Tutorial: How to install Exchange server 2019 or Hybrid Exchange

How do you install a Hybrid Exchange server 2019?

1. Install the prerequisites from Microsoft

• You can access the prereqs at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange /plan-and-deploy/prerequisites ?view=exchserver-2019

1.1 Install these 3 feautures sets via PowerShell

Use PowerShell as administrator.

Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS

Install-WindowsFeature Server-Media-Foundation

Install-WindowsFeature Server-Media-Foundation, NET-Framework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface, RSAT-Clustering-Mgmt, RSAT-Clustering-PowerShell, WAS-Process-Model, Web-Asp-Net45, Web-Basic-Auth, Web-Client-Auth

If you cannot copy these commands use the native NL website version.

1.2 install these 3 software packages

• .NET Framework 4.8 or later
• Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2012
• Unified Communications Managed API 4.0.

2. Readiness Check!

• Open the setup of Exchange 2019
• After the readiness check - Install
• Choose the roles you would like to install, mailboxrole + management. Or single management.

3 installation completed

• As step 14/14 press finish at the bottom right.
• That's it! You now have Exchange 2019 installed.

Why hybrid Exchange?

• A hybrid exchange is a great opportunity if you want to migrate from Exchange On-premises to Exchange Online .
• Even if you have migrated sometimes you need a Hybrid for easy management. A Hybrid server can talk to both Exchange On-premises and Active Directory.
• Hybrid mailflow, letting applications relay in a simple way -> Hybrid!

Configure your Exchange as Hybrid Exchange

• Browse to https://outlook.office.com/ECP
• Click on Hybrid
• Then click Configure
• Or use https://aka.ms/TAPHCW

• press Install

• click Next

• Ditto, next

• Enter your Administrator information
• Also your Office 365 Exchange Online Account in. (Global Administrator)

• Choose Exchange Classic if you now have a working Exchange open to the outside etc..
• Choose Modern Hybrid (now for demo on a test environment that is not fully configured).

• Login with your Office 365 Administrator account.

Reconfigure your Azure AD Connect Settings

• Since you have a hybrid Exchange , of course you must also indicate in Azure AD Connect that you have this.
• Why. For example, when assigning licenses during a migration, no mailboxes are created because they are still in Sync.

• Open Azure AD Connect

• Select Customize synchronization options

• Enable Exchange Hybrid Deployment