Install the Exchange 2010 Management Tools

With the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 management tools, you can configure and manage your
Exchange organization remotely. This topic explains how you can either use Setup.exe or unattended setup
mode to install the Exchange 2010 management tools.
You can install the Exchange 2010 management tools on the following Windows operating systems:
Windows 7 x64
Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Use Setup to install the Exchange 2010 management tools

1.

Log on to the server on which you want to install the Exchange 2010 management tools on,
using a domain account that has local administrative privileges.

2.

Insert the Exchange 2010 DVD into the DVD drive (or browse to your install location). If
Setup.exe doesn't start automatically, navigate to the DVD drive and double-click Setup.exe.

3.

On the Start page, ensure that you have completed Steps 1 and 2.

4.

On the Start page, click Step 3: Choose Exchange language option. The language options
will appear below Step 3. Choose either:
1.

Install all languages from the language bundle If you choose this option, all
supported language bundled will be installed. Setup can download the necessary
language bundles automatically, or you can browse to the location (hard drive or a
network share) of previously downloaded language bundles and install those.

2.

Install only languages from the DVD If you choose this option, only English
(U.S.) language support will be installed. Language bundles can be installed at a later
time to provide support for additional languages if needed.

b.

After the language installation is complete, on the Start page, click Step 4: Install Microsoft
Exchange. Setup copies the setup files locally to the computer on which you are installing
Exchange 2010.

c.

In the Exchange 2010 Setup wizard, on the Introduction page, click Next.

d.

On the License Agreement page, select I accept the terms in the license agreement,
and then click Next.

e.

On the Error Reporting page, select whether you want to enable or disable Exchange Error
Reporting feature, and then click Next.

f.

On the Installation Type page, click Custom Exchange Server Installation. If you want to
change the path for the Exchange 2010 installation, click Browse, locate the appropriate
folder in the folder tree, and then click OK. Click Next.

g.

On the Server Role Selection page, select Management Tools.

Management Tools only installation

h.

If this is the first Exchange 2010 server in your organization, on the Exchange Organization
page, type a name for your Exchange organization. The Exchange organization name can
contain only the following characters:
1.A through Z
2.a through z
3.0 through 9
4.Space (not leading or trailing)
5.Hyphen or dash

On the Readiness Checks page, view the status to determine if the organization and other
prerequisite checks completed successfully. If they have not completed successfully, you must
resolve any reported errors before you can install Exchange 2010. You don't need to exit Setup
when resolving some of the prerequisite errors. After resolving a reported error, click Retry to
re-run the prerequisite check. Be sure to also review any warnings that are reported. If all

readiness checks have completed successfully, click Install to install the Exchange 2010
management tools.

On the Completion page, click Finish.