Deploying SharePoint 2016: Best Practices for Installing, Configuring, and Maintaining SharePoint Server 2016

403 Pages·2016·27.827 MB·English

by  Vlad Catrinescu, Trevor Seward (auth.)

Deploying
SharePoint 2016
Best Practices for Installing, Configuring,
and Maintaining SharePoint Server 2016
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Vlad Catrinescu
Trevor Seward
Deploying
SharePoint 2016
Best Practices for Installing, Configuring,
and Maintaining SharePoint Server 2016

Vlad Catrinescu
Trevor Seward
Deploying SharePoint 2016: Best Practices for Installing, Configuring, and Maintaining SharePoint
Server 2016
Vlad Catrinescu Trevor Seward
Greenfield Park, Québec, Canada Sultan, Washington, USA
ISBN-13 (pbk): 978-1-4842-1998-0 ISBN-13 (electronic): 978-1-4842-1999-7
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4842-1999-7
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To my lovely wife Leana, and my kids, Victoria and Jameson. Thank you for all of your love,
guidance, and support over the years as I followed my passions!
—Trevor
This book is dedicated to my parents, Mircea and Iuliana, who have been an inspiration
to me and believed in me, even when I didn't. Thank you for your support, without which
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Contents at a Glance
About the Authors ...................................................................................................xix
About the Technical Reviewer ................................................................................xxi
Acknowledgments ................................................................................................xxiii
Introduction ...........................................................................................................xxv
■ Chapter 1:Introduction to SharePoint 2016 ...........................................................1
■ Chapter 2: Designing a Physical Architecture .....................................................15
■ Chapter 3: Installing SharePoint Server 2016 .....................................................37
■ Chapter 4: Confi guring Authentication and Security ...........................................75
■ Chapter 5: Confi guring Add-ins ...........................................................................87
■ Chapter 6: Confi guring the Search Service Application ....................................111
■ Chapter 7: Confi guring the User Profi le Service ................................................141
■ Chapter 8: Confi guring Productivity Service Applications ................................163
■ Chapter 9: Confi guring Offi ce Online Server for SharePoint ..............................189
■ Chapter 10: Workfl ow Manager .........................................................................203
■ Chapter 11: SharePoint and Exchange Integration ............................................217
■ Chapter 12: Business Intelligence Service Applications ...................................225
■ Chapter 13: Creating Web Applications and Site Collections ............................243
■ Chapter 14: Hybrid Scenarios ............................................................................275
■ Chapter 15: Migrating to SharePoint Server 2016 .............................................339
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■ CONTENTS AT A GLANCE
■ Chapter 16: Implementing High Availability and Disaster Recovery .................349
■ Chapter 17: Patching SharePoint Server 2016 ..................................................365
■ Chapter 18: Monitoring and Maintaining a SharePoint 2016 Deployment ........375
Index .....................................................................................................................389
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Contents
About the Authors ...................................................................................................xix
About the Technical Reviewer ................................................................................xxi
Acknowledgments ................................................................................................xxiii
Introduction ...........................................................................................................xxv
■ Chapter 1:Introduction to SharePoint 2016 ...........................................................1
What’s New in SharePoint Server 2016 ...........................................................................3
MinRole ...................................................................................................................................................3
Data Loss Prevention ..............................................................................................................................3
Durable Links ..........................................................................................................................................4
Large File Support ..................................................................................................................................5
SMTP Encryption ....................................................................................................................................5
Zero Downtime Patching ........................................................................................................................5
Project Server Integration .......................................................................................................................6
List View Threshold .................................................................................................................................6
Fast Site Collection Creation...................................................................................................................6
Recently Shared Items ............................................................................................................................6
TLS 1.2 Encryption ..................................................................................................................................6
Hybrid Features in SharePoint 2016 .......................................................................................................7
Removed Features .........................................................................................................12
SharePoint Foundation .........................................................................................................................12
User Profi le Service Synchronization ...................................................................................................12
Excel Services in SharePoint ................................................................................................................13
Tags and Notes .....................................................................................................................................13
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■ CONTENTS
Work Management Service ..................................................................................................................13
Standalone Install Mode .......................................................................................................................14
Next Steps ......................................................................................................................14
■ Chapter 2: Designing a Physical Architecture .....................................................15
SharePoint Server 2016 Farm Architecture ....................................................................15
Hardware and Software Requirements ..........................................................................20
Virtualization ..................................................................................................................21
Virtualization Limitations and Restrictions ...........................................................................................21
Network Requirements ..................................................................................................22
Network Load Balancers ......................................................................................................................23
Service Accounts ............................................................................................................23
SharePoint Farm Topology Options ................................................................................25
Single Server Farm ...............................................................................................................................25
Three-Tier Farm ....................................................................................................................................25
Traditional Highly Available Farms ........................................................................................................26
MinRole Farms......................................................................................................................................28
Zero Downtime MinRole Farms ............................................................................................................28
Zero Downtime Traditional Farms .........................................................................................................30
Traditional Service Application Topology ..............................................................................................30
Streamlined Service Application Topology ............................................................................................30
Topology Service ..................................................................................................................................30
Hybrid Considerations ..........................................................................................................................31
SQL Server Architecture .................................................................................................31
Performance .........................................................................................................................................31
High Availability and Disaster Recovery ...............................................................................................31
Load Generation/Load Testing ........................................................................................32
Architecture in Action .....................................................................................................32
Business Intelligence .....................................................................................................35
Next Steps ......................................................................................................................35
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■ CONTENTS
■ Chapter 3: Installing SharePoint Server 2016 .....................................................37
Active Directory Confi guration .......................................................................................37
Service Accounts ............................................................................................................39
BIOS and Windows Power Management ........................................................................40
Host-Based Antivirus ......................................................................................................40
Windows Server Confi guration for SQL Server ...............................................................41
Network Adapter Confi guration ............................................................................................................41
Storage Confi guration ...........................................................................................................................42
Identity Confi guration ...........................................................................................................................42
Failover Cluster Confi guration ..............................................................................................................43
SQL Server 2014 Installation ..........................................................................................44
SQL Server Installation .........................................................................................................................44
SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group Confi guration ........................................................................45
Kerberos Confi guration .........................................................................................................................47
Model Database ....................................................................................................................................47
MAXDOP ................................................................................................................................................48
Instant File Initialization........................................................................................................................48
SharePoint Server 2016 Installation ...............................................................................48
Disable Insecure Transport Security Protocols .....................................................................................48
Prerequisite Silent Installation ..............................................................................................................49
SharePoint Server 2016 Confi guration ...........................................................................52
Central Administration ..........................................................................................................................52
SQL Kerberos Validation .......................................................................................................................57
Adding SharePoint Servers ...................................................................................................................57
Central Administration High Availability ................................................................................................59
Service Auto Provision ..........................................................................................................................59
Outgoing E-Mail ....................................................................................................................................60
Information Rights Management ..........................................................................................................61
Managed Accounts ...............................................................................................................................62
Service Application Pool .......................................................................................................................62
Diagnostic Logging ...............................................................................................................................62
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■ CONTENTS
Claims to Windows Token Service ........................................................................................................63
Distributed Cache Service ....................................................................................................................64
Service Applications .......................................................................................................65
State Service ........................................................................................................................................65
Usage and Health Data Collection Service Application .........................................................................66
App Management Service ....................................................................................................................66
Secure Store Service ............................................................................................................................66
Business Data Connectivity Service .....................................................................................................67
Managed Metadata Service ..................................................................................................................67
SharePoint Enterprise Search Service ..................................................................................................67
User Profi le Service ..............................................................................................................................69
Completing Service Application Setup..................................................................................................70
Web Application Setup ..........................................................................................................................70
Root Site Collections .............................................................................................................................72
Content Type Hub and Enterprise Search Center Confi guration ...........................................................72
MySite Confi guration ............................................................................................................................72
User Profi le User Import .......................................................................................................................73
Virtual Machine Templates .............................................................................................73
Next Steps ......................................................................................................................73
■ Chapter 4: Confi guring Authentication and Security ...........................................75
Authentication Methods .................................................................................................75
Basic .....................................................................................................................................................75
NTLM ....................................................................................................................................................75
Kerberos ...............................................................................................................................................76
Security Assertion Markup Language ...................................................................................................78
Forms-Based Authentication ................................................................................................................78
Authorization ........................................................................................................................................79
Transport Security ..........................................................................................................79
TLS ........................................................................................................................................................79
IPsec .....................................................................................................................................................79
Encryption Protocols .............................................................................................................................79
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