November 2016 CU for SharePoint Server 2016 contains several new Features:
Administrative actions logging for common SharePoint administrative Actions in Central Administration and with Windows PowerShell..
- MinRole enhancements to support small and medium-sized farms.
- A OneDrive for Business modern experience.
- Custom tiles in the SharePoint app launcher.
- SharePoint hybrid auditing unified across site collections on-premises and in Office 365.
- Hybrid taxonomy unified across on-premises and Office 365.
- OneDrive API for SharePoint on-premises.
The table below list the different features (source: New features in November 2016 PU for SharePoint Server 2016 (Feature Pack 1)):
| Feature | Description | More information |
|---|---|---|
| MinRole enhancements | The MinRole feature in SharePoint Server 2016 now includes two new server roles and enhanced support for small farms. | For more information, see “Minrole enhancements” in Overview of MinRole Server Roles in SharePoint Server 2016. |
| SharePoint Custom Tiles | SharePoint administrators can now add SharePoint and Office 365 workloads as custom tiles in SharePoint app launcher. | For more information, see Custom Tiles in SharePoint Server 2016. |
| Hybrid Taxonomy | Hybrid Taxonomy is a new solution that you can use to create and maintain a shared taxonomy between your SharePoint Server 2016 farm and your SharePoint Online tenant. | For more information, see SharePoint Hybrid Taxonomy. |
| Administrative Actions Logging | The Administrative Actions Logging feature provides logging around common SharePoint administrative actions to aid SharePoint administrators in troubleshooting changes to their farm. | For more information, see Using Administrative Actions logging in SharePoint 2016 topic. |
| OneDrive API for SharePoint on-premises and Office 365 | The OneDrive API provides a support for access to files located in SharePoint Server 2016 and in Office 365. Use it to work with data stored in OneDrive and across SharePoint sites. | For more information, see OneDrive API. |
| SharePoint Hybrid Auditing | This new feature for SharePoint Server 2016 lets administrators view user activity logs in the Office 365 admin center. | For more information, see SharePoint Hybrid Auditing (Preview). |
| OneDrive for Business modern experience | OneDrive for Business end user experience has been updated with new functionalities from O365.
The OneDrive for Business modern user experience requires an active Software Assurance contract at the time it is enabled. |
For more information, see Configure the OneDrive for Business modern user experience. |