Exchange Server 2013 - Lab setup with internal emails only

Hi,
I'm new to Exchange Server 2013. I've started a POC on the product by setting up a Lab environment with one 1 AD server and 1 Exchange server (Both Windows 2012 R2). As this is a POC I just need the internal email communication. I don't want the mails to
go over the internet.
I've completed the installation part and just started to configure Send/Receive connectors and got stuck with the question whether the connectors are required or not.
Could someone please help me out in configuring internal email setup for Exchange 2013 lab setup.
Regards,
Nithin

Hi,
You need not to configure send/receive connectors for internal email.
The following article for your reference:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us//library/aa996395(v=exchg.150).aspx
Default Receive connectors created during setup
Certain Receive connectors are created by default when you install the Mailbox server role.
Default Receive connectors created on a Mailbox server running the Transport service
When you install a Mailbox server running the Transport service, two Receive connectors are created. No additional Receive connectors are needed for typical operation, and in most cases the default Receive connectors don't require a configuration change.
These connectors are the following:
Default <server name>   Accepts connections from Mailbox servers running the Transport service and from Edge servers.
Client Proxy <server name>   Accepts connections from front-end servers. Typically, messages are sent to a front-end server over SMTP.
Each connector is assigned a TransportRole value. You can use it to determine the role the connector is running in. This can be helpful in cases where you are running multiple roles on a single server. In the case of each Receive connector previously
mentioned, their TransportRole value is HubTransport.
To view the default Receive connectors and their parameter values, you can use the
Get-ReceiveConnector cmdlet.
Default Receive connectors created on a Front End Transport server
During installation, three Receive connectors are created on the Front End transport, or Client Access server. The default Front End Receive connector is configured to accept SMTP communications from all IP address ranges. Additionally, there is a Receive
connector that can act as an outbound proxy for messages sent to the front-end server from Mailbox servers. Finally, there is a secure Receive connector configured to accept messages encrypted with Transport Layer Security (TLS). These connectors are the following:
Default FrontEnd <server name>   Accepts connections from SMTP senders over port 25. This is the common messaging entry point into your organization.
Outbound Proxy Frontend <server name>   Accepts messages from a Send Connector on a back-end server, with front-end proxy enabled.
Client Frontend <server name>   Accepts secure connections, with Transport Layer Security (TLS) applied.
In a typical installation, no additional Receive connectors are required.
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[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0178] [2] The call to Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service on server 'TopologyClientTcpEndpoint (localhost)' returned an error. Error details No Minimal Required Number of Suitable Directory Servers
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[01/20/2015 17:13:20.0193] [2] Ending processing Write-ExchangeSetupLog
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[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0273] [2] [ERROR] Unable to set shared config DC.
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   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target)
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.WriteExchangeSetupLog.InternalProcessRecord()
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__b()
   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)".
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] [ERROR] Unable to set shared config DC.
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] [ERROR-REFERENCE] Id=AllADRolesCommonServiceControl___ee47ab1c06fb47919398e2e95ed99c6c Component=EXCHANGE14:\Current\Release\Shared\Datacenter\Setup
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] Setup is stopping now because of one or more critical errors.
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0288] [1] Finished executing component tasks.
[01/20/2015 17:13:50.0304] [1] Ending processing Install-BridgeheadRole
Windows Event Viewer:
Process Microsoft.Exchange.Directory.TopologyService.exe (PID=5276) Forest mydomain.com. Exchange Active Directory Provider couldn't find minimal required number of suitable Global Catalog servers
in either the local site 'Default-First-Site' or the following sites:

Hi apl228,
1. Please make sure the IPv6 is enabled.
2. Please make sure the account that install Exchange server has Administrator permission.
3. Please make sure DNS has been configured correctly.
Thanks
Mavis Huang
TechNet Community Support

Exchange Server 2013 setup / coexistance Exchange 2010

So started setting up Exchange 2013 and ran into a random issue regarding the OAB. Resolved by deleting/recreating the OAB in Exchange 2010.
My issue now is setup will not complete, just tells me an "Incomplete Installation Detected" starts to resume the installation. Upon "next" I receive just a hanging screen of "Setup Progress" which goes no where.
[06/12/2014 20:05:19.0860] [0] **********************************************
[06/12/2014 20:05:19.0876] [0] Starting Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Setup
[06/12/2014 20:05:19.0876] [0] **********************************************
[06/12/2014 20:05:19.0876] [0] Local time zone: (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
[06/12/2014 20:05:19.0876] [0] Operating system version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0.
[06/12/2014 20:05:19.0876] [0] Setup version: 15.0.516.32.
[06/12/2014 20:05:19.0876] [0] Logged on user: DOMAIN\Admin.
[06/12/2014 20:05:19.0954] [0] Command Line Parameter Name='sourcedir', Value='F:\'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:19.0954] [0] Command Line Parameter Name='mode', Value='Install'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:19.0969] [0] RuntimeAssembly was started with the following command: '/sourcedir:F: /mode:Install'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:20.0344] [0] The following roles are installed: BridgeheadRole ClientAccessRole MailboxRole UnifiedMessagingRole AdminToolsRole
[06/12/2014 20:05:21.0391] [0] Setup is choosing the domain controller to use
[06/12/2014 20:05:21.0595] [0] The MSExchangeADTopology has a persisted domain controller: DOMAIN CONTROLLER
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0485] [0] PrepareAD has been run, and has replicated to this domain controller; so setup will use DOMAIN CONTROLLER
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0485] [0] Setup is choosing a global catalog...
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0516] [0] Setup has chosen the global catalog server DOMAIN CONTROLLER.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0516] [0] Setup will use the domain controller 'DOMAIN CONTROLLER'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0516] [0] Setup will use the global catalog 'DOMAIN CONTROLLER'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0516] [0] Exchange configuration container for the organization is 'CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=LOCAL'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0532] [0] Exchange organization container for the organization is 'CN=DOMAIN,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=LOCAL'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0579] [0] Setup will search for an Exchange Server object for the local machine with name 'LOCALHOST'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0751] [0] Exchange Server object found : 'CN=LOCALHOST,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=DOMAIN,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=LOCAL'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0751] [0] The following roles have been unpacked: BridgeheadRole ClientAccessRole MailboxRole UnifiedMessagingRole FrontendTransportRole AdminToolsRole CafeRole
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0751] [0] The following datacenter roles are unpacked:
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0751] [0] The following roles are installed: BridgeheadRole ClientAccessRole MailboxRole UnifiedMessagingRole AdminToolsRole
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0766] [0] The local server has some Exchange files installed.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0798] [0] Server Name=LOCALHOST
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0829] [0] Setup will use the path 'F:\' for installing Exchange.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0829] [0] Setup will discover the installed roles from server object 'CN=LOCALHOST,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=DOMAIN,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=LOCAL'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0829] [0] 'BridgeheadRole' is installed on the server object.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0829] [0] 'ClientAccessRole' is installed on the server object.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0829] [0] 'MailboxRole' is installed on the server object.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0829] [0] 'UnifiedMessagingRole' is installed on the server object.
[06/12/2014 20:05:22.0845] [0] The installation mode is set to: 'Install'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0768] [0] An Exchange organization with name 'DOMAIN' was found in this forest.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0768] [0] Active Directory Initialization status : 'True'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0768] [0] Schema Update Required Status : 'False'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0768] [0] Organization Configuration Update Required Status : 'False'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0768] [0] Domain Configuration Update Required Status : 'False'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0768] [0] The locally installed version is 15.0.516.32.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0768] [0] Exchange Installation Directory : 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0830] [0] Applying default role selection state
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0877] [0] Setup is determining what organization-level operations to perform.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0877] [0] Because the value was specified, setup is setting the argument OrganizationName to the value DOMAIN-NAME.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0877] [0] Setup will run from path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0893] [0] InstallModeDataHandler has 0 DataHandlers
[06/12/2014 20:05:44.0893] [0] RootDataHandler has 1 DataHandlers
[06/12/2014 20:05:45.0737] [0] Finished loading screen IncompleteInstallationDetectedPage.
[06/12/2014 20:05:48.0518] [0] Setup is determining what organization-level operations to perform.
[06/12/2014 20:05:48.0518] [0] Because the value was specified, setup is setting the argument OrganizationName to the value DOMAIN-NAME.
[06/12/2014 20:05:48.0518] [0] Setup will run from path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\'.
[06/12/2014 20:05:48.0518] [0] InstallModeDataHandler has 0 DataHandlers
[06/12/2014 20:05:48.0518] [0] RootDataHandler has 1 DataHandlers
[06/12/2014 20:05:48.0737] [0] Finished loading screen SetupProgressPage.

Hi,
Let's try the following resolutions:
1. Check if the discovery SearchMailbox is present on Exchange 2010 when you run the Exchange 2013 Install.
2. Reinstall your Exchange 2013 server:
Open ADSIEDIT, CN=Configuration, DC=your domain ->CN=Services ->CN=Microsoft Exchange ->CN=First Organization ->CN=Administrative Groups ->Cn=Exchange Administrative Group ->CN=Servers ->CN=Server name
After remove the exchange server, please reinstall your exchange server to test the result.
Thanks,
Angela Shi
TechNet Community Support

Exchange Server 2013 - Lab setup with internal emails only

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