How to check the number of cores my ArcGIS Server can take?

[JamalNUMAN]

How to check the number of cores my ArcGIS Server can take?

I have no idea how to check the maximum number of cores my ArcGIS Server can take. is this only embedded on the license or there are other indicators that show this sort of information?

What if my license is for 4 cores and I have already 16?

If we compare this issue with windows, then if windows X86 is installed in a machine of 8 GB RAM, then 4GB only will be utilized despite the fact that the physical RAM size is 8 GB. Therefore, 4 GB will not be utilized. This interpreted in terms of performance of the machine.

Now back to ArcGIS Server, if I have the ArcGIS Server license for to 4 cores, then what happens if my machine is provided with 16 cores? What is the impact of having more cores than those specified on the ArcGIS Server license? In which sense the 12 additional cores (16-4=12) are not used?

Thank you

Best

Jamal

[RichardWatson · Accepted solution]

I believe that ArcGIS Server will use whatever cores are present.  In other words, the licensing terms and conditions with regards to the number of cores is not enforced and therefore rely on you to comply with them.  I have heard ESRI discuss this at a past Developer Summit and they mentioned that it might be enforced in the future.

The only way that you can comply is to license the number of cores on the machine.  If you wish to license less than the number of physical cores then I believe that you have to use a virtual machine where the limit is set in software.

[JamalNUMAN]

I believe that ArcGIS Server will use whatever cores are present.  In other words, the licensing terms and conditions with regards to the number of cores is not enforced and therefore rely on you to comply with them.  I have heard ESRI discuss this at a past Developer Summit and they mentioned that it might be enforced in the future.

The only way that you can comply is to license the number of cores on the machine.  If you wish to license less than the number of physical cores then I believe that you have to use a virtual machine where the limit is set in software.

Thank you very much Richard for the help. this is very useful.

Best

Jamal