Date Submitted: August 4, 2001
Last Modified: April 8, 2003
Service Pack 1 is an optional upgrade to ArcGIS 8.1. It addresses specific issues that were discovered in ArcGIS Desktop 8.1 (ArcView, ArcInfo, and ArcEditor), ArcInfo Workstation 8.1, and ArcSDE 8.1. The service pack contains performance improvements, maintenance fixes, and a few new features.
Service Pack 1 is an optional upgrade to ArcGIS 8.1. It addresses specific issues that were discovered in ArcGIS Desktop 8.1 (ArcView, ArcInfo, and ArcEditor), ArcInfo Workstation 8.1, and ArcSDE 8.1. The service pack contains performance improvements, maintenance fixes, and a few new features.
ESRI highly recommends that customers download and install Service Pack 1 at their earliest convenience. For a complete list of the issues addressed for Service Pack 1, please review the List of Updates.
Updates
There are two ways to get Service Pack 1. You can download it directly from this Web site, or you can order the CD(s) you need for a nominal fee. Click a link below to find out more information about each available Service Pack download:
The system requirements for Service Pack 1 are the same as what was required for ArcGIS 8.1. If you would like to view those requirements, please visit the System Requirementspage on the Online Support Center.
If you are unable to download Service Pack 1, you can order the CD(s) you need for a nominal fee.
To order the CD(s) in the United States:
| On the Internet: | |
| By Telephone: |
1.800.447.9778 |
To order the CD(s) outside the United States:
Contact your international distributor. For complete details, please refer to: http://gis.esri.com/intldist/contactint.cfm.
The following service pack updates all the ArcGIS 8.1 Desktop products, including ArcView (Single Use), ArcView (Concurrent Use License), ArcEditor and ArcInfo. For additional information, please read Desktop sp1 readme.html.
To download, click the file name from the following table:
| File Name | Platform | File Size | ||
| ArcGIS_Desktop_sp1.exe | All | 34,616KB | ||
The following service packs update ArcInfo Workstation for various platforms. For additional information, please read Workstation_sp1_readme.html.
UNIX Users: You must read the license agreement addendum before downloading the Service Pack.
To download, click the file name next to the applicable platform name from the following table:
| File Name | Platform | File Size | ||
| ArcInfo_Workstation_sp1.exe | Windows NT/Windows 2000 | 6,571KB | ||
| aiws81sp1_sun.tar | Sun/Solaris | 44,165KB | ||
| aiws81sp1_hp.tar | HP/PA-RISC/HP-UX | 57,456KB | ||
| aiws81sp1_ibm.tar | IBM/RS-6000 and AIX | 54,200KB | ||
| aiws81sp1_sgi.tar | SGI/IRIX | 13,925KB | ||
| aiws81sp1_tru64.tar | Compaq/Tru64 / UNIX | 18,972KB | ||
The following service packs update ArcSDE for various databases, client and platforms. The information in each table is applicable to a database or client and associated platform. For additional information, please read ArcSDE_sp1_readme.html.
UNIX Users:
You must read the license agreement addendum before downloading the Service Pack.
Click the appropriate database or client download from the following list to proceed.
DB2 Downloads
Informix Downloads
Oracle 806 Downloads
Oracle 8i Downloads
SQL Server Downloads
Client Downloads
Documentation Downloads
| DB2 Downloads (click a file name) |
| File Name | Platform | File Size | |
| ArcSDE_DB2_sp1.exe | Windows NT/Windows 2000 | 2,742KB | |
| db2_rs6000_sp1.tar | IBM/RS-6000 and AIX | 11,230KB |
| Informix Downloads (click a file name) |
| File Name | Platform | File Size | |
| ArcSDE_Informix_sp1.exe | Windows NT/Windows 2000 | 2,712KB | |
| informix_solaris2_sp1.tar | Sun/Solaris | 9,950KB | |
| informix_rs6000_sp1.tar | HP/PA-RISC / HP-UX | 11,340KB | |
| informix_hpux_sp1.tar | IBM/RS-6000 and AIX | 11,100KB |
| Oracle 806 Downloads (click a file name) |
| File Name | Platform | File Size | |
| ArcSDE_Oracle_sp1.exe | Windows NT/Windows 2000 | 2,867KB | |
| oracle806_solaris2_sp1.tar | Sun/Solaris | 12,680KB | |
| oracle806_hpux_sp1.tar | HP/PA-RISC/ HP-UX | 14,340KB | |
| oracle806_rs6000_sp1.tar | IBM/RS-6000 and AIX | 14,070KB | |
| oracle806_sgi_sp1.tar* Updated | SGI/IRIX | 31,680KB | |
| oracle806_tru64_sp1.tar | Compaq/Tru64 / UNIX | 13,960KB |
* If you downloaded this file before September 17, please download it again. This newer file includes the correct version of version_util. (September 25, 2001)
| Oracle 8i Downloads (click a file name) |
| File Name | Platform | File Size | |
| ArcSDE_Oracle8i_sp1.exe | Windows NT/Windows 2000 | 2,890KB | |
| oracle8i_solaris2_sp1.tar | Sun/Solaris | 12,690KB | |
| oracle8i_hpux_sp1.tar | HP/PA-RISC/ HP-UX | 14,420KB | |
| oracle8i_rs6000_sp1.tar | IBM/ RS-6000 and AIX | 14,260KB | |
| oracle8i_tru64_sp1.tar | Compaq/ Tru6 / UNIX | 14,040KB |
| SQL Server Downloads (click a file name) |
| File Name | Platform | File Size | |
| ArcSDE_SQLServer_sp1.exe | Windows NT/Windows 2000 | 2,790KB |
| Client Downloads (click a file name) |
| File Name | Platform | File Size | |
| ArcSDE_Client_sp1.exe | Windows NT/Windows 2000 | 4,117KB | |
| client_solaris2_sp1.tar | Sun/Solaris | 9,810KB | |
| client_hpux_sp1.tar | HP/PA-RISC/HP-UX | 10,820KB | |
| client_rs6000_sp1.tar | IBM/RS-6000 and AIX | 13,140KB | |
| client_sgi_sp1.tar | SGI/IRIX | 21,860KB | |
| client_tru64_sp1.tar | Compaq/Tru64 / UNIX | 12,160KB | |
| client_red_hat_linux_sp1.tar | Red Hat Linux | 5,430KB |
For additional information and instructions about the documentation downloads, please read the ArcSDE documentation readme.html. To download, click the help file name next to the applicable platform from the following table.
| Help File Downloads (click a file name) |
| File Name | Platform | File Size | |
| SDEHelp.chm | I.E. 5 browsers | 3,206KB | |
| sdehelp.tar.Z | Any browser | 7,362KB | |
| config_tuning_guide_oracle.pdf | Oracle | 740KB | |
| config_tuning_guide_sqlserver.pdf | SQL | 3,793KB |