When working with ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Pro, most Education customers choose to license ArcGIS Pro via ArcGIS Online named user. In certain instances, specifically for Administrative Use, we see customers wishing to license ArcGIS Pro via ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal license file).
ArcGIS License Manager is required today when ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Pro-derived products are licensed via ArcGIS Enterprise named user. In other words, even though Education customers have GIS Professional Advanced user type (soon to be Professional Plus user type) with ArcGIS Enterprise, they will not be able to license ArcGIS Pro via that named user, without a License Manager.
We understand that the use of ArcGIS License Manager may not be desired, as it adds additional administration overhead and extra infrastructure.
The recommendation is to license ArcGIS Pro via ArcGIS Online.
- For customers using ArcGIS Enterprise with ArcGIS Pro Named User licensing supported by ArcGIS Online, the use of License Manager is not required. When creating an ArcGIS Enterprise Portal provisioning file on My Esri for this scenario, you can put any values in the fields for ArcGIS License Manager Hostname, Port, and MAC address (random MAC address generator can satisfy the form validation). The generated license file can still be used, while bypassing the setup of License Manager altogether.
For customers using ArcGIS Enterprise that prefer to manage Pro Named User licensing within ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal for ArcGIS), which typically is to meet institutional guidelines or requirements for administrative use security or privacy, then you are required to first set up and configure an instance of ArcGIS License Manager. When creating your ArcGIS Enterprise Portal provisioning file on My Esri for this scenario, you will need to provide your ArcGIS License Manager's Hostname, Port, and MAC address.
Work is underway to remove the need for traditional License Manager in future releases, timing of which is unknown at this point.
