Esri Business Analyst Server system requirements
For best performance we strongly recommend using Business Analyst Server 10.3, or higher, with Windows 7 64-bit operating systems.
Supported server platforms
Server Platform | Operating System |
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Business Analyst Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework |
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Operating system requirements and limitations
All platforms
- Server display requirements:
- 1024 x 768 recommended or higher at Normal size (96dpi)
- Greater than 256 color depth
- DVD-ROM drive is required to install the application
Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7 or higher is required. You must obtain and install Internet Explorer version 7 or higher, prior to installing ArcGIS Server on Windows.
- Windows XP and Windows 7: These operating systems are supported for basic testing and application development use only. It is not recommended for deployment in a production environment.
- Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008: When using the ArcGIS Server .NET Manager on Vista or Windows Server 2008, the application unexpectedly errors. See KB35105 for more details.
Supported Clients
Client display requirements:
- Using hardware based graphics accelerators can improve dynamic 2D and 3D rendering performance, however all video cards may not work.
- If using hardware accelerators for ArcGIS Globecontrol and ArcReader 3D, make sure your graphics card is compliant with a minimum OpenGL 1.3, and be sure to use the latest available driver.
Supported web browsers:
Web Browser | Supported Operating System |
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Firefox 3.0 |
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Firefox 2.0 |
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Internet Explorer 8.0 |
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Internet Explorer 7.0 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.0 or higher is required. You must obtain and install Internet Explorer version 7.0 or higher prior to installing ArcGIS Server on Windows.
Hardware requirements
For a development environment, the minimum RAM requirement for Business Analyst Server is 4 GB. This requirement is based on a typical development server. Business Analyst Server and the Esri Business Analyst US 2011 Data for Server Require a minimum of 19 GB of free memory. It is recommended that a minimum of 50 GB of storage be available.
For a production environment, hardware minimum requirements are not listed because user and business needs of Business Analyst Server may vary. These requirements must be considered in determining hardware needs to meet user performance expectations and scalability. Please refer to Infrastructure Performance Considerations and System Design Strategies for assistance in designing a Server infrastructure to meet your business requirements.
Developer solutions requirements (Web ADF for the .NET framework)
Supported application/web servers
Application/Web Server | Supported Operating Systems | Limitations |
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Internet Information Server Note: IIS 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, and 7.0 are supported. The version of IIS is dependant on the Windows version that IIS is running on. |
| Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Note: When using the ArcGIS Server .NET Manager on Vista or Windows Server 2008, the application unexpectedly errors. See KB35105 for more details. |
Integrated development environment (IDE) requirement
IDE | Supported Operating Systems | Limitations |
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (Professional or Standard Editions)* |
| *Note: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Team Edition is not supported with the ADF |
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 |
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.NET Framework 3.5
NET Framework 3.5 is installed with Visual Studio .NET 2008. The redistributable is available to developers who want to include the .NET Framework installation with their .NET applications.
Supported relational database management systems (ArcSDE)
Business Analyst Server 10.1 works with ArcSDE for Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle.
For additional details on the supported Relational Database Management Systems (ArcSDE) please refer to the section Supported Relational Database Management Systems (ArcSDE) under ArcGIS Server 10.1 System Requirements.