How do I install a duplicate Exchange server?

Logon as an Administrator of the domain currently hosting the Exchange service. If you logon as an account that does not have administrative rights on the current Exchange server you will be unable to add a duplicate server.

Run Exchange's setup.exe

Click Accept to the license agreement

Setup will search for the installed components (such as IIS and ASP)

Select the installation type. Click Custom/Complete Select the options and click OK

Enter the product code number (xxx - xxxxxxx) and click OK

Click OK to the displayed Product-ID that is generated by the setup program

Check the "I agree that" for the licensing and click OK

Select "Join an existing site" and enter the name the name of a server in the site you wish to join, e.g. Mars and click OK

You will be shown details of the Exchange server on that site, including ORG name and site. Click Yes
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The service account currently used for the original Exchange Server will be shown, just enter its password (if this is on its own domain you should create a new service account for fault tolerant reasons (i.e. main domain controller not available)). Click OK

Files will then be copied, services installed, registry updated and then the relevant services will be started. Once the Directory Service has started replication will occur between the sites. Once complete the other Exchange services will start

Click OK to the replication dialogue box.

You can then proceed to run Optimizer optionally as normal