Microsoft Server 2012 Datacenter R2

Question

I do know that MS Server 2012 Datacenter R2 is not on the list of supported operating systems for anything Esri yet.

All of our Esri server software currently resides on MS Server 2003, and is severely hampering progress.  My network admin wants to install 2012 R2 on new machines for me instead of having to upgrade again in a few months.

My question: Is there any reason that I should not install ArcGIS server software on a MS Server 2012 R2 machine?  Anything known that will render the install useless in general?

Thank you,
--Adam

Anonymous User · Answer

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WilliamCraft · Answer

Is there any reason that I should not install ArcGIS server software on a MS Server 2012 R2 machine?  Anything known that will render the install useless in general?

To answer this question directly, I think the answer becomes: if you ever require technical support from the Esri support team when you open a ticket for software-related issues, they will not be obligated to provide assistance if you're working in an unsupported configuration.  That, to me, is reason enough not to stray from the Esri-documented list of supported operating systems.

So, while ArcGIS may very well work just fine with the R2 release of the 2012 Windows Server OS, just because you can doesn't mean you should.  This concept doesn't just apply to the OS, it applies to other parts of the environment such as databases.  There are probably reasons why it is not on the list of supported operating systems; most likely because they have not yet fully tested everything and can't truly certify the application on that platform.  However, why take the chance... especially if Esri did find an issue during testing?  Give them time to work through any potential issues and add R2 to the list, then migrate.

GeorgePapamihalakis · Answer

We are also looking at upgrading to Server 2012 R2, has anyone else tried this?