For the Mailbox server role, open an elevated PowerShell console and run the following command to install the required roles and features….
Open an elevated PowerShell console and run this command to install Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)….
If not, proceed to the section for Exchange Server Preparation. If you plan to use an Exchange 2016 server to prepare the Active Directory environment, perform these following tasks.
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Outlook Clients: Outlook 2010 with KB2965295 or newer (for Windows) Outlook 2011 for Mac or newer (for Mac).
NET Framework 4.5.2 is supported currently.
Active Directory Forest Functional Level (FFL): Must be Windows Server 2008 or newer.
Domain Controllers (DC): Must be Windows Server 2008 or newer.
Total size of all legacy EDBs + optional 30-40% minimum for growth.
Page file: Amount of RAM + 10MB, not to exceed 32778MB (32GB) for initial and maximum size.
Memory: For Mailbox role, 8GB memory minimum Recommend 16GB or higher.
CPU: Minimum of 2 CPUs with 2 cores each Intel and AMD are supported.
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Datacenter (full GUI required, Core not supported).
Coexistence: Requires Exchange 2010 SP3 UR11 or Exchange 2013 UR10.
The following is a list of recommended and required items for installing Exchange Server 2016.