Installation Of Office Online Server For SharePoint 2016

Waqas Sarwar
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Office Web apps get a new name with the release of the new version called Office Online Server (OOS). OOS is the new version release in 2016, which supports Exchange SharePoint 2016 and Skype for business/ Lync. OOS is used to view and edit Office document in Office Online(Browser). In other words, it is a lightweight Web based version of Office.

Deployment and configuration of OOS is easy and streamlined compared to the previous version. Office Online supports both Http & Https. It is highly recommended to use the https. You can access Office Online Server, using internal URL or an external URL or both URL's.

Nowdays you have Office Online Server if you want the features given below.

Excel Service (it is part of Office Online Server).
Durable links, new feature in SharePoint Server 2016 require OOS.
Co-Authoring also depends on OOS.
Preview of the documents (search previews) also require OOS.

Single OOS Farm can be connected to SharePoint 2016, Exchange Server and Skype for business.

Licensing requirement

If you are an enterprise customer with a volume licensing account, then the view only license of OOS is covered but you have to pay extra for the create new, edit and save document. Best way is to contact your Microsoft account manager.

Requirement

You have to make sure you have the requirements given below before installation.

Hardware and software requirement

OOS can be installed on physical or virtual Servers.
OOS hardware requirement is almost same as SharePoint Server.

· 12 GB

· 64-bit, 4 cores

· 80 GB for system drive

· 80 GB for second drive

As of now, OOS is supported on Windows Sever 2012 R2 (64Bit)
There is no requirement for SQL Server as no database for OOS.
Windows Server 2012 should be updated or have at least following KB installed.
Office Online Server should be in the same forest as SharePoint.

Ports

Port 443 for HTTPS traffic.
Port 80 for HTTP traffic.
Port 809 for private traffic between the Servers that runs Office Online Server (if you’re setting up a multi-Server farm).

Dedicated Requirement

Make sure that no other Office Application or Server Application (SharePoint, exchange etc) is installed on the Server where OOS is going to be installed.
As SharePoint installation is not supported on the domain controller, the same is true for OOS.
SharePoint should be configured for the Claim based authentication. OOS does not support the classic authentication.
Always install Office Online Server on the dedicated Servers.

Checklist

Item	Description	Value
Server	Name of Servers where OOS will install	KF-OOS
Installation Account	Service account under which OOS will install (should be local admin)
Ports	Make sure that the ports are open	80,443,809
SSL Certificate	If SSL is being used, then what is the name of the certificate
FQDN Internal	OOS Internal URL	KF-OOS.krossfarm.com
FQDN External	OOS external URL	KF-ext-OOS.krossfarm.com
Internet Access	Make sure that internet access is enabled on the Server
Bits location	Location, where the installation files are copied
Installation Location of OOS	Installation location, if you don’t want to use the default location
OOS logs location	Location for OOS logs