The latest system and hardware requirements required to run ArcGIS License Manager are listed below. For information about earlier versions, see Esri Support.
Operating system requirements
The following operating systems satisfy the minimum operating system requirements.
Esri does not provide support for products installed on a developer's release of an operating system.
It is recommended to consult the online version of the License Manager System Requirements for the latest and most up-to-date information.
For information on licensing ArcGIS License Manager in the cloud, see the following PDF white paper: Licensing ArcGIS Desktop in Cloud Environments.
| Supported operating system | Latest update or service pack tested |
|---|---|
Windows Server 2019 Standard and Datacenter | Oct 2020 Updates |
Windows Server 2016 Standard and Datacenter | Oct 2020 Updates |
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter | Oct 2020 Updates |
Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter | Oct 2020 Updates |
Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise (64 bit) | Oct 2020 Updates |
Windows 8.1 Pro and Enterprise (64 bit) | Oct 2020 Updates |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 | Update 8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 | Update 10 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 | SP 5 |
ArcGIS products will not be supported on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 after January 2020 due to Microsoft’s extended support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 ending on January 14, 2020. It is recommended that you move to a later version of Windows well before January 14, 2020.
Linux users:
Linux operating systems are only supported on Linux x86_64, on CPUs that adhere to the x86_64 architecture (64 bit), with supported Linux releases.
Machines with an underscore (_) in the name are not supported. The setup does not proceed if an underscore is detected in the machine name.
You cannot install the software as a root user.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server requirements
The Linux patches for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server (64-bit) are supported as long as they are from RHEL Linux without modification to the kernel/glibc version.
The following packages are required:
RHEL Server 7
The following packages are required:
- bzip2-libs.x86_64
- dbus-libs.x86_64
- elfutils-libelf.x86_64
- elfutils-libs.x86_64
- expat.x86_64
- fontconfig.x86_64
- freetype.x86_64
- glib2.x86_64
- glibc.x86_64
- libattr.x86_64
- libcap.x86_64
- libdrm.x86_64
- libgcc.x86_64
- libgcrypt.x86_64
- libglvnd.x86_64
- libglvnd-glx.x86_64
- libgpg-error.x86_64
- libICE.x86_64
- libpng12.x86_64
- libpng.x86_64
- libselinux.x86_64
- libSM.x86_64
- libuuid.x86_64
- libX11.x86_64
- libXau.x86_64
- libxcb.x86_64
- libXdamage.x86_64
- libXext.x86_64
- libXfixes.x86_64
- libxkbcommon.x86_64
- libxkbcommon-x11.x86_64
- libXrender.x86_64
- libxshmfence.x86_64
- libXxf86vm.x86_64
- lz4.x86_64
- mesa-dri-drivers.x86_64
- mesa-libGL.x86_64
- mesa-libglapi.x86_64
- pcre.x86_64
- redhat-lsb.x86_64
- systemd-libs.x86_64
- xz-libs.x86_64
- zlib.x86_64
- fuse-libs.x86_64
- fuse3-devel.x86_64
- gvfs-fuse.x86_64
RHEL Server 6
The following packages are required:
- dbus-libs.x86_64
- expat.x86_64
- fontconfig.x86_64
- freetype.x86_64
- glib2.x86_64
- glibc.x86_64
- libdrm.x86_64
- libgcc.x86_64
- libICE.x86_64
- libpng12.x86_64
- libselinux.x86_64
- libSM.x86_64
- libuuid.x86_64
- libX11.x86_64
- libXau.x86_64
- libxcb.x86_64
- libXcursor.x86_64
- libXdamage.x86_64
- libXext.x86_64
- libXfixes.x86_64
- libXrender.x86_64
- libXxf86vm.x86_64
- mesa-dri-drivers.x86_64
- mesa-libGL.x86_64
- redhat-lsb.x86_64
- zlib.x86_64
- fuse-libs.x86_64
- fuse3-devel.x86_64
- gvfs-fuse.x86_64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) requirements
SLES 12
The Linux patches for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) (64-bit) are supported as long as they are from SuSE Linux without modification to the kernel/glibc version.
The following packages are required:
- fontconfig.x86_64
- glibc.x86_64
- libbz2.x86_64
- libdbus.x86_64
- libdrm2.x86_64
- libexpat1.x86_64
- libfreetype6.x86_64
- libgcc_s1.x86_64
- libglib.x86_64
- libgthread.x86_64
- libICE6.x86_64
- libpcre1.x86_64
- libpng12-0.x86_64
- libpng16-16.x86_64
- libSM6.x86_64
- libuuid1.x86_64
- libX11.x86_64
- libX11-xcb1.x86_64
- libXau6.x86_64
- libxcb1.x86_64
- libxcb-dri2.x86_64
- libxcb-dri3.x86_64
- libxcb-glx0.x86_64
- libxcb-present0.x86_64
- libxcb-sync1.x86_64
- libxcb-xkb1.x86_64
- libXcursor1.x86_64
- libXdamage1.x86_64
- libXext6.x86_64
- libXfixes3.x86_64
- libxkbcommon0.x86_64
- libxkbcommon-x11.x86_64
- libXrender1.x86_64
- libxshmfence1.x86_64
- libXxf86vm1.x86_64
- libz1.x86_64
- Mesa-libGL1.x86_64
- Mesa-libglapi0.x86_64
- fuse.x86_64
- gvfs-fuse.x86_64
- libfuse2.x86_64
Hardware requirements
| Hardware | Supported and recommended |
|---|---|
CPU | 2.2 GHz minimum; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended |
Platform | x64 with SSE2 extensions |
Memory/RAM | 2 GB minimum |
Display properties | 24-bit color depth minimum Also see video/graphics adapter requirements below.* |
Screen resolution | 1024x768 recommended minimum at normal size (96 dpi) |
Disk space | 100 MB Windows, 330 MB Linux |
* Video/graphics adapter | 64 MB RAM minimum; 256 MB RAM or higher recommended. NVIDIA, AMD, 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. |