Step by Step Guide for Installing Exchange Server 2019

Exchange 2019 prerequisites

Domain Controller Support

The following Active Directory writable Domain Controller(s) are supported;

• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2016 (Core and Desktop Experience)
• Windows Server 2019 preview (Core and Desktop Experience)

Operating System Support

• Windows Server 2016 (Core and Desktop Experience)
• Windows Server 2019 preview (Core and Desktop Experience)

.Net Framework Support

• .NET Framework 4.7.1 or above (Windows Server 2016)
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 (comes default with Windows Server 2019 preview)

Other requirements

• Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013
• Unified Communications Managed API (UCMA) 4.0
• Latest Windows Server updates

Active Directory preparation

The first task in the installation of any version of Exchange is to prepare the Active Directory environment where the Exchange Server will be placed. However, prior to the preparation, it should be checked against the above Domain Controller support prerequisites mentioned earlier. Once the above requirements are verified for consistency, proceed with the following preparation tasks on the server/computer which will be used to prepare the Active Directory.

We will be using the Exchange Server itself to prepare the Active Directory.

Office 365 Exchange Server

Exchange Server 2019

Exchange server pc should be connected to Domain Controller with Domain Controller user with required permission.

Before starting installation exchange server, we need to aware about the pre requisites.

.NET Framework 4.7 or later

Unified Communications Managed API 4.0

Visual C++ 2013 or 2012

Required Permission right to Exchange Admin User:

Administrators

Domain Admins

Domain Users

Enterprise Admins

Schema Admins

pre requisites Software

Mount the disk

click to run setup file

launching exchange installation

If you looking for latest update select update option otherwise next option

click to next

So default user will be account user and password

In my scenario

Default user: shaexc (active directory user)

And password will be same as you login to server.

Create new user non exiting AD.

By default, it’s manual

Make it manual to automatic

IMAP

Here Configuring POP Services

START Exchange server PowerShell

Pop port

995/110

Type and enter cmd

Or restart from services

IMAP

PORT 993/143

Restart from here or from cmd

Once configuration done.

Allow ports to Router.

995, 110 – POP3

993, 143 – IMAP4

So, ports open.

SMTP Settings pop and imap clients.