System Requirements And Prerequisites
We will define here minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run SQL server 2016.
- Hardware and Software Requirements
.NET Framework
SQL Server 2016 RC1 and old version require .NET Framework 4.6 for the Database Engine, Master Data Services or Replication. SQL Server 2016 setup automatically installs in .NET Framework automatically.
Network Software
Operating systems for SQL Server 2016 have built-in network software. Named and default instances of a stand-alone installation support some network protocols: Shared memory, Named Pipes, TCP/IP and VIA. - Processor, Memory and Operating System Requirements
The following requirements apply to all editions of SQL Server 2016.
Processor Speed
Minimum: *64 Precessor: 1.4 GHz
Recommended: 2.0 GHz or Faster
Memory
Minimum: 512 MB(Express Edition), 1 GB(All other editions)
Recommended: 1 GB(Express Edition)
Processor Type
*64 Precessor: AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Em64T support, Intel Pentium IV with EM64 support. - Hard Disk Requirements
We have at least 6.0 GB of free disk space on the system drive for these files. This requirement allows even if we install SQL Server components to a non-default drive. - Storage Type for Data Files
The Storage types for data files are,
Local Disk
Shared Storage
SMB File Share
Summary
Thus, we learned that hardware and software requirements to install and run SQL server 2016.