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As Microsoft has launched a new version of SharePoint with some new

functionalities, a lot of organizations want to move to the newest version.
However, to migrate to SharePoint 2016, there are some preparations
necessary for a friction-free migration.

Why is it advised to migrate?

In SharePoint 2010 many features are available, but it has some
limitations when considering the business needs of today. These
limitations were previously knocked over by SP 2013 and now Microsoft
has launched SharePoint 2016 with greater features to come out on top.
Besides, it’s a complex process and so most of the companies choose to
hire SharePoint migration experts to successfully accomplish the task in
one go.

SharePoint 2010 Architecture and Services

The enhanced software boundaries of

SharePoint 2016

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New features of SharePoint 2016

Hybrid (SharePoint 2016 and O ce 365):

Hybrid Cloud Search – We can search content from both SharePoint

on-premises as well as O ce-365.

OneDrive Redirection – If we click on OneDrive, we will be redirected

to O ce 365 ‘My Site’.

Sites follow in one place – All the sites of O ce 365 and on-premises
are under-one-roof located under the ’Sites’ app section in the app
launcher.

App launcher and UI changes – To match with O ce 365 experience

and UI, SharePoint 2016 has introduced the app launcher.

MinRoles: We can assign a role to the server while running the

con guration wizard on SharePoint 2016. So, we can assign an
appropriate role to the server while installing SharePoint.

Improved threshold limit by providing auto indexing: The previous

SharePoint version had a threshold limit of 5000, due to which viewing
and querying would result in a throttling error. In SharePoint 2016, the
threshold limit can be increased above 5000 but it may create
performance issues. However, SharePoint 2016 has introduced new timer
jobs named “Large list column index management” that do auto indexing
to counter this issue.

Rapid site development: This is achieved by using a new Enable-

SPWebTemplateForSiteMaster PowerShell script. The site collection time
is now reduced from 40 seconds to 2 seconds.

Compliance policy center site template: With the help of it, we can set
multiple rules as part of the policy. New timer jobs have been included to

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run the policy rule. For example, deleting a document which would not
be required after a few years.

In-place hold policy center: This facilitates in managing policies de ned

across site collections.

PowerShell scripts: For SharePoint, Administrator PowerShell is quite

useful. Approximately 115 new PowerShell scripts have been added to
support SharePoint.

Microsoft project server 2016 (PWA) integrated with SharePoint 2016:

Earlier, the Project Server needed a separate installation as well as a
license to be used, but now it is part of the service application.

Durable links: With this feature you can change the name of the le,
delete or even shift to di erent locations without disturbing the
functioning of the link.

Mobile Experience: SharePoint Server 2016 provides a great mobile

navigation experience.

Insights

How SharePoint 2016 helps

various departments to boost
their e ciency

SharePoint 2016 is built on the same

fundamental as SharePoint 2013 online, but
with upgraded performance, scalability,
reliability and user experience.

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Migration approach
Basically, migration of SharePoint 2010 to 2016 is not directly supported
and this is the biggest challenge companies may face. So, if you want to

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upgrade the version, you must pass all the relevant databases through
SharePoint 2013 beforehand.

Since the 2010 project solution cannot run directly in 2016, any custom
farm solutions you have must be upgraded to 2016, which will be very
easy, however there will be issues around deprecated features.

Before migration, keep the following points in mind:

Update SharePoint 2010 with latest service packs/patches

Change SharePoint 2010 web application authentication mode from

classic to claim

Delete unused features and remove sites as well as users that are not
used in SharePoint 2010 web application

Database migration steps:

1. Con gure a new SharePoint 2013 Farm

The rst step in migration is to install and con gure the SharePoint 2013
farm. Install the required third party software or custom features to the
SharePoint 2013 farm. Create a web application similar to SharePoint
2010 for SharePoint 2013. You have to use existing database from the
SharePoint 2010 web application, and hence, delete default content
database linked with the new web application.

2. Backup restore content database from 2010 to 2013

Create a backup of the SharePoint 2010 web application content

database and then restore it to SharePoint 2013 SQL server.

There are two ways to get a content database of the web application:

I. Central Administration – Application Management – Management

Content Databases

II. Using Powershell:

GET IN TOUCH
Get-SPContentDatabase -WebApplication ‘Web Application url’ | Select
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3. Upgrade content databases and site collections(2013)

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To verify the content database for a new web application, run the Last Name
following command in PowerShell cmdlet

Test-SPContentDatabase -Name <Database name> -WebApplication Phone

‘Web Application URL’

The above syntax report recti es various issues when you migrate from
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SP 2010 to SP 2013 or migrate from SP 2013 to SP 2016 such as missing
site templates, features, and other solutions dependencies etc.
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4. Create SharePoint 2016 farm

After xing all the issues reported by Test-SPContentDatabase, you can

run the Mount-SPContentDatabase for attaching content databases to
the SharePoint 2013 web application.

Mount-SPContentDatabase -Name ‘Database name’ -DatabaseServer

‘DB Server Name’ -WebApplication ‘Web Application URL’ -con rm:
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5. Backup restore content database from 2013 to 2016
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After running attached content database you can access site collection
in SharePoint 2010 mode. This can be done by clicking on the upgrade
reminder banner in a site collection.

6. Upgrade content databases and site collections(2016)

You can repeat step 1 to 5 for SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint 2016

migration as well.

So, just by following the above steps you can successfully migrate from
SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016.

Conclusion
Undoubtedly, migration from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016 is a
time consuming task. However, we can get more features with the newer
version of SP 2016. By using SharePoint 2016, you can create
Internet/Intranet portal, project management system and document
management system by fully collaborating with all the devices
supported. Hence, all organizations must move to the new version of
SharePoint to improve their collaboration platform to sustain in today’s
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aggressive market. Consult with our SharePoint experts to know why and
how migration to Microsoft SharePoint 2016 can be bene cial to you.

Ravi Suthar is a Sr. Technical Analyst at Softweb Solutions. He

specializes in SharePoint Services, O ce 365 and Microsoft
technologies.

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