Best Practices for Resizing (Reducing) a SharePoint Farm and Decommissioning Servers

~~~~ Resizing a SharePoint Farm: Strategies and Considerations ~~~~

I've noticed that while there are numerous blogs and technical articles available on how to set up a SharePoint farm SP2016, there's a noticeable lack of guidance on resizing an existing farm—especially when it comes to decommissioning servers and reducing the overall infrastructure.

When dealing with a farm configured with MinRoles, there are several critical considerations:

1. **Planning for Server Decommissioning**: What is the best approach to identify which servers can be decommissioned without impacting performance?

2. **Capacity Assessment**: How do we assess the current and projected workload to ensure that the remaining servers can handle the load?

3. **Service Application Reconfiguration**: After reducing the number of servers, what steps should be taken to reconfigure service applications? Are there specific tools or best practices for managing this?

4. **New Farm Topology**: How do we effectively design the new farm topology post-decommissioning? What factors should guide this restructuring?

I believe sharing insights and experiences on these topics can significantly benefit anyone facing the challenge of resizing their SharePoint environment. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

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