SharePoint 2016 step by step installation

Following are the steps to install and configure SharePoint 2016 single Server Farm

Prerequisite/Environment

• Windows Server 2012 R2

• SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
• SharePoint 2016 Prerequisites are installed.

1. Start SharePoint 2016 RTM installation.

2. Once the installation is complete, run the configuration wizard

3. Select ‘Create a new Server’

4. Provide the Database server details and click next. In this instance of single server farm, provide the current server and DB details. Since installing SharePoint 2016 in standalone machine is not supported, we need to add the current server to domain in order to configure single server farm environment. Refer to my blog post on Configuring Active Directory Domain Services for SharePoint 2016 Environment

5. Provide Passphrase

6. Specify server role. Select the role for the server you’re installing in the server farm. If the instance is a single server farm, then select Single Server Farm.

7. Specify the central administration port number and select the authentication provide for the web application. In this instance we are selecting NTLM authentication.

8. Select Next to complete the configuration.

Configuration Active Directory Domain Services for SharePoint 2016 Single Server Environment

Environment: Windows Server 2012 R2, SharePoint 2016 RTM Prerequisite: Install ADLDS (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/jj574166.aspx)

Following are the steps to configure AD DS for a SharePoint 2016 Single Server Farm installation.

Start Server Manager > Select AD DS and click on more… to complete the required configuration for AD DS in the server

Click on the post deployment configuration action

Select “Add a new forest”, provide the domain name and click Next button

Provide the Directory Services Restore Mode password and click Next

Ignore the warning message and click next

Specify the AD DS database and log location path.

Verify the details provide and click next

When the following error message (“Verification of prerequisites for Domain Controller promotion failed”) occurs during perquisites check, then reset the password for Administrator Account and run the prerequisite again

Click Install after successful prerequisite checks.

Restart the server after successful installation.

Login with the credentials for new domain.

Add Users to new AD

Select Active Directory Users and Computers from Server Manager > Tools menu

Add new user details

Verify authentication after creating users. Now you can use this domain to configure SharePoint 2016 in a single server environment.