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. Join new server to WSE Domain using WSE tools provided
3. 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

• Edited by BobHessenauer 2 hours 48 minutes ago

Hi,

Step 9. Its OK if you have only one CAS server. If you have multiple CAS servers and have proxy and redirection settings, its recommended to set internal name to the local server name, setting external name to https://mail.doxidaddy.net is always fine.

Thanks,

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Simon,

Luckily I am in a single CAS and Exchange server environment so we are good there.

Any other pitfalls that you see, just let me know and thanks again for the input.

Bob Hessenauer

To everyone that has posted to this thread,

Thanks for your input. I ask that you review it one last time (I am admittedly nervous about taking things that are working offline but with no way to change the domain I have no choice) and be sure you are happy with the steps.

My current plan is to begin executing this on Saturday when I can have the whole day to myself if anything unexpected occurs, which is why I am asking a lot here to be 100% certain that I have it right.

Thanks again and keep the feedback flowing, I will post responses as needed and wil be sure to report back on the results of this setp-by-step process.

Thanks,

Bob Hessenuaer