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Requirements for the sample single-machine installation

A list of requirements of your target system before you can perform the sample installation.

SDL software

Make sure that your machine can access the following SDL items:
FilesDescription
Licence fileslicense.xml and cd_licenses.xml
Installer filesSDL Web installation media

Third-party software

Your machine needs to have the following software installed:
SoftwareDescription
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
DatabaseMicrosoft SQL Server 2016 SP1 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)

For SQL Server, also make sure you have the password for a system administrator user (such as sa) ready.

Hardware

Make sure you have at least 2 GB of free disk space available on your machine.