As I showed in earlier post how you can install Exchange 2013 Preview on Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate , I will show in this one how you can prepare for its installation on Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 after which you can proceed with installation as shown here .
As you may guessed that installation with Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 will involved more preparation rather with Windows Server 2012 due to required of some pre-installation patching which already done for Windows server 2012 .
Microsoft introduced Exchange 2013 Preview in a two roles only architecture ( Client Access Server and Mailbox Server ) which can be either installed in combination on a single box or separated each on its dedicated box.
In order to prepare your Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 for Exchange 2013 Preview installation to major steps are required
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Installation of Windows roles and features
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Installation and configuration of some software and hotfixes , both steps are detailed below :
Windows roles and features
For installation of both Client Access Server and Mailbox or Mailbox alone , execute the following cmdlets in an elevated Windows PowerShell window :
Import-Module ServerManager
Add-WindowsFeature Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework, NET-HTTP-Activation, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, RSAT-Web-Server, WAS-Process-Model, Web-Asp-Net, 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-Ext, Web-Request-Monitor, Web-Server, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Static-Content, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-WMI –Restart
For installation of of Client Access Server alone , execute the following cmdlets in an elevated Windows PowerShell window :
Import-Module ServerManager
Add-WindowsFeature Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework, NET-HTTP-Activation, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, RSAT-Web-Server, WAS-Process-Model, Web-Asp-Net, 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-Ext, Web-Request-Monitor, Web-Server, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Static-Content, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-WMI -Restart
Software and hotfixes
Download the below packages
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 RC
- Windows Management Framework 3.0
- Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit
- Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack 64 bit
- Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 64 bit
- Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB974405 (Windows Identity Foundation)
- Knowledge Base article KB2619234 (Enable the Association Cookie/GUID that is used by RPC over HTTP to also be used at the RPC layer in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2)
- Knowledge Base article KB2533623 (Insecure library loading could allow remote code execution)
For installation of both Client Access Server and Mailbox or Mailbox alone , install all above mentioned software in the same order.
For installation of of Client Access Server alone , install all above mentioned software except Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack 64 bit and its service pack for sure ( 4 and 5 )
In oared to facilitate getting of those software , I will upload all to my SkyDrive where you can get it separated on folders with the same arrangement as above ( Link will be added as soon upload is done ) .
Once all software are installed , navigate to Programs and Features ( Control Panel ) and uninstall Microsoft Visual C++ 11 Beta Redistributable (x64) .
Finally , register ASP.NET with .NET framework 4.5 in Internet Information Services (IIS) , to do so execute the following commands at an elevated command prompt :
%SystemDrive%\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -ir –enabled
IISReset
The result of execution will be as shown below :
Now your Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is ready for Exchange 2013 Preview installation.