Add-WindowsFeature cmdlet to install the necessary operating system components
We ran in ps as admin the below command IAW following technet article on our 2008r2 server http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb691354.aspx "Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Metabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-Web-Server,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTP-Activation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy -Restart" Received following error The term 'Add-WindowsFeature' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Ch eck the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:19 + Add-WindowsFeature <<<< NET-Framework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Metabase,Web-Net-Ext, Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-Web-Server,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTP-Acti vation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy -Restart + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Add-WindowsFeature:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException We have performed all procedures up to this point in above prerequisites list of above. Anything we are missing which is possible as this is a tricky process exch 2003 -> exch2010 Thanks Craig Craig
March 10th, 2011 12:24am

Craig, First run this cmdlet before running the one you mentioned: Import-Module ServerManager then Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Metabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-Web-Server,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTP-Activation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy -Restart Regards, Johan Exchange-blog: www.johanveldhuis.nl
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March 10th, 2011 12:33am

Johan Thanks, as I mentioned, I did all steps listed before that so I did run that cmdlet. But I'll try a second time and see if that makes a diff CraigCraig
March 10th, 2011 3:40am

Hi Craig, Any update on your issue? Have you tried the command Add-WindowsFeature second time? And how things going on? Best regards, SerenaPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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March 16th, 2011 11:34am

I reran both and it ran OK this time. Not sure what it was, possibly didnt run as admin? thanks CraigCraig
March 16th, 2011 11:50pm

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