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Lab: Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2013

Scenario

You are working as a messaging administrator in the A. Datum corporation. Your organization is preparing to install its first Exchange Server 2013 server. As an initial task, you will deploy Exchange Server 2013 in a test environment. Before installing Exchange Server 2013 in the test environment, you must first verify that the AD DS is ready for the installation. You also must verify that all computers that will run Exchange Server 2013 meet the prerequisites for installing Exchange. Once the environment is prepared, you will deploy Exchange Server 2013.

Objectives
Evaluation of requirements and prerequisites for Exchange Server 2013 deployment Exchange Server 2013 deployment Exchange Server 2013 management

Lab Setup
Estimated time: 60 minutes

Virtual machines

20341A-LON-DC1-B 20341A-LON-EX1-B Adatum\Administrator Pa$$w0rd

User Name Password

For this lab, you will use the available virtual machine environment. Before you begin the lab, you must complete the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4.

On the host computer, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Hyper-V Manager. In Hyper-V Manager, click 20341A-LON-DC1-B, and in the Actions pane, click Start. In the Actions pane, click Connect. Wait until the virtual machine starts. Log on using the following credentials: a. b. User name: Adatum\Administrator Password: Pa$$w0rd

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Repeat steps 2 to 4 for 20341A-LON-EX1-B.

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Exercise 1: Evaluating Requirements and Prerequisites for an Exchange Server 2013 Installation
Scenario

The Active Directory administrators at A. Datum have prepared a test AD DS environment for the Exchange Server 2013 deployment. The server administration team has deployed a Windows Server 2012 server that you can use to deploy the first Exchange Server 2013 server in the test organization. You must verify that the Active Directory environment and the server meet all prerequisites for installing Exchange Server 2013. The main tasks for this exercise are as follows: 1. 2. Evaluate the Active Directory Requirements. Evaluate the DNS Requirements.

Task 1: Evaluate the Active Directory Requirements

On LON-DC1, evaluate whether the domain controller requirements are met: o o

Use Active Directory Users and Computers to evaluate whether the domain and forest functional level requirements are met. Use Adsiedit.msc to evaluate whether the Exchange schema changes are applied.

Task 2: Evaluate the DNS Requirements

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. On LON-EX1, verify that the DNS settings are configured appropriately. Ping the domain controller LON-DC1.adatum.com to verify network connectivity. Start the Nslookup utility from Windows PowerShell. Type set type=all. Perform an nslookup search for the _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.adatum.com SRV record. Verify that an SRV record for lon-dc1.adatum.com is returned. Close Window PowerShell.

Results: After completing this exercise, students will have AD DS requirements evaluated.

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Exercise 2: Deploying Exchange Server 2013

Scenario

After evaluating the Exchange Server 2013 requirements, you are ready to begin the deployment process. You must first prepare AD DS, and then perform a single server Exchange installation. For evaluation purposes, all roles will be installed on a single server. At the end, you will verify whether the core Exchange services and components are installed correctly. The main tasks for this exercise are as follows: 1. 2. 3. Preparing AD DS for Exchange Server 2013 deployment. Performing Exchange Server 2013 installation on a single server. Verifying Exchange Server installation.

Task 1: Preparing AD DS for Exchange Server 2013 deployment

1. 2. 3. On LON-DC1, attach C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\20341A\Drives \ExchangeServer2013.iso to the virtual machine. On LON-DC1 open a Windows PowerShell window. Switch to D:\. Execute the proper command to prepare AD DS for your Exchange Server installation.

.\Setup.exe /PrepareAD /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /OrganizationName:Adatum

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Wait until the process completes. Close Windows PowerShell.

Task 2: Performing Exchange Server 2013 installation on a single server

1. 2. 3. 4. On LON-EX1, attach C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\20341A\Drives \ExchangeServer2013.iso to the virtual machine. On LON-EX1, check if the service Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service is set to start Automatically. Import the Server Manager module in Windows PowerShell, by using the Import-Module ServerManager cmdlet.

Install the Windows features for Exchange server, by typing: Install-WindowsFeature AS-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework-45Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, 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-HttpTracing, Web-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter, Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console, Web-Metabase, WebMgmt-Console, Web-Mgmt-Service, Web-Net-Ext45, Web-Request-Monitor, Web-Server, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Static-Content, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-WMI, WindowsIdentity-Foundation, and press Enter. (If you do not want to type this command you can copy the content of the file cmdlet.txt from C:\ drive.) After roles are installed, restart the server.

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Sign in to LON-EX1 as Adatum\Administrator with the password of Pa$$w0rd, and start Exchange Server setup from D:\. o o Dont check for updates. Select the options to install both Client Access and Mailbox Server roles.

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Do not disable malware protection. Ensure that prerequisites are met.

Install the Exchange server. Wait until the installation completes. It can take 30 to 40 minutes to finish. On the Setup Completed page click finish.

Task 3: Verifying Exchange Server installation

1. 2. 3. On LON-EX1, from Server Manager, open the Services console.

Review the status for each Exchange Server services. Ensure that all services that are set for automatic startup are running.

Using File Explorer, browse to C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\v15. This list of folders includes ClientAccess, Mailbox, and TransportRoles. These three roles were installed as part of the typical setup. Using Internet Explorer, open https://lon-ex1.adatum.com/owa.

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Sign in to Outlook Web App as Adatum\Administrator with the password Pa$$w0rd. Send a new message to Administrator, and verify that the message was delivered to the inbox. Close Outlook Web App.

Results: After completing this exercise, students will have Exchange Server 2013 deployed.

Exercise 3: Managing Exchange Server 2013

Scenario

You have Exchange Server 2013 deployed in the test environment, and you want to explore the Exchange Server 2013 management tools. You are interested in finding out what functionality exists in the new Exchange Administration Center, and also in Outlook Web App and Exchange Management Shell. The main tasks for this exercise are as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. Exploring Exchange Server 2013 Administration Center. Managing Exchange Server with Exchange Management Shell. Exploring Outlook Web App. To prepare for the next module.

Task 1: Exploring Exchange Server 2013 Administration Center

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On LON-EX1, open Internet Explorer. Sign in to https://lon-ex1.adatum.com/ecp as Adatum\Administrator with the password of Pa$$w0rd. Create a new mailbox for the existing user Aidan Delaney. Create a new open distribution group called Adatum News. Sign out of the Exchange Admin Center.

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Task 2: Managing Exchange Server with Exchange Management Shell

On LON-EX1, use Exchange Management Shell to perform the following tasks: a. b. c. d. e. List all of the users from the Adatum.com domain. Enable the mailbox for the user Robert. List all mailboxes in Adatum.com. Set the warning quota to 200MB, and configure the prohibit send quota to 250 MB for all mailboxes. Enable mailboxes for all users in the IT organizational unit.

Task 3: Exploring Outlook Web App

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On LON-EX1, open Internet Explorer and sign in to Outlook Web App at https://lon-ex1.adatum.com as Adatum\Aidan with the password Pa$$w0rd. Send a test email to the administrator. Join the Adatum News group. Create a signature for Aidan Delaney. Change the theme for the Outlook Web App interface.

To prepare for the next module

When you finish the lab, revert the virtual machines back to their initial state. To do this, complete the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. On the host computer, start Hyper-V Manager. In the Virtual Machines list, right-click 20341A-LON-DC1-B, and then click Revert. In the Revert Virtual Machine dialog box, click Revert. Repeat steps 2 to 3 for 20341A-LON-EX1-B.

Results: After completing this exercise, students will have explored Exchange management tools. Question: What should you install on Windows Server 2012 before starting the Exchange Server 2013 installation? Question: How can you perform an Exchange Server installation? Question: How can you verify whether the Exchange installation is successful?