Available with Business Analyst license.
ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Server is the primary server component of the ArcGIS Business Analyst Enterprise solution bundle. The system and hardware requirements for installing and configuring ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Server are listed below.
Two server roles need to be licensed and configured for the purpose of hosting ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Server: an ArcGIS GIS Server advanced role and the ArcGIS Business Analyst Enterprise role.
At least two machines are required to configure ArcGIS Business Analyst Enterprise. A complete ArcGIS Enterprise base deployment is required along with one additional ArcGIS Server site dedicated for ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Server. The ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Server site must be federated to Portal for ArcGIS.
For system requirements on the ArcGIS Enterprise base deployment, refer to Base ArcGIS Enterprise deployment. For more information on how to install ArcGIS Server, refer to the ArcGIS Server installation guide.
Note:
- Before installing ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Server, check that ArcGIS Enterprise and the additional federated server are installed and functioning. Make sure that you are able sign in to Portal for ArcGIS and can access ArcGIS Server Manager on each machine.
- The GeoEnrichment Server setup postinstallation utilities require the server site to be federated.
GeoEnrichment Server as a federated server uses Portal for ArcGIS Security. Access to the service is controlled by the sharing capabilities in Portal for ArcGIS. By default, the service is shared with the organization and the sharing must be updated by the portal administrator if changes are needed. For more information on sharing items in Portal for ArcGIS, see Share items.
Business Analyst Enterprise is supported on all Windows and Linux versions supported by ArcGIS Enterprise.
For the full list of supported versions, refer to the ArcGIS Server system requirements.
Hardware requirements
For optimal performance, ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Server should be installed on a machine with 32 GB of RAM or more. These requirements are based on a standard installation:
- GeoEnrichment Service
- Reporting Tools Service
- Demographic Feature Services (color-coded maps and smart mapping)
For a production environment, minimum hardware requirements may vary and should be scaled based on the amount of usage and number of data vintages installed. If multiple years of USA data are installed, it increases memory usage. If other utility services such as for geocoding and routing are published on the GeoEnrichment Server on the server site, it also increases memory usage. At least 32 GB of RAM is highly recommended.
For further guidance, see the system requirements for ArcGIS Enterprise Builder and ArcGIS Server.
Disk space requirements
Business Analyst Enterprise is powered by large datasets known as data packs, which are downloaded from My Esri. For the USA data pack, you need 220 GB of free space on the disk where these files are installed. Additional space is required if installing the optional hexagon data.
It is important to have enough available disk space for staging the files as well as installing the data. During the data installation, files are extracted to the default temporary location to prepare them to be uploaded to the database. If the data installation wizard detects that there is not enough space in the default temporary location, there is a prompt to change the folder. For best results, the recommended available disk space exceeds the size of the installed data. See the table below for best practices. The installed sizes below include the points of interest (POI) data.
| Data pack | Installed size | Recommended available storage |
|---|---|---|
USA 2021 R1 | 85 GB | 200 GB |
USA 2022 R1 | 85 GB | 200 GB |
USA 2023 R1 | 94 GB | 220 GB |
USA 2024 R1 | 94 GB | 220 GB |
USA 2024 R1 with hexagons | 233 GB | 550 GB |
USA 2025 R1 | 116 GB | 265 GB |
USA 2025 R1 with hexagons | 365 GB | 840 GB |
Software requirements
The following software must be installed before installing ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Server:
| Software | Requirement |
|---|---|
.NET 8.0 | .NET Desktop Runtime 8.0.0 or later |