SharePoint Server 2016 Hardware and Software Requirements

SharePoint 2016 has been released on 14 March 2016 with new features and updates to existing features.

I have completed a Single-Server installation of SharePoint Server 2016 with Database server on a separate machine. Below are the hardware & software requirements and Installation prerequisites.

Hardware Requirements:

Scenario	Deployment type	Processor	RAM	Hard disk
Database server running a single SQL instance	Development	64-bit, 4 cores	12-16 GB	80GB for system drive 100GB for second drive
Database server running a single SQL instance	UAT/Production	64-bit, 4 cores	16-24 GB	80GB for system drive 100GB for second drive
Web server or application server in a three-tier farm	Development	64-bit, 4 cores	8-12 GB	80GB for system drive 100GB for second drive
Web server or application server in a three-tier farm	UAT/Production	64-bit, 4 cores	16-24 GB	80GB for system drive 100GB for second drive

Software Requirements:

Server	OS	Installation media	Download
Operating System		Windows Server 2012 R2 – with latest updates	Link
Database Server	Windows Server 2012 R2 – with latest updates	SQL Server 2014 SP1 – x64 Note: SQL Server Express is not supported.	Link
SharePoint Server	Windows Server 2012 R2 – with latest updates	SharePoint Server 2016 Preview	Link

Prerequisites for SharePoint 2016:

• Web Server (IIS) role
• Application Server role
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client
• Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server
• Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64)
• Windows Server AppFabric
• Microsoft Identity Extension
• Active Directory Rights Management Services Client 2.1
• Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.6
• Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.6
• Cumulative Update Package 7 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (KB 3092423)
• Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2012
• Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2015