Exchange Server 2016 Installation Step by Step Guide coexistence Exchange Server 2010

Preparing Exchange Server 2016 Coexistence with Exchange 2010

Prerequisites: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996719%28v=exchg.160%29.aspx 

First

First Prepare your Exchange  Server 2010 with latest RU11

After Installation confirm if it has the latest Rollup installed as shown below

 

For More Info

• Installation of Exchange Server 2010 SP3
• Build Numbers with Latest Rollup Updates

 

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Installation Of Exchange Server 2016 RTM

Prerequisites :

• Active Directory preparation
• Installation of Windows Server 2012 R2 prerequisites using Windows Powershell (Run as Administrator)

• Mailbox Server Role
• Edge Transport Server Role

• DotNetFrameWork 4.5.2 (For Download Please Click here )
• Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 (For Download Please Click here )

 

Step 1 :  Active Directory preparation

Install Remote Tool Admin Pack using Windows Powershell (Run as Administrator)

Command :  Install-WindowFeature RSAT-ADDS

 

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Step 2 : Installation of Windows Server 2012 R2 prerequisites using Windows Powershell (Run as Administrator)

Mailbox Server Role :

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 -Restart

 

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Planning for Edge Transport Server Role :

Install-WindowsFeature ADLDS

 

Here we are only installing Mailbox Server Role, if you planning for Edge Transport Server Role then you can run the above command

 

Step 3 : DotNetFrameWork 4.5.2

For Download Please Click here

Download .netframework 4.5.2 from the above link and start installation as shown below:

Accept the License Terms

 

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Click Install

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Click Finish.

 

Step 4 : Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0

** (For Download Please Click here )**

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Click Install

There are chances UCMA 4.0 failing if the prerequisites in the step 2 is not not installed properly then you might get below error

 

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Media Foundation Feature missing

Open Windows Powershell (Run As Administrator)

Command:  Install-WindowsFeature Server-Media-Foundation

Restart the Server

 

Try installing Unified Communication Managed API 4.0

 

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Accept the License Terms ->  Click Install

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Click Finish

Mount the Exchange Server 2016 ISO

 

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Extract the files to the folder as shown below:

 

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Open the folder

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Double Click and Installation will start

Note: Installation can be done Unattended mode as well. Unattended mode of installation we can see in the upcoming post.

Copying files that are required for Exchange Server Installation

 

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Initializing Setup

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Click Next

 

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Click I Accept the License Agreement -> Click Next

 

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Select the Recommended Settings ->  Click Next

 

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Select Server Role that you are planning ->  Click Next

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Note: Once you select Mailbox Role automaticlly Management Tools will be checked.

 

Specify the Installation Space location -> Click Next

 

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Note : Here if you are trying for Fresh Exchange Server 2016 Installation then you will get the window to specify the Organization name.

As it’s Coexistence Organization name has already been specified while Installing Exchange Server 2010

 

Malware Protection Settings  ->  Select No ->  Click No

 

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Click Next

After copying files completes Installation will begin

 

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Readiness Checks

 

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When Installation fails

Don’t work  Warning clearly shows that Forest Functional Level is to upgraded to Windows Server 2008 or Later

 

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Login to Domain controller

Open Active Directory Domains and Trusts -> Right Click -> Raise Forest Functional Level

If you see the below window Forest Functional Level is in Windows Server 2003

Drop down and Select Windows Server 2008 -> Click Raise -> Click Ok

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Click Ok

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Retry the Setup again

This time it should start the Setup without any issues

Readiness Checks

 

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Click Install

Steps that will run while Installing are mentioned below :

1. Organization Preparation
2. Stopping Services
3. Copy Exchange Files
4. Languages Files
5. Restoring Services
6. Languages
7. Management Tools
8. Mailbox Server Role :  Transport Service
9. Mailbox Server Role :  Client Access Service
10. Mailbox Server Role :  Unified Messaging Service
11. Mailbox Server Role :  Mailbox Service
12. Mailbox Server Role :  Front End Transport Service
13. Mailbox Server Role :  Client Access Front End Service

 

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Click Finish

Restart the Server before configuring setting in the Exchange Administration Center so that all the setting will be properly configured on the server

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After Server up, just for Cross check open the Exchange Management Shell (Run As Administrator)

Run the below Command

Command :  Get-ExchangeServer |ft Name, ServerRole, AdminDisplayVersion -Auto

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Ok Now open Exchange Administration Center

 

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Now you’ll see both the servers listed as shown below:

 

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For More Info

 Exchange Server 2016 Architecture

Regards,
Praveen