
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Before you install Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 on any servers in your organization, you must prepare Active Directory and domains.
To prepare Active Directory and domains
From a Command Prompt window, run the following command.setup /PrepareSchemaorsetup /ps

From a Command Prompt window, run the following command.setup /PrepareAD [/

OrganizationName:<organization name>]orsetup /p [/on:<organization name>] From a Command Prompt window, run one of the following commands:

- Runsetup /PrepareDomainorsetup /pdto prepare the local domain. You don't need to run this in the domain where you ran Step 2. Runningsetup /- - - PrepareADprepares the local domain.
- Runsetup /PrepareDomain:<FQDN of domain you want to prepare>to prepare a specific domain.
- Runsetup /PrepareAllDomainsorsetup /pad to prepare all domains in your organization.
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