Prerequisites for installing Exchange Server 2016
- Functional level of your AD forest should be at least Windows Server 2008
- The full installation option of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Active Directory preparation
First, install .NET Framework 4.5.2 on the computer that will be used to prepare Active Directory.
- Open Windows PowerShell.
- Install the Remote Tools Administration Pack using the following command.
POWERSHELL
Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS
Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 prerequisites
Mailbox server role
- Open Windows PowerShell.
- Run the following command to install the required Windows components.
POWERSHELL
Install-WindowsFeature AS-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, 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
- After you've installed the operating system roles and features, install
Edge Transport server role
- Open Windows PowerShell.
- Run the following command to install the required Windows components.
POWERSHELL
Install-WindowsFeature ADLDS
- After you've installed the operating system roles and features, install