Deprecated features in SharePoint Server 2016

Following features have been deprecated\removed in SharePoint Server 2016

1) Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint
Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint and SAP cannot be deployed with SharePoint Server 2016.
Note: For deploying Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint you must use SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise Edition.

2) SharePoint Foundation
SharePoint Foundation is no longer available in the SharePoint Server 2016 release.
Note: Previous releases of SharePoint Server included SharePoint Foundation, a free edition of SharePoint that included most of the core functionality and architecture provided by the commercial editions of SharePoint.

3) Standalone Install mode
SharePoint Server 2016 doesn't support the standalone install option, so it is no longer available in the setup program.
Note: Use the MinRole during installation and choose one of the available install options. The Single Server Farm option where everything is installed on the same computer is supported for dev/test/demo purposes. When you use this option, you must install SQL Server yourself and then run the SharePoint Server 2016 farm configuration wizard.

4) ForeFront Identity Manager client (FIM)
SharePoint Server 2016 no longer uses FIM as the synchronization client.
Note: Earlier versions of SharePoint used ForeFront Identity Manager client (FIM) to synchronize between Active Directory and SharePoint.  The default process is Active Directory Import. You can also use any synchronization tool such as Microsoft Identity Manager 2016, or any third-party tool.

5) Excel Services in SharePoint
Excel Services and its associated business intelligence capabilities are no longer hosted on SharePoint Server.
Note: Excel Services functionality is now part of Excel Online in Office Online Server (this is the next version of Office Web Apps Server), and SharePoint users can use the services from there.
If you currently use Excel Services in SharePoint 2013 and upgrade to SharePoint Server 2016 you must also deploy Office Online Server with Excel Online to ensure Excel Services functionality remains available.

6) SharePoint BI capabilities
The SQL Server 2014 Power Pivot and Power View add-ins for SharePoint Server 2016 cannot be deployed or used in SharePoint Server 2016.
Note: To deploy these add-ins you need to upgrade to SQL Server 2016 CTP 3.1.

7) Tags and Notes
The Tags and Notes feature is deprecated in SharePoint Server 2016.
Note: Users can still create new tags and notes and access any existing ones. It's recommend not to use this feature because it is expected to be removed in the next release. Administrators can archive all existing tags and notes by using the Export-SPTagsAndNotesData cmdlet.

8) Stsadm.exe tool
The Stsadm command-line tool has been deprecated, but it is included to support compatibility with previous product versions.
Note: Windows PowerShell must be used to perform command-line administrative tasks.

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Installing SharePoint 2016 Server on Windows 2012 Server R2

In this post, we will go through the steps for installing and configuring SharePoint Server 2016 (Trial Version) on Windows Server 2012 R2 which has already SQL Server 2014 installed and configured.

Minimum hardware requirements

64 bit processor, 4 Core

12-16 GB RAM

80 GB HDD

Compatible OS

Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server Technical Preview

Note:- The SharePoint 2016 server cannot be installed on client OS like Windows 7 or Windows 10. 

Following are the steps

1) Installing software prerequisites

2) Installing SharePoint Server 2016 

3) Configuring SharePoint Server 2016

1) Installing software prerequisites

Run the setup and the following splash screen will pop up. Click on "Install software prerequisites" link.

All the prerequisites to be installed are listed

The prerequisites start getting configured.

The setup summarizes the installation components. Click finish once the prerequisites installation is complete and system gets restarted.

2) Installing SharePoint Server 2016 

Now click on "Install SharePoint Server" link in the splash screen.

The SharePoint Server 2016 setup wizard is launched. Enter the Product key.
Enterprise trial product key: NQGJR-63HC8-XCRQH-MYVCH-3J3QR
Standard trial product key: RTNGH-MQRV6-M3BWQ-DB748-VH7DM
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51493

Read the agreement and click "Continue" button.

The components start getting installed.

Once all the components are installed, tick the option for running configuration wizard and click on the close button.

3) Configuring SharePoint Server 2016 

The configuration wizard launches and guides you through the rest of the process.

Create a new farm

Enter the Database Server, Database Name and your database access credentials.

Enter a paraphrase. This is used to add servers to the farm at a later stage. So do remember it.

Enter a port number for the Central administration site.

Enter a port number for the Central administration site.

 The wizard summarizes the configuration details such creating server, content databases, site url etc.

 The wizard starts configuring the SharePoint components such creating content databases etc.

Click on the finish button to complete the SharePoint Server 2016 installation.

As the final step you will be redirected to the page where you can do the additional farm settings manually or through a wizard.

Select the appropriate service account and service applications.
In real time scenario, a different user should be used as service account. We are using the Administrator just for demo purpose.

Once the configuration is completed, you will be redirected to the Central Administration site.

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