The PowerShell in Win Server 2008 R2 is included the Administration module for the Internet Information Services (IIS). The cmdlets let you manage the IIS or administrate the run time data of IIS.

You can manually add the IIS Module to the instance of Windows PowerShell that you have opened by using the following command at the command prompt: C:\PS>add-pssnapin WebAdministration.

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Now you can download and try the new MS exchange server 2010 from MS website.

In this article I tried to show how to install the beta version of MS exchange 2010 in your testing environment.

First of all you must understand that, Exchange 2010 can only be installed in Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 or Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 (Enterprise or Standard Edition) Note: It won’t support Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 x32 version

Exchange 2010 System Requirements

Please refer here. After installing the OS or if you have the required OS ready, you must have some prerequisites. Those are listed here. Also I managed to list some prerequisites here:
Operating system components, including RSAT-ADDS (needed on server that will perform schema updates), Web-Server, Web-Metabase, Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console, Web-ISAPI-Ext, NET-HTTP-Activation, Web-Basic-Auth, Web-Digest-Auth, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-Dyn-Compression, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, Web-Net-Ext and [dot].Net-Framework.

You can install all of these components at one time (e.g., for the Mailbox, Client Access and/or Hub Transport Server roles) by running the following command:

ServerManagerCmd -i RSAT-ADDS Web-Server Web-Metabase Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console Web-ISAPI-Ext NET-HTTP-Activation Web-Basic-Auth Web-Digest-Auth Web-Windows-Auth Web-Dyn-Compression RPC-over-HTTP-proxy Web-Net-Ext -Restart

For more information about the prerequisites for Exchange 2010, including those for the Edge Transport server role, see Exchange 2010 Prerequisites.

Exchange Server 2010 also supports installing the above pre-requisites by using an Answer File with ServerManagerCmd, and answer files are included in the \AMD64\Scripts folder. To use them, you run ServerManagerCmd -ip . For example:
ServerManagerCmd -ip Exchange-CAS.XML

Next, are the software pre-requisites, which include:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
• Windows Remote Management (WinRM) 2.0 CTP 3
• Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP 3
• Update from KB 951725
• Update from KB 950888
• Update from KB 951116
• Update from KB 952664
• Update from KB 953290
• Update from KB 958178

See Exchange 2010 Prerequisites for information about and links to other pre-requisites that might apply to your environment (e.g., for Edge Transport and Unified Messaging server roles, and for environments that use System Center Operations Manager).

Once the above pre-requisites have been installed, check Microsoft Update for any additional updates that might be needed. Make sure the system has been rebooted after installing any updates which require a reboot.

Now you’re ready to install Exchange 2010. You can perform the installation using the GUI or command-line version of Setup. In this example, I’ll use the GUI.

I’ll start by launching Setup.exe from the AMD64 folder. It will show you a splash screen similar to the bellow one:
This Splash screen is much similor to the Exchange 2007 screen. In this screen you can see some pre-requisites will be grayed if they are already installed, if not you will be promted to install them first. Once all the pre-requisites ready, the Exchange Installer will take you directly Step 4.

Step 4: Install Microsoft Exchange. Clcik on that and the GUI will appear and shows you that, exchange setup is coping required files into your server. (Image 2 is GUI you will see)

Once all the files copied you will see the MS Exchange 2010 introduction page, which is below:

Click on Next and Language files location page appears.

If you have language files other than English (Its default language of my Server), you can browse and select it, or you can just by clicking Continue setups without language files radio button (The setup will take your system default language as Exchange’s language). Click Next to proceed.

This screen confirms your selected Language.

Click on Next, now you will see License Agreement page:

After reading the license agreement, select I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next. The Error Reporting page appears:

You must select Yes (Recommended), if you want to send error report, its really useful tool, Or you can select NO to not to send error report.And click on Next. he Installation Type page appears:

Immediately, you might notice some differences from Exchange Server 2007. First, the Custom Exchange Server Installation option no longer lists any clustered mailbox server roles. That’s because clustered mailbox servers don’t exist in Exchange Server 2010. Exchange 2010 includes a new feature called Incremental Deployment. This feature enables to you configure high availability and site resilience for your mailbox database after Exchange has been installed. Second, the default path for the Exchange Server installation is new and different. If I choose Custom Exchange Server Installation, the Server Role Selection page appears:

Choose Typical Exchange Server Installation instead of Custom Exchange Server Installation and click Next, or after completed the Custom Exchange Server Installation choices and click Next, the Exchange Organization page appears:

Specify a name for Exchange Organization, and then click Next. The Client Settings page appears:

If your Exchange organization uses Outlook 2003 or earlier, or Microsoft Entourage, then a public folder database is needed so that those clients can access system data, such as Free/Busy information. In that case, you would select Yes on this page. Since im not using Outlook 2003 or earlier, or Entourage, I can leave the default setting of No and click Next.

The Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) page appears:

I’ll click Join the Exchange Customer Experience Improvement Program and specify an industry of Computer-Related Products/Services.

I click Next. The Readiness Checks page appears, and Setup automatically performs readiness checks for any installed language packs, as well as the selected server roles to be installed.

The readiness checks don’t take much time at all. Once all readiness checks have successfully passed, the Readiness Check page will look like this:

Now, the system and server are ready for the installation to begin. Click on Install to start the installation of Exchange 2010 Mailbox, Client Access and Hub Transport server roles, as well as the Exchange Management tools (Exchange Management Console and Exchange Management Shell).
While Setup is progressing, a Progress page will be appeared:

Once all the componets installed you will see green checkmark, like bellow image:

Installing Exchange 2010 is quick and easy. In some systems it might take less then 30mins. Uncheck the Finalize installation using the Exchange Management Console checkbox, and click Finish to complete the Setup process. This returns Setup to the splash screen. Click Close to close the splash screen, and when the Confirm Exit dialog appears:

Click Yes.

Then, reboot the server. (There is no need of restarting, but I recommend you to do so.

The installation of Exchange Server 2010 is now complete.

Source: www.technohub.in

If you want more detailed installation of Exchange server 2010 (not beta), check here: http://muc-ug.org.in/index.php/articles/exchange-2010/109-installing-exchange-server-2010.html

In this tutorial, You will learn how to configure Win Server 2008 Domain Controller and DNS Server. I Tried my best to make the tutorial in easy steps. If its not working or you do find any problem, please comment.

1. Start the Windows Server 2008 (its a simplest step).
2. Now Goto Start –> and click on Run.
3. Type in dcpromo –> and click OK.
After you click OK Server will automatically check the bin files of Active Directory Domain Services (ASDS) and starts installing them. There is a possibility of the binaries of ADDS installed already if you gave dcpromo command in previous time. I mentioned this because, you dont need to worry if Server didn’t start installing anything.
4. In the popup box system will show you, Checking If Active Directory Domain Services binaries are installed…
5. After few Seconds / Minutes System will show you another message: Active Directory Domain Services are being installed. Please wait. The Active Directory Domain Services Installation wizard will open once the binaries have been installed.
6. Now you will see a Active Directory Domain Services installation Wizard, With option of Use Advanced mode of Installation. (you can check this box, if you want to add advanced options, or keep going without checking it). Click Next.
7. Now The Operating System Compatibility page will be displayed, If you have time take some of it, and read it carefully (MS guys took some time to prepare it, you see,,,). and Click Next.
8. The new Window will be appeared. Name: Choose a Deployment Configurations. Here Choose Create a new domain in a new forest, Click Next.
9. In the next step, System will ask you the name for newly born forest root domain. Choose a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the forest root domain inside the text-box, Click Next .
10.The new window Domain NetBIOS Name page appears. On this page, type the NetBIOS name of the domain if necessary or accept the default name and then Click Next. (This Appears only if you selected Advanced Installation mode in Welcome Screen).
11. In this window Select / set the Forest Functional Level, choose the level you desire and Click Next.

Make sure to read the description of each functional Level and understand the difference between them.

12. In the previous step, If you have selected any Forest Functional Level other than windows Server 2008 and clicked on Next , you would then get a page to select the Domain Functional Level. Select it and then Click Next.
13.The new window appears: Additional Domain Controller Options. Here If you want to set your DC as a DNS Server as well, you have to keep the check-box beside DNS server selected and Click Next.
14. In this step, system will ask you to assign the new static IP and continue by Clicking Next.
15. Now comes the tricky part, System gives you message that saying wizard cannot create a delegation for the DNS server and asks you can create the delegation manually. To continue, Click Yes.
16.Now manually take some time and locate the domain controller database, log files and SYSVOL are stored on the server carefully and Click Next.

The database stores information about the users, computers and other objects on the network. The log files record activities that are related to AD DS, such information about an object being updated. SYSVOL stores Group Policy objects and scripts.

17.New Page: Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password(DSRM) appears. Here write a password and confirm it by writing in second password box. Click Next

This password is used when the domain controller is started in Directory Services Restore Mode, which might be because Active Directory Domain services is not running, or for tasks that must be performed offline.

18.Now you will see the summary page will be showing you all the setting that you have set. click on the button export settings… to export the setting you have setup into an answer file for use with other unattended operations, if you wish to have such file, click on the Export settings button and save the file. Click Next.
19. Now System will starts DNS Installation and installing Group Policy Management Console, the system will check first if it is installed or not. Then creating Directory partition…..Configuring the local computer to host active directory Domain Services and other operations will take place setting up this server as a Domain Controller active Directory Domain Services installation will be completed, Click Finish.
20. Click on Restart Now to restart your server for the changes to take effect.
21.Once the server is booted and after logon , click on Start > Administrative Tools.
See the bellow are Installed.
Active Directory Domains and Trusts
Active Directory Sites and Services
Active Directory Users and Computers
ADSI Edit
DNS
Group Policy Management
22.. THATS IT….YOU ARE DONE…

I WILL POST Images as soon as I prepare them.

The certification on Windows Server 2008 system will use a new generation of certification system—MCTS and MCITP system.
It is known that the most concern of the candidates is how to upgrade MCSE 2000/2003 or MCSA 2000/2003 to credentials on Windows Server 2008 System. Here, to the best of my ability, I will give an enough detailed introduction.
 First of all,you could not be upgraded directly to the new certification system, if you just have MCSE 2000 or MCSA 2000.However, you can do, only if you have credentials on Windows Server 2003.And if you have MCSE (MCSA) certifications on Security or MCSE (MCSA) on Exchange, you must know that there aren’t both of the certifications on security and Exchange in the new certification system any more, which are covered in the new subjects.
Besides, there will be separate MCTS or MCITP on ISA or Exchange Server.
If you want to upgrade your MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, you can choose the following paths. Certification roadmap
1. To get MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory and MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, you are required to pass 70-648.
That is to say:
MCSA 2003 +70-648 = MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
                                             + MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring
                                             = 70-640 +70- 642
2. To get MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring? MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Platform, Configuring, you are required to pass 70-649.
In other words:
MCSE +70-649 = MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
                      + MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring 
                     + MCTS: Windows Server 2008  Applications Platform, Configuring
                       = 70-640 +70- 642 +70-643
Notice: All of those upgrade exams could not upgrade you directly to MCITP.
So, if you have MCSA/MCSE 2003, you are required to pass the corresponding Pro exams to get MCITP.
1.If you want to get MCITP: server Administrator, you are required to pass both of 70-648 and 70-646.That is to say:
MCSA 2003 +70- 648 + 70-646 = MCITP: Server Administrator.
2.If you want to be upgraded to MCITP: Enterprise Administrator, you are required to pass four exams: 70-648, 70-643, 70-620 or 70-624 or 70-680, 70-647.
In other words:
MCSA 2003+ 648 + 643 + 620(or 624 or 70-680) + 647 = MCITP: Enterprise Administrator.
3.If you want to upgrade MCSE 2003 to MCITP Server Administrator, you are required to pass 70-649 and 70-646.
That is to say:
MCSE 2003+ 70- 649+70-646 = MCITP: Server Administrator.
4.If you want to be upgraded to MCITP: Enterprise Administrator, you are required to pass three exams:70-649, 70-620 or 70-624 or 70-680, 70-647.
In other words:
MCSE 2003+70-649 +70-620(or 624 or 70-680) + 647 = MCITP: Enterprise Administrator.
My advice: if you are prepared for MCSE, and want to be upgraded to Credentials on Windows Server 2008, you’d better pass 70-620 instead of the popular exam 70-270 as MCSE exam on client operating systems client operating systems
Besides, I think it is necessary to know about Microsoft’s new certification on Windows Server 2008 system.
MCTSFocused on configuring and troubleshooting key technologies
MCITPFocused on advanced infrastructure design
MCTS credentials on Windows Server 2008 will involve the following aspects:
1 Active Directory Domain Services AD
2 Identity and Access Management
3Internet Services
4 Terminal Services
5 Networking Infrastructure
As was mentioned above, MCTS credentials on Windows Server 2008 systems have three exams, which aim to measure the skills on AD ,SASystem Architectureapplication.
MCITP credentials on Windows Server 2008 will involve the aspects below:
1. Infrastructure Operations
2. Active Directory Design and Planning AD

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