Installing Exchange 2010 on Windows 2012

One of the cool features of SP3 is the ability to run Exchange 2010 on a Windows 2012 server, so how do you install it on 2012? This small guide will help you with what should be a straight forward installation.

Once you have completed the setting up of your Windows 2012 server, you need to prepare the server for Exchange, run the following Exchange PowerShell scripts

Import-Module Servermanager

now run the script below

Add-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS,NET-Framework-Core,NET-HTTP-Activation,Web-Server,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Metabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console,WAS-Process-Model,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Dyn-Compression,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy,Web-Asp-Net,Web-WMI,Web-ISAPI-Filter

Trust me when I say run the script, as it’s a whole world of pain if you try and do it via the add roles option. Next you need to add the Microsoft office 2010 filter packs using the link below.

Select and the 64bit filter pack highlighted below

Once you have installed all the prerequisites you can commence installing 2010,Choose your installation type.

Then configure the CAS settings for external or internal settings.

In my scenario my 2010 server was connecting to a 2003 Exchange box, hence the mail flow settings box. If you are co-existing with 2007, you wont see this option.

Once you have selected your install options, the install will run through its readiness checks and then will install 2010.

If all goes to plan, you will see the box below which will conclude the first phase of the installation.

Now you need to install SP3 if you want to avoid any installation problems, click on setup to start the process

Run through the installation of SP3 using the options that you need, the installation is pretty straight forward.

Once SP3 installs, click finish and you can begin using it without a restart.

MCSE finally

So after 70 days of constant studying I've finally achieved my Goal of renewing my MCSE. My last exam was the 70-342 Exchange 2013 design exam. The exam itself was pretty tough as a round 30% of the questions were based on UM scenarios. Fortunately, I have done a few Lync installations so I was able to work my way through them, but it was a struggle so my advice to you is spot up on your UM. Another point you need to be aware of, just like it was in the 2010 Exchange exams, you need to be familiar with your PowerShell commands. Once you pass both Exchange exams or whatever your electives are and you pass 410, 411, and 412 you could also be the recipient of the below.