Minimum License for a Hosting Server

Question

What is the minimum license level ArcGIS Server needs to be designated as a Hosting Server?

Thanks,

-Mike

DerekLaw · Answer

Hi Masao, Does this mean we need to have at least one ArcGIS Server Advanced license? We currently only have the standard licenses, so we will need to upgrade one of them to advanced?

Yes, you will have to upgrade one of your ArcGIS for Server licenses to Advanced. Then we will also need to purchase the named licenses for the portal?

Your organization may qualify for some "free" Named Users based on the ArcGIS for Desktop entitlements announced at UC.

From the Esri 2013 UC Q&A: What is Esri doing to help ArcGIS for Server users embrace Web GIS?

Please check with your Esri account manager/Esri Distributor for details.

Hope this helps,

MasaoMatsuokaDev · Answer

Does this mean we need to have at least one ArcGIS Server Advanced license? We currently only have the standard licenses, so we will need to upgrade one of them to advanced? Then we will also need to purchase the named licenses for the portal?

Thanks
Masao

DerekLaw · Answer

Hi Mike, What is the minimum license level ArcGIS Server needs to be designated as a Hosting Server?

You get Portal as an extension to ArcGIS Server Advanced (Enterprise and Workgroup). Therefore, you can install Portal and use the same Server license to create an ArcGIS Server site, federate it with Portal, then enable it to be a hosted server. So in theory, you don�??t need an additional Server license.

If you wanted to add a second and different ArcGIS Server site (i.e., using a different Server license than the one above), as a hosted server �?? you would need at minimum ArcGIS Server Standard. ArcGIS Server Basic will not work as a hosted server.

FYI: Portal only supports a single hosted server.

Hope this helps,