Exchange 2010

Install on Windows Server 2008 R2, there may be a way on 2012 but I couldn't find a working way of doing it quickly enough.

Links

Exchange Server Deployment Assistant [1]

Includes Windows Server 2012 [2]

Prerequisite links are handy [3]

With videos [4]

Metabase error fix [5]

got most of these from [6]

Good to know [7]

Process

1. Install Windows Server 2008 R2
2. Set IP address and computer name
3. Add VMware Tools
4. Run Windows Update, so many times...
5. Add DNS role
6. Add IIS role
7. Add Active Directory Domain Services Role, promote to Domain Controller
8. Change Password Group Policy:
   1. Start/All Programs/Administrative Tools/Group Policy Management
   2. Open Forest/Domains/[your AD domain]/Default Domain Policy
   3. Right click on Default Domain Policy and select Edit...
   4. Open Computer Configuration/Policies/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Account Policies/Password Policy
   5. Right click "Password must meet complexity requirements" and select Properties and disable.