SharePoint Server 2016 Release Candidate Single Server Installation Guide

Server	Operating System	Installation Media	.Net Framework
Database Server	The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Datacenter	The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 (SP1)	Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5.2
SharePoint Server	The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Datacenter	SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2	Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5.2

Prerequisites for SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2

You need to install below listed prerequisites for SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2.

• Web Server (IIS) role
• Application Server role
• Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5.2
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client
• Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.6
• Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client (MSIPC)
• Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64)
• Windows Server AppFabric 1.1
• Cumulative Update Package 7 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (KB 3092423)
• Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server
• Update for Microsoft .NET Framework to disable RC4 in Transport Layer Security (KB2898850)
• Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2012.
• Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2015.

Steps to install Prerequisites for SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2

Follow below steps to install prerequisites for SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2.

1. Open Directory where SharePoint installation file is present.
   
   
2. Right click on Prerequisite Installer file.
   
   
3. Click on Run as Administrator option, it will open Microsoft SharePoint 2016 Products Preparation Tool.
   
   
4. Click on Next Button.
   
   
   
   Accept the terms of license agreement(s).
   
   

This will install all prerequisites mentioned in step 3.

1. Once prerequisites will complete, you will get installation complete screen. Click on Finish Button.
   
   Note: Make sure that internet is working properly on your machine because all the prerequisites are installed from internet at the time of installation.
   
   OR
   
   You can install all prerequisites one by one using the following link.

Steps to install SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2

Post installing all prerequisites, you have to follow below steps:

1. Click on SharePoint Server 2016 installation link in SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 installer file.
   
2. Now you will get a prompt for the Product Key.
   
3. Enter Product Key and click on Continue button.
   
4. Accept the license terms and click on Continue button.
   
5. Now select file location for SharePoint Server and Search Server files.
   
6. Click on Install Now button which will start installation.

Installation will complete in few minutes and after completing it you will get a window where you have option to run configuration wizard. If you select this option, configuration wizard will run after installation will complete or you can run configuration wizard manually.

Steps to run SharePoint Product Configuration Wizard

1. When you run configuration wizard, it will start with below window.
   
2. After clicking Next button on welcome screen, you may have to restart below 3 services:
   
   
   1. Internet Information Services
   2. SharePoint Administration Service
   3. SharePoint Timer Service

Click on yes if service restart needed and then continue with Configuration wizard.

1. Now click on Create a new server farm if it is fresh installation else you can go with connect to an existing server farm (if you have already installed SharePoint).
   
   
2. Post which you will get a screen to enter database server details and database access account details.