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Supported Operating Systems
Operating System Limitations
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Operating System Minimum

Version		 Maximum

Version
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4 (32-bit and 64-bit) Update 4 or higher  
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (32-bit and 64-bit) Base or higher  
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit and 64-bit) SP2 or higher  
Sun Solaris 10 SPARC Maintenance Update 4 (8/07) or higher  
Windows 2003 Server Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T)) SP2 SP2
Windows 2003 Server Terminal Services SP2 SP2
Windows 2008 Server Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T))   SP2
Windows 2008 R2 Server Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter (64-bit (EM64T))   SP1*
Windows 2008 R2 Server with Citrix XenApp 6**  SP1* SP1*
Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise, Professional, Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T))   SP1*
Windows Vista Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T)) SP2 SP2
Windows XP Professional Edition, Home Edition (32-bit) SP3 SP3
Windows XP Professional Edition, Home Edition (64-bit (EM64T)) SP2 SP2

*Support begins at ArcGIS 10 Service Pack 2.

**Esri has certified ArcGIS 10 SP2 as a hosted application with Citrix XenApp 6 and Windows 2008 R2 using the Citrix ICA Online Plug-in for Windows 12.1.  Please note that ArcGlobe, ArcScene, and any other 3D application generally will not work over Remote Desktop or other Windows Terminal Services clients, because these clients do not support 3D graphics acceleration.  Also note that Esri does not recommend running virtualized XenApp servers to host ArcGIS Desktop applications due to performance bottlenecks encountered with multiple layers of virtualization.

Hardware Requirements

CPU Speed 2.2 GHz minimum or higher; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended
Processor

Windows/Linux: Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core Duo, or Xeon Processors; SSE2 (or greater)

On Windows:  Run this Microsoft utility from your Windows command prompt to check your processor

See Dual or dual-core support policy.

Solaris: UltraSPARC II, IIi, IIe minimum
Memory/RAM 2 GB or higher
Display Properties 24 bit color depth
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 recommended or higher at Normal size (96dpi)
Swap Space Determined by the operating system, 500 MB minimum.
Disk Space Windows: 577 MB
Linux/Solaris: 1.4 GB

ArcReader will create cache files when used; additional disk space may be required.
Video/Graphics Adapter

Check your computer's ability to run ArcGIS
 

64 MB RAM minimum, 256 MB RAM or higher recommended.  NVIDIA, ATI and INTEL chipsets supported

24 bit capable graphics accelerator

Windows: OpenGL version 2.0 runtime or higher is required, and Shader Model 3.0 or higher is recommended.
Linux: OpenGL version 2.0 runtime or higher is required, and Shader Model 3.0 or higher is recommended.
Solaris: Sun OpenGL 1.5 patch 120812-31. XVR-500 or higher graphics card required for 3D support.

Be sure to use the latest available driver.
User Interface
 Linux: X Windows with Gnome or KDE Desktop Environment is required.
Solaris: X Windows with a Desktop Environment is required. Note: CDE on Solaris 10 has been deprecated. The Java Desktop Environment (based on Gnome) meets this requirement.

 

Software Requirements

Microsoft .NET Framework Requirement Windows: .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 must be installed prior to installing ArcReader for Windows.
Browser Requirement Windows: ArcReader requires a minimum installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7.0 or 8.0. If you do not have an installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7.0/8.0, you must obtain and install it prior to installing ArcReader.

Linux/Solaris: ArcReader requires a minimum installation of the latest version of Firefox or Mozilla. If you do not have an installation of Firefox or Mozilla, it is recommended you obtain and install it prior to installing ArcReader.
Microsoft WinHelp Patch Windows 7 and Windows Vista: The following Microsoft patch is recommended, but not required, when using ArcGIS Desktop, ArcInfo Workstation, ArcGIS Engine or ArcReader on Microsoft Vista or Windows 7. ArcGIS Desktop, ArcInfo Workstation, ArcGIS Engine and ArcReader provide pop-up context sensitive help topics for tools, commands and dialogs delivered using WinHlp32. WinHlp32 will not function on Windows 7 and Windows Vista without this patch. Here is Microsoft KnowledgeBase article 917607 about this patch, which also contains links so you can download the patch. If you access pop-up context sensitive help without this patch being present, you will get a message from Windows prompting you to download the patch. For best usability, we recommend installing the patch at the time you install ArcGIS. For additional information, please refer to Esri KowledgeBase article 32530.
Printer Support Windows: ArcGIS supports printing to any Microsoft certified Windows printer using the native driver in ArcGIS. Please note that some printer drivers do not support complex maps and the ArcPress printer driver or additional hardware may be needed for these complex maps.

Esri recommends the following configuration when printing large maps with the ArcPress printer drivers:

  • If large complex maps do not print, then reboot the computer to ensure the pagefile system is cleared. If the pagefile system is not a dedicated drive or partition, make sure that drive does not need to be defragmented.
  • Disk Space: at least 10 GB of free space is required on the drive where %TEMP% is located, as potentially large temporary files will be written there while ArcPress is processing a map for printing.

For more information on supported printers please refer to the following Knowledge Base FAQ: What printers are supported by ArcGIS Desktop 9.x?

Linux/Solaris: ArcGIS products do not currently support printing when running on Linux/Solaris operating systems.

 

Operating System Limitations

All Platforms

When running in a 64-bit environment, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Engine, and ArcReader run as a 32-bit application.  See Does ESRI support 64-bit processors with ArcGIS 10.0 products?

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Operating System Limitations - Windows

  • ArcGIS Developer Help System on Windows 7 requires Adobe Reader 9.1.2 or higher. See KB37244 for more details.
  • ArcGlobe/ArcScene, and any other 3D application generally will not work over Remote Desktop or other Windows Terminal Services clients, because they do not support 3D graphics acceleration.
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Operating System Limitations - Linux

ArcGIS Engine-related products are only supported on Linux x86 on CPUs that adhere to the x86 architecture with supported Linux releases.

It is a requirement that the OS (binary) has not been modified. Esri does not provide any support if products are installed on Developer's Release of an Operating System.

Red Hat Linux 4

  • The Linux patches for RHEL 4 Update 4 or higher AS/ES/WS will be supported as long as the patches are from Red Hat without any modification to the latest kernel/glibc version.
  • The following package groups are required:
    • From Desktops Group
      • X Window System package group (Standard Packages sufficient)
    • From the Development Package Group
      • Development Tools package group with gcc-g77 package from Extra Packages section. The required library libg2c.so.0 is owned by the libf2c package; the libf2c package is provided by the gcc-g77 package.
      • Legacy Software Development package group (Standard Packages sufficient)
  • Additionally, the following software packages are required (package version must be at level stated or higher):
    • compat-openldap-2.1.30-2
    • openssl-0.9.7a-43
    • GNU C Library (glibc) 2.3.4-2 or higher
    • libXp
    • OpenGL package: mesa-libGL
    • OpenGL package: mesa-libGLU
    • openldap
    • openssl
  • For 64-bit OS support: the 32-bit versions of the packages above must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS.

Red Hat Linux 5

  • The Linux patches for RHEL Server 5 (32-bit and 64-bit) or higher will be supported as long as the patches are from Red Hat without any modification to the latest kernel/glibc version.
  • NIS Client Limitation: ArcGIS installation hangs while registering libmwxml.so from a network client on Linux RedHat Version 5. See KB37541 for more details.
  • The following package groups are required: 
    • From Desktops Group
      • X Window System package group (Standard Packages sufficient)
    • From the Development Group:
      • Development Tools package group 
      • Legacy Software Development package group
    • From the Base System Group:
      • Legacy Software Development package group with compat-openldap from Optional Packages
      • X Window System package group
    • Additionally, the following software packages are required (package version must be at level stated or higher):
      • compat-libf2c-34
      • compat-libstdc++-33
      • compat-libstdc++-296
      • GNU C Library (glibc) 2.3.4-2 or higher 
      • libXp
      • OpenGL package: mesa-libGL
      • OpenGL package: mesa-libGLU
      • openldap
      • openssl
    • For 64-bit OS support: the 32-bit versions of the packages above must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS.

    SUSE Linux 10

    • The Linux patches for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 or higher will be supported as long as they are from SUSE Linux without any modification to the latest kernel/glibc version.
    • The following software packages are required:
      • From System/Libraries package group
        • compat package
        • freeglut package
        • Mesa package
      • From Development/Languages/Fortran package group
        • libg2c33 package—this package is available as a patch (GNU g77 20081203) from Novell. See KB35105 for more details.
      • From System/X11/Utilities package group
        • X Window System
    • Additionally, the following software packages are required (package version must be at level stated or higher):
      • GNU C Library (glibc) version 2.3.4-2 or higher
      • Patch for Xserver Xvfb: (This is a hardware-independent Xserver, which can be installed from XFree86-Xvfb-4.3.99.902-43.22.i586.rpm, which comes with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.)
    • For 64-bit OS support: the 32-bit versions of the packages above must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS.
    • To make a Direct Connection from ArcGIS Engine Runtime on SUSE to ArcSDE for PostgreSQL, please see the ESRI Knowledge Base Article KB38606 for details.

Operating System Limitations - Solaris

It is a requirement that the OS (binary) has not been modified. Esri does not provide any support if products are installed on Developer's Release of an Operating System.

Sun Solaris 10

  • The following are required:
    • Solaris Maintenance Update 4 (dated 8/07) minimum or higher
    • 113886-29 patch for OpenGL
    • 113887-29 patch for OpenGL
    • 119812-08 patch for X11 6.6.2 (dated 2/2010)
    • OpenGL: Sun OpenGL 1.5 patch 120812-31 or any version of Mesa that supports OpenGL 2.0 runtime environment or higher.
    • ArcGIS Engine and ArcGIS Server take advantage of Sun's "extended FILE" facility when running on a Solaris system that supports that functionality. This substantially expands the number of files ArcGIS can have open simultaneously on Solaris. Sun's extended FILE support for SPARC systems is only available on Solaris 10. It is included in Solaris 10 releases done after August 2007.
  • For 64 bit OS support: the 32 bit versions of the packages above must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS.

 

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