System Requirements and Installation: Windows Server 2016 [Chapter: 1]
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2 min readNov 26, 2016
System Requirement
Processor [Minimum]:
— 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
— Compatible with x64 instruction set
— Supports NX and DEP
— Supports CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchW
— Supports Second Level Address Translation (EPT or NPT)
Ram [Minimum]:
— 512 MB (2 GB for Server with Desktop Experience installation option)
— ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology
Storage controller and disk space requirements [Minimum]:
— 32 GB
*** Windows Server 2016 does not allow ATA/PATA/IDE/EIDE for boot, page, or data drives. ***
Network adapter requirements [Minimum]:
— An Ethernet adapter capable of at least gigabit throughput.
- Compliant with the PCI Express architecture specification.
- Supports Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE).
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