you found this helpful, or have any further tips on the subject please leave a comment.
Cheers,
Carl
Hi,
This is Excellent , We have successfully installed Exchange server ,Thanks a lot .
i have a problem while while installing exchange 2010 prerequisites from power shell.
after 68% it gives following error:
PS C:UsersHOD> Import-Module ServerManager
PS C:UsersHOD> Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework-Features,NET-HTTP-Activation,RPC-over-HTTP-proxy,RSAT-Clustering,Web-M
gmt-Console,WAS-Process-Model,Web-Asp-Net,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Client-Auth,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Dir-Browsing,Web-Dyn-Compre
ssion,Web-Http-Errors,Web-Http-Logging,Web-Http-Redirect,Web-Http-Tracing,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Filter,Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-C
onsole,Web-Metabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Request-Monitor,Web-Server,Web-Static-Content,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-WMI -Restart
Add-WindowsFeature : The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed.
Installation of one or more roles, role services, or features failed.
The source files could not be downloaded.
Use the “source” option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more
information on specifying a source location, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077.
Error: 0x800f0906
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework-Features,NET-HTTP-Activation,RPC-over-HTTP-prox …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (@{Vhd=; Credent…Name=localhost}:PSObject) [Install-WindowsFeature],
Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DISMAPI_Error__Cbs_Download_Failure,Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Commands.AddWindowsF
eatureCommand
Success Restart Needed Exit Code Feature Result
——- ————– ——— ————–
False No Failed {}
Hi there! I ‘ve got this error trying to import Module in PS. Any suggestion?
Exception calling “Translate” with “1” argument(s): “Some or all identity references could not be translated.”
At C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\ServerManager\ServerManager.psm1:32 char:21
+ $groupNames = @(((New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier ($ …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : IdentityNotMappedException
Exception calling “Translate” with “1” argument(s): “Some or all identity references could not be translated.”
At C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\ServerManager\ServerManager.psm1:32 char:21
+ $groupNames = @(((New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier ($ …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : IdentityNotMappedException
I have Exchange 2010 SP3 running on Server 2012 (Mailbox, Client Access, Hub Transport all on the same domain member server). With Outlook Anywhere and RPC-over-HTTP enabled, users who are able to connect internally are unable to connect externally with Outlook Anywhere.
Using the Test-OutlookConnectivity cmdlet, I’ve determined that the connection fails when the client pings the RpcProxy. The failure is due to a (401) unauthorized error returning from a call to the /rpc/RpcProxy.dll virtual directory.
The Rpc virtual directory (C:WindowsSystem32RpcProxy) in ISS has the following permissions:
– ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES : Read & execute
– CREATOR OWNER : Full control
– SYSTEM : Full control
– Trusted Installer : Full control
– LocalHostAdministrators : Full control
– LocalHostUsers: Read & execute
By default, there are no domain groups or users included in the permissions for the RpcProxy directory. In addition, the permissions on the rpc virtual directory cannot be changed (the Add & Edit buttons are disabled). However, I found that when domain/exchange users are added to the LocalHostUsers group, the problem is remedied. This seems like a reasonable solution except that it would then allow these users to log on interactively to the exchange server which is undesirable.
I’ve noted that in SBS 2011, the RpcProxy directory includes DomainUsers and DomainAdministrators instead of the LocalHost groups.
The questions I have are:
1. Is this situation always the case when Exchange 2010 is installed on Server 2012 or is my situation an anomaly?
2. Is there a solution other than adding the users to the LocalHostUsers group? (i.e. Is it appropriate to seize ownership of the RpcProxy directory in order to add the desired domain group?)
Hi Lonnie,
Let me check my lab environment over the weekend Exchange 2010 isn’t installed at the moment as i had to use it to do other testing, but it won;t take long to put back on.
Having a quick look around the Internet, the following links might help.
http://www.msdigest.net/2011/01/exchange-2010-outlook-anywhere-not-working-and-getting-http-500-response-error/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831051/en-us
Let me know how you get on.
Carl
Thanks Carl!
I have removed and reinstalled the RPC-over-HTTP feature (disabled and re-enabled Outlook Anywhere). I also tried many other suggestions from all over the internet.
I actually went ahead and took ownership of the RpcProxy folder and added an “Outlook Anywhere Users” group. I also compared an Exchange 2013 installation to the 2010 installation and I noticed that it has a second “Backend” site in IIS that I’m guessing it uses for the RPC-over-HTTP feature. The permissions on that folder make more sense. It seems the Exchange 2010 dev team overlooked the new RpcProxy config in Server 2012.
Hi Lonnie,
I can confirm your findings in question 1, my test server has exactly the same settings.
Carl
do you have to go through the process of installing exchange with SP1 first and then SP3…it is not clear how it is labelled. what is what and when i download Exchange i am only presented with the options exchange with SP1 or Exchange 2013?
SP3 is available from Microsoft Download…the Disk size is not even close as well…can you clarify what the starting point is…thx
I installed straight from the Exchange 2010 SP download, see the Related links at the bottom of the post.
Carl.
thanks for the info…i had to make one registry change to disable IP6 components before installing after that the installation was clean….thx again
Hi Jeremy,
Can you let me know what the registry change was please? I’ve not had to do that and would like to investigate it.
Thanks,
Carl
Sure i added this registry entry as i received an error for the hub transport install
HKLM > System > CurrentControlSet > Services > TCPIPV6 > Parameters
added a DWORD32 DisabledComponents with a value of [HEX] 4lffffff then it went through
credit goes to this Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvjFW3hic3A
identical process…
Just to double check, I don’t need to install 2010 with sp1 first, I can launch the install from the sp3 download (this is a 2003 to 2010 migration on server 2012) -> does it prompt for the original 2010 install files?
The installation in this article was done using only the SP3 download. Regarding a migration the method of installation on a new server shouldn’t make any difference, i would however, image the original server and run through the process and steps in a test lab before doing it live. This is just good practice!
This is Excellent , I have successfully installed Exchange 2010 on server 2012 only because of you…
Thanks
Ran
Do you need to install .Net 3.5 as a requirement for Exchange 2010 on Windows Server 2012?
Hi Jonby,
.Net 3.5 is fully installed on my 2012 server running Exchange 2010. Check here for the full pre-reqs http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/bb691354%28v=exchg.141%29.aspx
Cheers,
Carl
If you are going to fork out for a new copy of windows Server why not get the latest version of exchange also?
Hi Jake,
There are several reasons, you could be buying a new server and migrating Exchange 2010 to it, migrating from an older version of Exchange, you may not have 2013 experience in house. Also when the guide was created 2013 was still very new, so installing 2010 was less risky. I’ll take a look at your installation guide though, as I need to start looking at 2013.
Thanks,
Carl
Hi i am running migrati sbs2003 Exchange to Exchange 2010 i am following :
https://demazter.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/migrate-small-business-server-2003-to-exchange-2010-and-windows-2008-r2/
Problem is that i tried on 2012 server instead of 2008 R2, the command in powershell:
Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Metabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-Web-Server,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTP-Activation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy –Restart
Did not go ok i tried anyway and now i need to take away msx2010 from sbs2003 so quest is:
If i remove Exchange from the 2012 server add/remove programs vill that interupt my working sbs2003 Exchange that runs now ?
/Peder
Hi, Thanks for your guidance. I’m successfully installed exchange 2010 sp3 on a Windows 2012 server r2. But I’m struggling with creating A and MX records that point to my mail server. I’m hosting my DNS with Godaddy. Please help. Many thanks
Great , can you do TMG
I’m trying to add a server with the Mailbox role, the other servers have Exchange Enterprise edition. I would like to have the same Enterprise edition in the new server. Do I do anything different to accomplish that? the google searches don’t return any useful info on this.
Excellent walktrough! Thank you very much!
Hi…
Could you please do a guide how to only install the Exchange 2010 Management Tools silently?
Best Regards,
Thomas
Hello,
Thanks for the article!
I am trying to install it on Windows 2012 but it won’t install the Transport role, prompting this error message: “The MSExchangeTransport service can’t start”
Then I go to services and indeed, that service is “starting” all the time.
This machine is also a DC . Could that be the issue ?
Thanks again for posting the article!!