title: Installing AD and MSExchange 2016 in AWS EC2
body: <p>I am trying to install an MSExchange 2016 in an EC2 instance from scratch without success. By from scratch, I mean I start from a new EC2 instance without any AD yet installed. 
  I am not very familial with Windows Server. I got a lot of problem during the installation. By digging the web, I fixed a lot of them, but I think there is something I miss to succeed in my installation. Any help would be greatly appreciated</p>
  
  <p>Here is the procedure I followed:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>I created an EC2 Windows Server 2012RC2 instance</li>
  <li>I created a simple Active Directory in AWS.</li>
  <li>I provided the AD DNS to my Windows Server (via Network and Sharing Center, properties of Internet Protocol v4)</li>
  <li>I joined the server into that AD (Via Control Panel > System and Security > System, change computer workgroup to the domain defined in my AWS Simple AD)</li>
  <li>Restart computer</li>
  <li>Log into the server as Administrator, with the AD domain</li>
  <li>Download Exchange from here</li>
  <li>Set-up the active directory, as in this procedure: <a href="https://judeperera.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/step-by-step-guide-for-installing-exchange-server-2016-preview/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://judeperera.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/step-by-step-guide-for-installing-exchange-server-2016-preview/</a> </li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>The Step 4.1. of that procedure indicates to execute the following code</p>
  
  <pre><code>Setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I execute it, I get the following error:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/yZmSA.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/yZmSA.png" alt="Error"></a></p>
  
  <p>I do not understand what I need to do/fix to continue the installation. 
  Thanks in advance for your help!</p>