All,

I am finally building a new environment and AD structure where .local no longer exists.  I want to be sure I have everything documented and correct before I down the existing Exchange server.  Could someone review the steps below and let me know if I am missing anything and I have it correct so that when I am finished I have an Exchange 2013 CU7 server that is running and integrated with Windows Server Exchange 2013.

1. Install Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard with Update
2. Next run the below commands on Windows power shell on Exchange 2013 server

• Open the Windows power shell & run as an administrator
• Run below commands

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Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS

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

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1. Run through Window Update till everything is clean
2. Open a Command Prompt as Administrator
3. Navigate to the extracted CU7 files folder
4. Setup.exe /ps /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
5. Setup.exe /preparead /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
6. Setup.exe /preparealldomains /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
7. Setup.exe /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
8. After installation finishes, rekey and import my GoDaddy SSL Cert
9. Set all internal and external virtual directories to https://mail.doxidaddy.net
10. Set-ClientAccessServer -Identity CAS_Server_Name -AutodiscoverServiceInternalUri https://mail.doxidaddy.net/autodiscover/autodiscover.xml
11. Follow instructions to export cert and run ARRConfig on PDC
12. Open Dashboard on WSE 2012 R2 Server and run the Integragte on premise exchange wizard to tie them together
13. Add appaopriate DNS records to DNS Server domain doxidaddy.net
14. Move Mailbox store to a RAID 5 drive prepared just for this purpose (will have to find KB article for this and next step)
15. Move Public folder database to separate RAID 5 Drive
16. Reconnect users Outloook to new server and upload data saved to PST before shutdown of server
17. Enjoy

Have I missed anything or gotten anything wrong?  Please advise,

Bob Hessenauer

You're asking for a lot in a forum like this.  If you want a detailed design review, you should hire a consultant.

I can tell you one problem, though.  Regarding step 15, there is no such thing as a "Public folder database" in Exchange 2013.  You'll want to read up on the changes.

Ed,

I know I am asking a lot and have asked the same of MSSupport but my engineer is OOF so I am just making double darn sure I have the steps right.

Good catch of step 15, I shall eliminate it from the process as this is now a mailbox and not a database as it was in earlier versions of Exchange.

Thanks for any input and advice you can provide,

Bob Hessenauer