The following link http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb125224(EXCHG.141).aspx states:
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If you run the Exchange 2010 Setup wizard with an account that has the permissions required (Schema Admins, Domain Admins, and Enterprise Admins) to prepare Active Directory and the domain, the wizard will automatically prepare Active Directory and the domain.
For more information, see
Install Exchange Server 2010. However, if you're deploying a new Exchange organization, and you're preparing your Active Directory schema and domains using a computer running Windows Server 2008, you must first install the Active Directory management tools
on the Windows Server 2008 computer prior to preparing the schema or domains. To do this, run the following command.
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I am doing a fresh install with Exchange 2010 Standard with SP1 rolled in on a Server 2008 R2 domain member and NO previous exchange server. Is the above stating I NEED to install AD Manangement tools first or is it only talking about older Windows Server 2008 as apposed to 2008 R2?
Just want to be clear as to whether I have to manually do the preparation or will the setup wizard handle it automatically.
Thanks,
Greg