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How to upgrade to Project Server 2013 farm?
Make sure that the current Project Server 2013 farm is at least patched to Service Pack 1. List all content databases of the Web Application that holds the PWA instance. List the PWA instance and its ‘Project Web App‘ database. Take a full database backup for the PWA instance database.
How to migrate project web app 2013 to Project Server 2016?
Run the “Migrate –SPProjectDatabase” cmdlet to migrate the Project Web App 2013 database to the PWA 2016 instance. In Project Server 2016, By default the database quota limit restriction is set. therefore, you should disable the database quota limit restriction to avoid the below error:
Is the project server farm patched to Service Pack 1?
Before starting the Project Server 2016 migration process, It’s strongly recommended to make sure that the current Project Server 2013 farm is at least patched to Service Pack 1. To get the latest Cumulative Update installed on your farm, Please check how to Find the latest cumulative update that has been installed on SharePoint farm.
What’s the process of upgrading a server farm?
A server farm administrator then attaches the content databases to the new farm and upgrades the content databases for those web applications. A server farm administrator confirms that the upgrade is successful. The final stage in the upgrade process is to upgrade the site collections.
The SharePoint Server 2016 MSI file will contain the installation files for Project Server 2016 as well. Project Server 2016 runs as a service application in SharePoint Server 2016. Project Server 2016 is only available on SharePoint Server 2016 Enterprise.
How to upgrade PWA to Project Server 2016?
Open PWA 2016 Instance. Check the Project Center and make sure it opened and render projects properly. Click on one of the Projects to make sure that the PDP and Schedule Page working properly. Check the connected project site and make sure that it’s opened properly. ProjectWebApp 2013 database.