Exchange Server 2019 requires Windows Server 2019. Exchange Server 2019 brings a new set of technologies, features, and services to Exchange Server, the messaging platform that provides email, scheduling, and tools for custom collaboration and messaging service applications. Its goal is to support people and organizations as their work habits evolve from a communication focus to a collaboration focus. At the same time, Exchange 2019 helps lower the total cost of ownership. whether you deploy Exchange 2019 on-premises or provision your mailboxes in the cloud.

This article will illustrate step-by-step Installation of Exchange Server 2019.

Pre-Requisite:

There are pre-requisite for smooth installation of Exchange Server 2019.

Hardware & Software Pre-requisite:

• Operating System:           Windows Server 2019 Standard/Datacenter edition (Latest updates)
• Processor:                          64-Bit
• Memory:                            128 GB Recommended
• Disk Space:                        30 GB free space for Exchange Installation
• File System:                 NTFS
• Active Directory Schema: AD Forest Functional Level Windows Server 2012 or Higher

.Net Framework Supported:

• Exchange 2019 Version CU4 to CU8         .Net Framework 4.8
• Version CU2, CU3             .Net Framework 4.8 or Net Framework 4.7.2
• Version RTM, CU1            .Net Framework 4.7.2

Supported Clients:

• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
• Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013
• For Mac for Office 365
• Outlook 2016 for Mac

Important Links:  

1. You need KB3140245 to apply registry keys to enable TLS 1.1 & 1.2 support for Windows 7.
2. Click to download .NET Framework 4.7.2 or Higher.
3. Download Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2013.
4. Install Unified Communications Managed API 4.0.

Installation Steps:

1. .Net Installation

No need to click on Windows Update.

• Visual Redistribute Package Installation

• Install Unified Communications Managed API

No need to click on Windows Update.

After click on Finish, Reboot the computer system.

• Installation of IIS and other windows components with PowerShell. Open Windows Power Shell and run following commands
• Install-WindowsFeature 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 server pre-requisites.

Download the ISO Image of Exchange 2019 from the Microsoft Website and mount the Image in the server where you want to install Exchange 2019.

Click on Setup to begin the Exchange 2019 installation

Select Connect to the Internet and check for updates if you have internet and you need to download and updates for the exchange 2019 else you can check Don’t check for updates right now and click on Next

Press Next.

Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and Press Next

Select Use recommended settings and press Next

Choose Mailbox Role, here Management tools is default selected, If you want to install EDGE in the server, Select Edge Transport Role

Note: You can select automatically install Windows Server roles and features that are required to install Exchange Server to install all the required items for Exchange 2019
Click on Next

Specify the Exchange Organization here. Please carefully type the name of Organization. After selection of Exchange Organization you can’t change it later.

If you change it then you have to re-install complete domain.

Click next once you have decided and typed Exchange organization.

Click on Next.

Successfully you have installed Exchange Server 2019.  It is best practice that you should reboot your Exchange Server after successful installation.

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