The following is Network Diagram of the Lab:

If you does not know how to build AD DS, you can view this post “Building AD DS for Lab “.

Server Role of Exchange Server
Exchange Server 2010:
1.Mailbox Server use to keep the mailbox and public folder databases
2.Client Access Server use to handle clients’ connection to mailboxes
4.Hub Transport Server use to handle mail flow
5.Edge Transport Server use to provide secure inbound/outbound email flow special for DMZ
6.Unified Messaging Server use to provides voice mail and other telephony integration with Exchange
Exchange Server 2013:
1. Client Access Server
2. Mailbox Server
3. Edge Transport Server

Prepare for Exchange Server

Pre-Step 1: Prepare on ADDS
a. Find out Schema Master Server since we need to extend schema.

netdom query fsmo

b. Login to DC which hold Schema Master Server with an account that is a member of the Schema Admins security group and run the following command.

-- Mount the Exchange Server 2016 installation media.
-- Move to setup.exe folder
setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

c. Login to any DC or same DC at step b. with an account that is a member of the Enterprise Admins group and run the following command.

-- Mount the Exchange Server 2016 installation media.
-- Move to setup.exe folder
-- Special a OU name for Exchange at /OrganizationName:
Setup.exe /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:"JoesLab"

Pre-Step 2: Verify Prepare
a. Open “ADSIEdit.msc”
b. Right-Click “ADSI Edit” > Click “Connect to…”
c. Change “Select a well known Naming Context:” form “Default naming context” to “Schema”
d. Navigate to: “CN=ms-Exch-Schema-Version-Pt, CN=Schema, CN=Configuration, DC=joeschoice, DC=com”
e. “rangeUpper” should be 15332.
f. Right-Click “ADSI Edit” > Click “Connect to…”
g. Change “Select a well known Naming Context:” form “Default naming context” to “Configuration”
h. Navigate to: “CN=Microsoft Exchange, CN=Services, CN=Configuration, DC=joeschoice, DC=com”
i. We can find the “CN=JoesLab”.

Pre-Step 3: Prepare on Exchange Server
a. Join Domain.
b. Install required roles on Exchange Server by powershell with administrative privileges

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

c. Install “Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0” on Exchange Server

Prepare an account to install Exchange Server
We need an account that is a member of the Organization Management group or Domain Administrator to install Exchange.
1. Login to AD DC (DC01.joeschoice.com)
2. Open “Active Directory Users and Computers” > Expand “joeschoice.com” > Expand “Microsoft Exchange Security Groups”

Install Exchange
1. Mount the Exchange Server 2016 installation media.
2. Click “setup.exe”.
3. At “Check for Updates?” screen, select “Don’t check for update right now” because the lab does not connect to internet.
4. At “Introduction” screen, click “Next”
5. At “Recommended Settings” screen, select “Using recommended settings”
6. At “Server Role Selection” screen, select “Mailbox role” and “Automatically install Windows Server roles and features that are required to install Exchange Server”
7. At “Installation Space and Location” screen, select “D:\Exchange” to install exchange. The default path is not recommend to use.
8. At “Malware Protection Settings” screen, select “Yes” to disable malware scanning because the lab does not connect internet.
9. At “Readiness Checks” screen, click “install” to start installation.