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.