Install SharePoint Server 2016

Connect to the ECS instance.

See Connect to a Windows instance by using Workbench.

Click the Start icon and click Server Manager.

Disable IE Enhanced Security Configuration.

1. In the left navigation pane, select Local Server and click On next to IE Enhanced Security Configuration.

2. In the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration dialog box, select Off for Administrators (A) and Users (U), and click OK.

In the left navigation pane, select Dashboard and click Add roles and features.

In the Installation Type step, select Role-based or feature-based installation.

In the Server Roles step, select Active Directory Domain Services, DHCP Server, DNS Server, and Web Server (IIS), and click Next.

In the Features step, select .NET Framework 3.5 Features and click Next.

Expand .NET Framework 3.5 Features and select all of its sub-items: .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0), HTTP Activation, and Non-HTTP Activation.

In the Confirmation step, click Install.

In the Results step, click Promote this server to a domain controller.

In the Active Directory Domain Services Configuration Wizard, set Select the deployment operation to Add a new forest, enter a root domain name such as example.com, and click Next.

Enter the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) password and click Next.

In the Prerequisites Check step, click Install.

The system automatically restarts after installation.

After all prerequisite checks pass, the message All prerequisite checks passed successfully appears at the top of the page, together with the following three warnings:

• The default security settings for the encryption algorithms used by Windows Server 2019 domain controllers. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 942564.

• No static IP address is assigned to the physical network adapter.

• A delegation for this DNS server cannot be created. Create the delegation manually if required.

Reconnect to the ECS instance.

See Connect to a Windows instance by using Workbench.

Open Server Manager.

In Server Manager, click the notifications icon and click Complete DHCP configuration.

In the DHCP Post-Install configuration wizard, click Next.

In the Authorization step, select Use the following user credentials and click Commit.

Download the SharePoint image file from the SharePoint Server 2016 download page.

Extract the image file and double-click prerequisiteinstaller.exe.

On the Microsoft SharePoint Products Preparation Tool page, click Next.

The preparation tool installs and configures the following prerequisites: the Web Server (IIS) role, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client, Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server, Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64), Windows Server AppFabric, Microsoft Identity Extensions, Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client 2.1, Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.6, and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.

Select I accept the terms of the License Agreement(s) and click Next.

When the installation completes, click Finish to restart the instance.

The installation summary page shows the status of each prerequisite. Some prerequisites, such as Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client, Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server, and Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64), are installed successfully. Other prerequisites, such as Windows Server AppFabric and Microsoft Identity Extensions, are skipped because a restart is required. After you click Finish and the instance restarts, the remaining prerequisites are installed.

After the restart, a message confirms that all prerequisites are installed.

Open the SharePoint Server 2016 image file and double-click setup.exe.

Enter the product key and click Continue.

Select I accept the terms of this agreement and click Continue.

Choose a file location and click Install Now.

The default installation location is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers, and the default location for search index files is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers\16.0\Data.

Select Run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard now and click Close.

In the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard, click Next.

In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to allow service restarts during configuration.

Select Create a new server farm and click Next.

Specify the database settings and database access account, and click Next.

The SharePoint database is hosted on the same instance, so enter the local database and account details.

On the Configuration Database Settings page, set Database server to ., which indicates the local server, and set Database name to SharePoint_Config. In the Specify Database Access Account section, set Username to EXAMPLE\administrator and enter the corresponding password in Password.

Specify a password for the server farm and click Next.

Select the server role. Choose Front-end and click Next.

Specify the port number for SharePoint Central Administration and click Next.

This tutorial uses port 10000. You can specify a different port based on your requirements.

In the Configure Security Settings section, set the authentication provider to NTLM.

Review the configuration settings and click Next.

The success message indicates the SharePoint configuration is complete.

The Configuration Successful page displays the following results:

• Configuration database server: test1

• Configuration database name: SharePoint_Config

• Host Central Administration web application: Yes

• Central Administration URL: http://test1:10000/

• Authentication provider: NTLM

• Local server role: Front-end

Click Finish to close the wizard and open the SharePoint Central Administration website.

Open the Central Administration URL in your browser to access SharePoint Central Administration.

The Central Administration home page provides access to the following management modules:

• Application Management: manage web applications, create site collections, manage service applications, and manage content databases.

• System Settings: manage servers in this farm, manage services on the server, manage farm features, and configure alternate access mappings.

• Monitoring: review problems and solutions, and check job status.

• Backup and Restore: perform a backup, restore from a backup, and perform a site collection backup.

• Security: manage the farm administrators group, and configure service accounts.

• Upgrade and Migration: convert farm license type, check product and patch installation status, and review database status.

• General Application Settings, Apps, Office 365, and Configuration Wizards.