Tuesday, May 12, 2015

SharePoint Server 2016 Prerequisites

SharePoint Server 2016 prerequisites are similar to those required to install SharePoint Server 2013 and can be installed manually or with the Prerequisite Installer:
All the required prerequisites are installed by the SharePoint Prerequisite installer.
The SharePoint Server 16 Prerequisite Installer (prerequisiteinstaller.exe) installs the following software, if it has not already been installed on the target server:
Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role. You can enable the Web Server (IIS) role and the Application Server role in Server Manager. However if the server is not connected to the Internet, thehttp://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2765260 article has an Offline method that explains how to use several Window PowerShell cmdlets to add and enable these roles.
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native ClientInstalls with the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Feature Pack [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29065]
    The Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone packages which provide additional value for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012. It includes the latest versions of:
    • Tool and components for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012.
    • Add-on providers for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012.
Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36434]
Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server is a single dynamic-link library (DLL) containing run-time support for applications using native-code APIs to connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014 and Windows Azure SQL Database.   This redistributable installer for Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server installs the client components needed during run time to take advantage of new SQL Server 2012 features, and optionally installs the header files needed to develop an application that uses the ODBC API.
Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64) [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17616]
Microsoft Sync Framework is a comprehensive synchronization platform that enables collaboration and offline scenarios for applications, services, and devices. Developers can build synchronization ecosystems that integrate any application and any type of data, using any protocol over any network. This service pack is intended to fix a handful of bugs as well as to transition to a public-facing change tracking API that is new in SQL Compact 3.5 SP2.
    AppFabric is a set of integrated technologies that make it easier to build, scale, and manage Web and composite applications that run on IIS. AppFabric targets applications built using ASP.NET, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).
    It provides out-of-the-box capabilities for you to easily build and manage composite applications, including:
    • Enhanced design and development tools in Visual Studio to build rich composite applications
    • Management and monitoring of services and workflows via integration with IIS Manager and Windows PowerShell
    • Distributed in-memory application cache to improve application performance
Cumulative Update Package 1 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (KB2671763)[http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2671763]
Cumulative update package 1 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server. This hotfix package resolves several issues and adds several features that are described athttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2671763.
Microsoft Federation Extensions for SharePoint 3.0 enables interoperable federated access to SharePoint 3.0 sites using the WS-Federation standard. It is built using the Windows Identity Foundation and supports use of ADFS 2.0 as an identity provider.
Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client [http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=528177]
The Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Client 2.x is software designed for your computers to help protect access to and usage of information flowing through applications that use AD RMS.
WCF Data Services 5.0 enables creation and consumption of data services for the Web according to version 3 of the Open Data Protocol (OData), which facilitates data access and change via standard HTTP verbs. WCF Data Services 5.0 includes .NET Framework server and client libraries as well as Silverlight client libraries.
This installer will update the NuGet packages referenced by the WCF Data Services item templates to version 5.6.3. This installer also makes the code generation (the “Add Service Reference”) for consuming OData V3 endpoints available for all current and future .Net 4.5.X versions.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 [http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2934520]
The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 is a highly compatible, in-place update to the .NET Framework 4.5.1, the .NET Framework 4.5, and the .NET Framework 4. However, it can run side by side with the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and earlier versions of the .NET Framework.

The .NET Framework 4.5.2 for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 is available on Windows Update and on Windows Server Update Service (WSUS).
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework to disable RC4 in Transport Layer Security (KB2898850)[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42883]
Resolved a security issue that has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise a system and gain access to information.
Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2013 [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784]
The Visual C++ Redistributable Packages install run-time components that are required to run applications that are developed by using Visual Studio 2013, on computers that don't have Visual Studio 2013 installed. These packages install run-time components of these libraries: C Runtime (CRT), Standard C++, ATL, MFC, C++ AMP, and OpenMP.