{"id":626,"date":"2012-04-17T17:41:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T17:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=626"},"modified":"2012-04-17T17:41:53","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T17:41:53","slug":"how-to-install-exchange-server-2007-on-windows-server-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=626","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Exchange Server 2007 on Windows Server 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I\u2019ll go into a little more depth and walk you through  installing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 on Windows Server 2008.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Prepare Your Server for Exchange 2007<\/h3>\n<p>While the Exchange team took the liberty of taking away the need for  slipstreaming SP1, the prerequisites for installing Exchange Server 2007  on Windows Server 2008 are the most notable difference compared to  installing on Windows Server 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Installing Exchange Server 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008 still  requires that you meet the minimum hardware, network and software  requirements outlined in the <a title=\"External Link - Exchange 2007 System Requirements\" href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa996719.aspx?wt.svl=installing\">Exchange 2007 System Requirements<\/a> on Microsoft TechNet.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the system requirements listed there, you will also need to have the components listed below installed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>.NET Framework version 2.0 or 3.0<\/li>\n<li>Windows PowerShell<\/li>\n<li>Internet Information Server 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Depending on the Exchange Server 2007 roles being installed, the  features and role services required varies. I have listed all the  required features and role services for a typical Exchange Server 2007  installation (Hub Transport, Client Access and Mailbox server roles)  below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Server Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>.NET Framework 3.0<\/li>\n<li>Remote Server Administration Tools\n<ul>\n<li>Role Administration Tools\n<ul>\n<li>Active Directory Domain Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Windows PowerShell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Server Roles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Common HTTP Features\n<ul>\n<li>Static Content<\/li>\n<li>Default Document<\/li>\n<li>Directory Browsing<\/li>\n<li>HTTP Errors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Application Development\n<ul>\n<li>ISAPI Extensions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Health and Diagnostics\n<ul>\n<li>HTTP Logging<\/li>\n<li>Request Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Security\n<ul>\n<li>Basic Authentication<\/li>\n<li>Digest Authentication<\/li>\n<li>Windows Authentication<\/li>\n<li>Request Filtering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Performance\n<ul>\n<li>Static Content Compression<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic Content Compression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Management\n<ul>\n<li>IIS Management Console<\/li>\n<li>IIS 6 Management Compatibility\n<ul>\n<li>IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility<\/li>\n<li>IIS 6 Management Console<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Installing the features and roles can be accomplished with the <em>Add Features<\/em> and <em>Add Roles<\/em> wizards or through the command prompt. You may wish to take advantage  of Windows Server 2008 intuitive new Add Features and Add Roles if you  want to be aware of what purpose each feature and role service serves.<\/p>\n<p>if you just want to get the prerequisites out of the way and on to  the actual installation, you can simply enter the commands below into a  command prompt window, in the order in which they are listed:<\/p>\n<pre>ServerManagerCmd -i RSAT-ADDS\r\nServerManagerCmd -i PowerShell\r\nServerManagerCmd -i Web-Server\r\nServerManagerCmd -i Web-ISAPI-Ext\r\nServerManagerCmd -i Web-Metabase\r\nServerManagerCmd -i Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console\r\nServerManagerCmd -i Web-Basic-Auth\r\nServerManagerCmd -i Web-Digest-Auth\r\nServerManagerCmd -i Web-Windows-Auth\r\nServerManagerCmd -i Web-Dyn-Compression<\/pre>\n<p>For specific requirements of each Exchange Server role visit <a title=\"External Link - How to Install Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008\" href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/bb691354.aspx\">How to Install Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008<\/a> on Microsoft TechNet.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have the components outlined above installed to the server  and assuming it is joined to the appropriate internal domain, you should  be ready to start the installation.<\/p>\n<h3>Installing Exchange Server 2007 on Windows Server 2008<\/h3>\n<p>Since a lot of you may be working with the downloaded Exchange Server  2007 SP1 media, the installation will start off a little different than  with the RTM version on DVD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Open the executable file you downloaded from the  link in the third paragraph of this article which should be labeled  E2K7SP1EN32.exe unless you selected a language other than English.<\/p>\n<p>You should be prompted to select the path to extract the installation  files. Choose the directory you wish to extract to, then click the OK button.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Navigate to the directory you chose to extract  the Exchange installation files to, then run Setup.exe. This will open  the Exchange 2007 installation start page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 1\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> As long as you installed the prerequisites outlined above, steps one through three should be disabled. Click on <strong>Step 4: Install Microsoft Exchange<\/strong> to begin the installation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 2\" width=\"510\" height=\"445\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button to continue past the <strong>Introduction<\/strong> portion of the installation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 3\" width=\"510\" height=\"445\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> In the <strong>License Agreement<\/strong> portion of the installation you must click the radio button labeled <em>I accept the terms in the license agreement<\/em> to proceed. Then click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-4.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 4\" width=\"510\" height=\"445\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> The <strong>Error Reporting<\/strong> portion of  the installation is where you choose whether you wish to automatically  send error reporting information to Microsoft. Make your choice by  clicking the appropriate radio button then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-5.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 5\" width=\"510\" height=\"445\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> The <strong>Installation Type<\/strong> portion of  the installation is where you can choose to perform a Typical Exchange  Server Installation or Custom Exchange Server Installation.<\/p>\n<p>You can also choose the installation path from this portion. For this  example, I have chosen a Typical Exchange Server Installation and  accepted the default installation path. Click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-6.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 6\" width=\"510\" height=\"445\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> The <strong>Exchange Organization<\/strong> portion of the installation is where you can supply a name for your  organization. I have chosen to accept the default here. After you have  entered your organization name click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-7.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 7\" width=\"510\" height=\"445\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> The <strong>Client Settings<\/strong> portion of  the installation is where you choose whether to create a public folder  database for clients running Outlook 2003 and earlier or Entourage.<\/p>\n<p>Click the appropriate radio button for your organization then click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-8.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 8\" width=\"510\" height=\"445\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> The <strong>Readiness Checks<\/strong> portion of  the installation checks that the server meets all the requirements for  each Exchange role being installed. The checks may take a few minutes to  complete.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 9\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-9.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 9\" width=\"510\" height=\"445\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As long as the checks complete successfully, you can then click the <strong>Install<\/strong> button to perform the installation of Exchange Server 2007.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-10.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 10\" width=\"510\" height=\"445\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>11.<\/strong> The <strong>Progress<\/strong> portion on the installation will report the progress of the installation of each Exchange component being installed.<\/p>\n<p>Typically the time required for the installation will be 30 minutes  to an hour depending on the speed of the computer and the components  being installed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-11.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 11\" width=\"510\" height=\"445\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the installation completes you will be brought to the <strong>Completion<\/strong> portion of the installation. From here you can choose whether to  finalize the installation with the Exchange Management Console. Click  the <strong>Finish<\/strong> button to complete the installation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-12.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 12\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong> After completing the installation the installation start page will appear once more. From here you can click <strong>Step 5: Get Critical Updates for Microsoft Exchange<\/strong> to use Windows Update to install any updates for the server.<\/p>\n<p>Performing the Microsoft Update on Windows Server 2008 after the  Exchange 2007 installation is where things once again get a bit  different than installing on Windows Server 2003.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish you can simply close this window and run the new Windows  Update from the Windows Server 2008 Control Panel and bypass the next  step.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-13.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 13\" width=\"512\" height=\"540\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>13.<\/strong> If you chose to use the update link from the  Exchange installation start page you will be brought to the Microsoft  Update site but it will only be to configure Windows Server 2008\u2019s new  update applet available from the control panel.<\/p>\n<p>To proceed with the update check the box labeled <strong>I accept the Terms of Use<\/strong> then click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 14\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-14.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 14\" width=\"512\" height=\"443\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose whether to Use the current or recommended settings then click the <strong>Install<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 15\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-15.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 15\" width=\"512\" height=\"540\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will then be brought to the page that indicates that Microsoft  Update was successfully installed. Feel free to close this window as the  new Windows Update applet should run automatically.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 16\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-16.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 16\" width=\"512\" height=\"332\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>14.<\/strong> The Windows Update applet will begin by checking for updates which may take a few minutes to complete.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 17\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-17.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 17\" width=\"512\" height=\"332\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>15.<\/strong> When Windows Update is finished checking you will be notified how many updates are available.<\/p>\n<p>From here you can choose to click <strong>View available updates<\/strong> to view and choose which updates to install or click the <strong>Install updates<\/strong> button to simply install the important updates.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 18\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 18\" width=\"512\" height=\"330\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After choosing to install the updates Windows Update will proceed to download and install the updates.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Install Exchange 2007 19\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trainsignal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Exchange2007-install-19.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Install Exchange 2007 19\" width=\"512\" height=\"330\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>16.<\/strong> Finally, after the updates are successfully  installed you are ready to complete the installation process by closing  the Windows Update applet and seal the deal with a reboot of the server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I\u2019ll go into a little more depth and walk you through installing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 on Windows Server 2008. 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