SharePoint Server 2016Beta 2 and SP 2016 RC (Single Server Farm) Technical Preview Deployment Guide-Part 5

1. Configure Project Server 2016 Technical Preview

Note: Before configuration project server we need to assign project server 2016 key, below are the steps to follow the same.

1.1 Project Server site creation requires a Project Server key

When you create a Project Server site on SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2, you need a Project Server 180-day trial key. If you attempt to enable the Project site, the following error appears: "The farm does not have a product key for Project Server. You can add your key by using Enable-ProjectServerLicense.

Use the following 180-day trial key for Project Server: Y2WC2-K7NFX-KWCVC-T4Q8P-4RG9W

1. Open SharePoint 2016 management shell with admin rights

2. Run below command and assign key

1.2 Configure Project Server 2016 Technical Preview Beta 2

1. Download Power Shell Script from below Link and edit this script.

https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/projectserver/Install-Server-2016-7e0cebd0

2. Open SharePoint Management shell run as Administrator and run updated Script, like blow:

3. Wait till Script running

4. Once this will run successful Root site and PWA site will get automatic open.

a. Root Site

b. PWA site

Initial Configuration

Login to the DEMO SERVER with User Account account after the installation and performed the following basic default settings on SharePoint Central admin site http://Demo Server:2016/

1. SharePoint Central admin site -> Monitoring -> Configure Usage and health Data collection and update Usage and health data collection. Health Data Collection requires system resources and may reduce performance. If you’re not sure you can start with the default setting.

2. SharePoint Central admin site -> Monitoring -> Configure Diagnostic logging and updated Diagnostic logging. Please use the following Best Practices:

1. Change the drive to which the server writes logs
2. Restrict log disk space usage
3. Use the Verbose setting sparingly
4. Regularly back up logs
5. Enable event log flooding protection

3. Outgoing e-mail. If you’re Exchange Server doesn’t allow sending anonymous email messages you can use a dedicated SMTP server4 which uses the SMTP Windows Server feature.

Note: New tab added in SharePoint 2016 beta2

2.1 Farm Administrators Group

Some of the service accounts are required to be member of the SharePoint Farm Administrators

1. Login to the DEMO SERVER Server with your account login and Go to Central admin site    http:// DEMO SERVER:2016

Add required accounts to the farm administrators group (Central Administration > Security > Manage the Farm Administrators Group):

2.2 User Profile Synchronization and My Site

Setting up User Profiles is one of the most required tasks but also one of the most problematic tasks. This section gives a consolidated view on requirements and steps to enable User Profiles.

Setting up User Profiles includes the following 4 steps:

1. Requirements
2. Setting up My Site Host
3. Setting up a User Profile Service Application
4. Starting the User Profile Service
5. Creating a Synchronization connection e.g. to an Active Directory

2.3 Requirements

1. During setup the SharePoint Farm account needs to be member of the local Administrators group on the server where the User Profile instance should run:

You can remove the Farm Account after setup.

After putting the SharePoint Farm account in the local Administrators Group you need to restart the server so the security token becomes active. Note: The SharePoint Farm account doesn’t need ‘Replicating Directory Changes’ in Active Directory. It’s the account used to create a new ‘Synchronization Connection’ after you have successfully created the User Profile Service Application. This step is shown later.

2. The SharePoint Farm account also needs ‘Log on locally’ permission on the server where you are going to start the User Profile instance.

Misc Installation and Configuration

3.1 Configure Services on Database Server

1. Login to Database server (Demo Server) by remote with user account “Domain\Administrator” using password: “Your password”
2. From the start button search run and type services. MSc
3. Set the SQL Server agents, Analysis Services & Reporting service to automatic delayed as per below screenshot.

3.2 Configure Services on Application Server

1. Login to Application Server (DEMO SERVER) by remote with user account “Domain\Administrator” using password: “Your password”
2. From the start button search run and type services. MSc
3. Set the Configure Application fabric services delay start

3.3 Start Distribution cache service

Login to Application Server (DEMO SERVER) by remote with user account “Domain\Administrator” using password: “Your password”Go to start button and search Central admin to open central admin site.

3. Click on the system sittings and then click on manage services on server, New Option highlighted

New Feature wizard of Convert server role in farm

New Feature sandboxed solution Management wizard

6. Start the distribution cache services, new View for services on server below is SS: