Will the ArcSDE application server still be supported after ArcGIS 10.1?
Some are reading the entries on page 6 of this http://downloads2.esri.com/support/TechArticles/ArcGIS10and101Deprecation_Plan.pdf document to mean that the ArcSDE application server is going away post 10.1. I'm reading these to mean that ArcGIS server, including ArcSDE application server, will run as a native 64-bit application at 10.1, and will not support Windows Server 2003 / 2003 R2 after 10.1.
ArcGIS Server 10.1 will no longer support 32�?�bit operating systems. ArcGIS 10.1 will exclusively support 64�?�bit operating systems. Support for 64�?�bit native execution across all the tiers of ArcGIS Server has been a long awaited feature by many of our customers. 64�?�bit hardware is the norm in today�??s market and most modern ArcGIS Server deployments do in fact run on 64�?� bit hardware. ArcGIS Server 10.1 will run as a native 64�?�bit application exclusively requiring 64�?� bit capable hardware. [Added 8/18/2011] This includes the ArcSDE technology component of ArcGIS Server known as the ArcSDE application server.
[Correction 10/6/2011] ArcGIS Server 10.1 will be the last release that supports Microsoft Windows Server 2003 / 2003 R2. This includes the ArcSDE technology component of ArcGIS Server known as the ArcSDE application server.
