Microsoft Exchange on Mexicali IT

Exchange: How to Install Exchange Server

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:39:01 -0800

Introduction

At this point, we should have completed the following:

Extended the Active Directory schema
Prepared the domain for Exchange
Installed the Exchange Server prerequisites

If we have done everything as described in the previous posts, we will proceed with the Exchange installation.

To do this, remount the ISO and run the Setup.exe file.

It will ask if you want to connect to the Internet to check for updates; select that option and click Next.

Exchange: How to Install Exchange Server Prerequisites

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:39:01 -0800

Introduction

For security and performance reasons, it is recommended to install Exchange only on member servers and not on Active Directory servers.

In this post, we will see a series of prerequisites that are necessary for installing Exchange.

To do this, we will begin by running the following command in PowerShell as an administrator.

Install-WindowsFeature 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, RSAT-ADDS

Exchange: How to Prepare Your Domain for Exchange

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 22:39:01 -0800

Introduction

Exchange uses Active Directory to store information about mailboxes and Exchange server configurations in your organization. Before installing Exchange Server, you must prepare your Active Directory forest and domains for the new version of Exchange

This step is similar to what we did in the previous post; the requirements are the same.

Open Command Prompt as administrator.

Run the following command:

setup.exe /PrepareAD /OrganizationNam:"" /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms_DiagnosticDataOn

Exchange: How to Extend the Active Directory Schema

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 22:39:01 -0800

Introduction

In this post, we’ll see how to extend the Active Directory schema and prepare it for an Exchange installation.

The Active Directory schema is a fundamental component of the network management technology developed by Microsoft, known as Active Directory. Simply put, we could think of the schema as the “DNA” of Active Directory, as it defines and organizes the structure and attributes of the objects that can be stored in the directory.

Exchange: Verify AD Requirements for Exchange Server

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 22:39:01 -0800

Introduction

Before starting any configuration, we must verify the Active Directory requirements to begin installing Exchange in our environment.

The minimum requirements for our domain controller must be Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or later.

The minimum for the Active Directory forest is also Windows Server 2008 R2 or later.

You can find all these requirements in detail at the following link.

Another requirement is having .NET Framework 4.8 installed. It’s also recommended that each Active Directory site where you plan to install Exchange Server 2016 should have at least one domain controller with the global catalog.

Exchange: Configuring the Page File

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0800

Introduction

In this post, I will show you how to configure the page file for Exchange Server 2013/2016 using best practices. The process is slightly different for Exchange Server 2019, but I will explain the differences in paging.

Recommended RAM and Page File Size for 2013/2016 Versions

Before continuing, please note the following:

For the Mailbox role, the minimum recommended RAM is 8GB.
For the Edge Transport role, the minimum recommended RAM is 4GB.

Exchange: Exchange Server Versions

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0800

Introduction

The first thing to consider before implementing Exchange Server is understanding the different versions available. Currently, there are two versions: Standard and Enterprise. Here you will see the differences between them to determine which one best suits your needs.

Enterprise Edition

It has a maximum of 100 databases per server.

The maximum size is 16TB.

Standard Edition

It is limited to 5 databases per server.

The maximum size is 1TB.

A mounted database refers to the database that is active for use. This could be a database containing the mailboxes that clients use or a database mounted in passive mode. You can create more databases than the limit described above, but you can only mount the number specified for each version. (The recovery database does not count toward the limit.)

Exchange: How to Add Another Email Domain

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:39:01 -0800

Introduction

In this post, we’ll see how to add another domain to an Exchange server.

First, we need to obtain a domain. This can be one you’ve purchased or any free domain. Then, we need to edit the MX records of the new domain so they point to our Exchange server.

To obtain a free domain, I’ve included the link here.

For this example, I’ll use the domain mxlitpro.tk, which was created previously.