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 Thursday, March 12, 2015 4:32 AM

Hi,

You are always welcome. Any issues encountered, do not hesitate to ask on this forum.

Good luck!

Thanks,

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To Everyone on this thread,

I am pleased to report that (despite a few minor hiccups) everything is working and online as expected.

Thanks for the input and suggestions, they were helpful in getting this completed in under a day (actually took 9 hours with all the hardware rebuilding that took place.)

Thanks again, and now there is some way of walking a step by step for any user setting up a single server environment under WSE.

Have a great day,

Bob Hessenauer

• Marked as answer by BobHessenauer 20 hours 38 minutes ago

To Everyone on this thread,

I am pleased to report that (despite a few minor hiccups) everything is working and online as expected.

Thanks for the input and suggestions, they were helpful in getting this completed in under a day (actually took 9 hours with all the hardware rebuilding that took place.)

Thanks again, and now there is some way of walking a step by step for any user setting up a single server environment under WSE.

Have a great day,

Bob Hessenauer

• Marked as answer by BobHessenauer Saturday, March 14, 2015 10:43 AM

All,

With the impending release of BOTH Windows Server Essentials 2016 and Exchange 2016 I am looking at having to rebuild my environment AGAIN.  What changes would you recommend for a clean install of Exchange 2016 from the list above and is there any way to export my current settings from Exchange 2013 to exchange 2016.  I want to keep everything the  same (Maii serlver (MAIL.mydomain.net)) and external mail site https://mail.mydomain.net.

With the consolidation of th eroles is the Set-ClientAccessserver step still necessary?

Is it true that internally I must use a FQDN (MAIL.Mydomain.net), or can I use the same URL as before https://mail.mydomain.net

Just trying to be prepared

Bob Hessenauer