RSS – PostsTo install Exchange Server 2013 requires certain roles and features. These can be automatically installed via the GUI install of Exchange Server, however it is more efficient to install these via PowerShell
Powershell Command
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,RSAT-ADDS
This command will install all roles and features required for either the mailbox or client access exchange role.
After the server has rebooted you will need to install the following application packages
UCMA 4.0 SDK http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=35463
UCMA 4.0 Client Runtime http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34992
Office 2010 Filter Pack http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=17062
Office 2010 Filter Pack SP2 http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=39668
Reboot once more and then begin the Exchange 2013 Installation.
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