Upgrading content database to Sharepoint 2016. ERROR Feature (id =) is referenced in database but isn't installed on the current farm. T

Question

When trying to update a content database to sharepoint 2016 - using Mount-SP-ContentDatabase, i get error messages like

ERROR Feature (Id = [4248e21f-a816-4c88-8cab-79d82201da7b]) is referenced in database [WSS_CONTENT_XXXX, but isn't installed on the current farm. The missing feature might cause upgrade to fail. If necessary, please install any solution that contains the feature and restart upgrade. 32e99da0-9f7e-0073-269c-cccc1c08664c

I am running Mount-SpContentDatabase on the sharepoint 2016 farm.

Its been reported that approx 7 features are missing

I have seen advice that says run some powershell like

"Try to De-activate  & Un-install the faulty/missing feature first!

STSADM -o deactivatefeature -id <feature-id> -url <site-url> -force

stsadm -o uninstallfeature -id <ID>
#Read more:https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2011/08/fix-features-missing-issue-in-migration.html#ixzz7vrDXNbqI"

Do i have to do this on the sharepoint 2013 instance ? before coping the database to the sharepoint 2016 db server and running MOUNT-SPDatabase.

Answer 1

Per my knowledge, you do not have to uninstall missing features in the SharePoint 2013, before coping the database to the SharePoint 2016 database server and running MOUNT-SPDatabase.

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