Exchange 2016 Prerequisites

The prerequisites for installing Exchange 2016 are similar to previous versions, but simplify many steps to make installation easier:

1 computer plus domain, and then, first, prepare prerequisites (Tools for expanding the forest domain schema)

1. Open Windows PowerShell.

2. Use the following command to install the Remote Tools Management Pack

3. Install-windowsfeature Rsat-adds

You can also add remote adds management tools through Server Manager

The forest domain extension can then be performed by the installation file: You can also prepare the forest domain schema as in the same version (large organizations recommend doing this to facilitate installation troubleshooting)

Setup.exe/prepareschema/iacceptexchangeserverlicenseterms

Setup.exe/preparead/organizationname: ""/iacceptexchangeserverlicensetermssetup.exe/preparealldomains/ Iacceptexchangeserverlicenseterms

2 Install the following prerequisites on the mailbox server

1. open Windows PowerShell.

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 

3 Install the following two software

1. . NET Framework 4.5.2

2. Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 Core Runtime (64-bit)

If you are installing an Edge Transport server, install the Adlds management tool to

Open Windows PowerShell. Run:

Install-windowsfeature Adlds

and install the. NET Framework 4.5.2

The overall feeling is that the prerequisites for Exchange 2016 are much simpler

Exchange 2016 Prerequisites