Installing Exchange 2010 Beta 1 Part 2
In this second part of my mini series on installing Exchange 2010 we will actually get started on installing Exchange. Obviously to install this you will need the bits. For that, take a look at the MSFT site in the next few hours. I will blog the link when I get a minute.
On the server on which you installed all the Prerequisites, download the beta and extract it. Then run Setup.exe.
You will be presented with the screen below:
You will notice (if you have followed my previous article correctly that the prerequisites are installed so to move forward, click on Step 4: Install Microsoft Exchange
On the introduction page click Next
Click Next to continue setup in English
And again click Next
Now the main setup starts as we are used to from Exchange 2007 days.
Accept the license agreement and click Next
Join the feedback program and click Next
In this case we want to install all internal roles (CAS, HUB, Mailbox, and UM) so we will select a Custom install and click Next
Select all the roles and click Next
Give the Exchange organization a name (in my case Gaots) and click Next
Next you are prompted about whether you want to create a public folder database. I decided to do this to allow testing with public folders so selected Yes and then clicked Next
Join the Customer Experience Improvement Program and select your org type, and then click Next
Exchange will then run through the readiness checks
Once it completes click Install to proceed to the install
The install will proceed as below
As you will see, on my test VMs the install took just under 30 minutes. Once the install completes click Finish
At this point you are dropped into the Exchange Management Console and can begin the configuration of your Exchange organization.
I will continue to talk about the configuration steps to get you operational in future posts.
Cheers
Nathan