Project Server 2016 Deployment Guide

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1/17/2024

Hardware and software requirements

Since Project Server 2016 is now a service application in SharePoint Server 2016, the hardware, software, and browser requirements for Project Server 2016 will be the ones specified for SharePoint Server 2016. Some notable requirements for this version are:

Server Operating System:

Windows Server 2012 R2

Database Server:

SQL Server 2014

SQL Server 2014 Analysis Services must also be installed if you are using the Cube Building Service in Project Server 2016.

Supported browsers:

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
Google Chrome (latest released version)
Mozilla Firefox (latest released version plus immediate previous version)
Apple Safari (latest released version)

Project client compatibility

You can connect to Project Server 2016 with not only the Project Professional 2016 client and Project Pro in Office 365, but also with Project Professional 2013.

Version

Compatible with

Project Server 2016

Project Professional 2016
Project for Office 365
Project Professional 2013

Project Server 2013

Project Professional 2016
Project for Office 365
Project Professional 2013

Project Server 2010

Project Server 2010
Project Professional 2007 with Service Pack 2

Project Professional 2007 with Service Pack 2 can only connect if Backwards Compatibility is enabled on Project Server 2010

Project Server 2016 offers flexible solutions for project portfolio management (PPM) and everyday work, enabling you to effectively execute and achieve strategic priorities. It provides new modern techniques of resource management and scalability and performance improvements

Languages

Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Benefits

Quickly start projects
Strengthen everyday collaboration
Prioritize project portfolio investments
Make data-driven decisions
Stay up-to-date on more devices
Deliver with the intended business value

Preinstall Information

Review Microsoft Project Server 2016 system requireme
Register, then download and install full-featured software for a 180-day trial
Receive emails with resources to guide you through your evaluation. A product key is required to complete the installation.

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Configure

Project Server 2016 Trial

Note: Before configuration project server we need to assign project server 2016 key, below are the steps to follow the same.

1.1 Project Server site creation requires a Project Server key

When you create a Project Server site on SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2, you need a Project Server 180-day trial key. If you attempt to enable the Project site, the following error appears: "The farm does not have a product key for Project Server. You can add your key by using Enable-ProjectServerLicense.

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