ArcGIS 10.2.x for Desktop system requirements
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Supported platforms
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Operating Systems |
Minimum OS Version |
Maximum OS Version |
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Windows 8.1 Basic, Pro and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])** |
Update: April 2014*** |
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Windows 8 Basic, Pro, 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 Server 2012 R2 Standard, and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])** |
Update: April 2014*** |
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Windows Server 2012 Standard, and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])** |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T]) |
SP1 |
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Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T]) |
SP2 |
SP2 |
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ArcGIS as a hosted application with Citrix* |
Note:* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2, Vista and XP are no longer supported starting at ArcGIS 10.2.2.
** Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 support begins at ArcGIS 10.2.1.
***Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Update: April 2014 support begins at ArcGIS 10.2.2.
See the Operating system requirements and limitations section for additional requirements and information.
Virtualized Environments
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Citrix XenApp* | ||
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Hosted OS |
Minimum OS Version |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 |
SP1 |
| 7.5 |
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Update: April 2014 |
| 7.6 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 |
SP1 |
| 7.6 |
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Update: April 2014 |
*For ArcGIS Globe and ArcScene, a shareable GPU such as an NVIDIA GRID card is recommended.
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) |
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| Citrix XenDesktop 7.5 |
| Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V |
| VMWare vSphere 6.0 HorizonView |
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 adaptor |
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:
Microsoft Internet Explorer, minimum 7 or 8, must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS for Desktop. Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11 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 2.7.3 and Numerical Python 1.6.1 will be installed during a complete installation of ArcGIS 10.2. Python 2.7.5 and Numerical Python 1.7.1 will be installed during a complete installation of ArcGIS 10.2.1. 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. 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, reboot the computer to ensure the pagefile system is cleared. If the pagefile system is not a dedicated drive or partition, make sure 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, 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. See Database clients for more information. RDBMS client files available from the customer care portal are IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, 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 system requirements
Hardware requirements for the license manager are identical to ArcGIS for Desktop hardware requirements.
ArcGIS License Manager supported platforms (Windows)
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Operating Systems |
Minimum Version |
Maximum Version |
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Windows 8 Basic, Pro, and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T]) |
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Windows 7 Ultimate, Pro Edition (32 bit and 64 bit (EM64T)) |
SP1 |
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Windows Server 2012 Standard, and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T]) |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T]) |
SP1 |
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Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T]) |
SP2 |
SP2 |
ArcGIS License Manager supported platforms (Linux/UNIX)
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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 |
*OpenGL is required to run the License Server Administrator and the Software Authorization Wizard on these operating systems.
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 |