Before installation Exchange following list consider as checklist:
1. Firewall disabled within domain network
2. Has static IP setup and can ping DC and other servers in the domain
3. Latest windows update
4. Windows is activated
5. Is joined domain
6. Account that is going to install is member of Schema Admins, Enterprise Admins and Organization Management
7. DC (writeable)
8. File share witness server (can’t be Exchange server or DC)
9. RootCA
10. DNS
Hardware Requirements
- Processor Intel X64 or AMD64
- Memory 8GB minimum (5GB working in Lab)
- Disk space 32GB minimum (Lab setup has 75GB C: drive, 7GB D:(Database) drive, 5GB E:(Log) drive, 6GB F:(Backup for log) drive)
Operating system requirements:
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Datacenter
- Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter
- Windows Server 2016R2 Standard or Datacenter
- Windows Server 2016 Standard or Datacenter