ArcGIS 10.3.x for Desktop system requirements

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ArcGIS Desktop supported platforms*

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Operating Systems	Minimum OS Version	Maximum OS Version
Windows 10 Home, Pro and Enterprise (64 bit [EM64T])**
Windows 8.1 Basic, Pro, and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])	Update: April 2014
Windows 8 Basic, Pro, and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])
Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional, and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])	SP1
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])	Update: April 2014
Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])	SP1
Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])	SP2	SP2

* See the Operating system requirements and limitations section for additional requirements and information.

** Windows 10 support begins at ArcGIS 10.3.1.

Virtualized Environments

	Citrix XenApp*
Version	Hosted OS	Minimum OS Version
6.5	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.

** Citrix XenApp7.6 on Windows Server 2008 R2 on ArcGIS 10.2.1 only.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Citrix XenDesktop 7.5
Citrix XenDesktop 7.6
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
VMWare vSphere 6.0 HorizonView

Hardware requirements

	Supported and Recommended
CPU Speed	2.2 GHz minimum; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended
Platform	x86 or x64 with SSE2 extensions
Memory/RAM	2 GB minimum
Display properties	24-bit color depth
Screen resolution	1024x768 recommended minimum at normal size (96 dpi)
Swap space	Determined by the operating system; 500 MB minimum
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 10.3 components in the Setup program. If using ArcGlobe, additional disk space may be required. ArcGlobe will create cache files when used.
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 drivers.
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 IE 9) must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS for Desktop. Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11 are supported.

• Python requirement for Geoprocessing:

  ArcGIS for Desktop geoprocessing tools require that Python 2.7.x and Numerical Python 1.7.x are installed. If the ArcGIS for Desktop setup does not find either Python 2.7.x or Numerical Python (NumPy) 1.7.xinstalled on the target computer, Python 2.7.8 and Numerical Python 1.7.1 will be installed during a complete installation of ArcGIS 10.3.x. 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 some are also available on My Esri as a convenience. See Database clients for more information. RDBMS client files available from My Esri are IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL. Client files for ALTIBASE, IBM Netezza, Oracle, SAP HANA, and Teradata are not available on My Esri and must be obtained from the RDBMS vendors.

Developer SDK requirements

ArcGIS for Desktop SDK	Supported and Recommended IDE(s)	SDK Requirements
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
ArcObjects SDK	ArcObjects SDK requirements

Operating system requirements and limitations

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