ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop system requirements
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Supported operating systems*
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Supported Operating Systems |
Minimum OS Version |
Maximum OS Version |
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Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32-bit and 64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP2 |
SP2 |
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Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services |
SP2 |
SP2 |
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Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32-bit and 64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP2 |
SP2 |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP1 |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 with Citrix XenApp 6 and XenApp 6.5** |
SP1 |
SP1 |
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Windows Server 2012 Standard, and Datacenter (64-bit [EM64T]) *** |
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Windows 8 Basic, Professional and Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit [EM64T])*** |
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Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise, Professional, Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP1 |
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Windows Vista Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP2 |
SP2 |
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Windows XP Professional Edition, Home Edition (32-bit) |
SP3 |
SP3 |
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Windows XP Professional Edition, Home Edition (64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP2 |
SP2 |
* Please see the Operating system requirements and limitations section for additional requirements and information.
**ArcGIS ArcGIS 10.1 as a hosted application with Citrix XenApp 6 and XenApp 6.5 on Windows 2008 R2. Please note that ArcGlobe, ArcScene, and any other 3D application generally will not perform well over Remote Desktop or other Windows Terminal Services clients, because these configurations do not support OpenGL 3D graphics acceleration from the server. The Best practices for running ArcGIS for Desktop in a Citrix XenApp environment contains additional information regarding deploying ArcGIS for Desktop with Citrix XenApp.
***Support begins at ArcGIS 10.1 SP1.
Hardware Requirements
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Advanced, Basic, Standard | |
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CPU Speed |
2.2 GHz minimum ; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended |
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Processor |
Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core Duo, or Xeon Processors; SSE2 minimum Run this Microsoft utility from your Windows command prompt to check your processor. |
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Memory/RAM |
2 GB minimum |
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Display Properties |
24-bit color depth |
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Screen Resolution |
1024 x 768 recommended minimum at normal size (96 dpi) |
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Swap Space |
Determined by the operating system; 500 MB minimum. |
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Disk Space |
2.4 GB In addition, up to 50 MB of disk space may be needed in the Windows System directory (typically, C:\Windows\System32). You can view the disk space requirement for each of the 10.1 components in the Setup program. If using ArcGlobe, additional disk space may be required. ArcGlobe will create cache files when used. |
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Video/Graphics Adapter |
64 MB RAM minimum, 256 MB RAM or higher recommended. NVIDIA, ATI, and Intel chipsets supported. 24-bit capable graphics accelerator OpenGL version 2.0 runtime minimum is required, and Shader Model 3.0 or higher is recommended. Be sure to use the latest available driver. |
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Networking Hardware |
Simple TCP/IP, Network Card, or Microsoft Loopback Adapter is required for the License Manager. |
Software requirements
- .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS for Desktop.
- Internet Explorer requirement:
ArcGIS for Desktop 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 ArcGIS for Desktop. Internet Explorer Versions 9 and 10 are also supported.
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Python requirement for Geoprocessing:
ArcGIS for Desktop geoprocessing tools require that Python 2.7.x and Numerical Python 1.6.x are installed. If the ArcGIS for Desktop setup does not find either Python 2.7.x or Numerical Python (NumPy) 1.6.x installed on the target computer, Python 2.7.2 and Numerical Python 1.6.1 will be installed during a complete installation. You can choose a Custom installation to unselect the Python feature and avoid installing it. Additionally, if the Python setup is executed during the ArcGIS for Desktop installation, you will be provided with the opportunity to choose its installation location. The Python installation location should not include spaces.
Printer support
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.
Note: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 the 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 for Desktop?
Software required to connect to a DBMS
Your client machine (for example, the one running ArcMap) will need to have the appropriate client files installed for the RDBMS you are using. These client files are available from their respective RDBMS vendors, but they are also available on Esri Customer Care Portal as a convenience. Please see Database clients for more information. RDBMS client files available from the customer care portal are IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Windows Azure SQL Database, and PostgreSQL. Client files for IBM Netezza, Oracle and Teradata are not available on the customer care portal and must be obtained from the IBM, Oracle and Teradata support sites.
License Manager ArcGIS 10.1 system requirements
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Supported Operating Systems |
Minimum Version |
Maximum Version |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Update 7 or higher with libX11-1.0.3-11 patch |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 (32-bit and 64-bit)* |
Update 1 |
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Sun Solaris 10 (64-bit [SPARC])* |
Maintenance update 4 (8/07) |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (32-bit and 64-bit)* |
SP1 |
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Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32-bit and 64-bit [EM64T]) (including R2) |
SP2 |
SP2 |
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Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32-bit and 64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP2 |
SP2 |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP1 |
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Windows Vista Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP2 |
SP2 |
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Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise, Professional, Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP1 |
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Windows XP Professional Edition, Home Edition (32-bit) |
SP3 |
SP3 |
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Windows XP Professional Edition, Home Edition (64-bit [EM64T]) |
SP2 |
SP2 |
*OpenGL is required to run the License Server Administrator and the Software Authorization Wizard on these systems.
Hardware requirements for License Manager ArcGIS 10.1 are identical to ArcGIS for Desktop 10.1 hardware requirements.
Developer SDK requirements
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ArcGIS for Desktop SDK |
Supported and Recommended IDE(s) |
SDK Requirements |
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ArcGIS VBA Resources for Developers |
Visual Basic for Applications |
ArcGIS for Desktop is required to develop with ArcGIS VBA Resources for Developers. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 |
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ArcObjects SDK |
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