ArcGIS Server Post-Installation

Installation Process for ArcGIS Server

A. Installation Process for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

1) Run the dotnetfx35.exe file.

2) Click Run>. After a few seconds you will be presented with the Processing window.

3) Read the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Agreement and then, if you accept the
conditions of the software license, click “I accept the license agreement,” then click the Next
button.

4) Click Install> to process further.

5) After accomplishment of the download process you will be presented with the “Download
Complete” window.

B. Installation process for ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .Net Framework.

ArcGIS Server is designed to deploy sophisticated GIS functionality from centralized servers

to support enterprise GIS implementations and applications. ArcGIS Server provides the

framework for developers to create focused GIS Web applications and services that can be

utilized by clients including browser-based applications, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Engine

applications. The entire ArcGIS System is built and extended using software components

called ArcObjects. ArcGIS Server is an object server for ArcObjects.Installation steps for

ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework are

1) Run the setup by click on the ESRI.exe file. You will be presented with the below “Open

file” pop-up and Press “Run” button to process further and “Cancel” for decline the same.

2) Choose “ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework”. After a few seconds
you will be presented with the following ArcEditor Setup welcome page.


3) Click Next>. The ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framwork Setup window appear.

4) Read the ArcGIS license agreement and than, if you accept the conditions of the software
license, click "I accept the license agreement, then click the Next button".

5) Here refer the unavialble features & Clieck Next.


6) The ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework setup program allows you to select
the features you would like to install. By default the features of a typical ArcGIS Server
installation are selected to be installed. A typical installation includes the features most
commonly installed on one machine.

If you do not want to install a particular component, click the button next to the feature
heading and click Entire feature will be unavailable.

Here click on button of “Web Application Developer Framework option” and select the
“Enter feature will be inserted in the local hard drive” & Click Next> to proceed
further.

7) Click Next> on "Ready to install the application" popup-up to proceed further.


8) Here on "Updating System" pop-up few seconds of processing will be takings place
depending on the system hardware configuration.


9) Click Finish > for the successfully installation of ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .Net
Framework.

10) Installation of ArcGIS Server for Microsoft .Net Framework Service Pack 1.

Run the "ArcGIS Server for Microsoft .Net Framework 9.3.1 service pack" file & click
"Next" to continue.


11) Wait untill process does not complete. Click Finish.

12) Installation of ArcGIS Server Post Installation

Click on the “OK” button to start the GIS Server Post Installation. We must complete the
GIS Server post installation to successfully configure ArcGIS Server for use.

There are two GIS Server post installation setup options: Configure GIS Server and
Authorize GIS Server. The features that you choose to install will determine what post
installation options are available. If you installed the Server Object Container, both post
installation options must be successfully completed.

Here select the “Configure GIS Server” & “Authorize GIS Server” checkbox & Click
Next> to proceed further.


13) The SOM Account and SOC Account must have the same name and password on any
machine on which they are used. Additionally, any user in the agsusers or agsadmin group
must also have the same name and password on any machine on which they are used.

If you have already run this Post Installation on another machine and saved the account
and proxy server information to a configuration file, Click the "I have a configuration file..."
option and either type the path and name, or click the browse button and browser to the
configuration file containing the account and proxy server information.


14) User must provide an account to be used by Web servers to connect to the GIS Server in
order to process Web service requests. You can either select to create a new local account,
or use an existing account. A new domain account can not be created by the post
installation.

User will need to provide this Web services account information during the Web
Applications post installation (launched on the machine where the Web Applications
feature is installed),


15) Specify a location for the GIS Server directories, and the name of your Web server
machine.

By default c:\arcgiserver is provided for the location of the GIS directories. However, use
the Browse button to change this default location. Output, cache and jobs directories will be
created in this location.


16) If you require a proxy server to connect to the Internet and you want to create
MapServers that contain layers that require an Internet connection (such as ArcIMS
image layers or ArcGIS Server MapServer layers based on a MapServer Web service),
then the post installation setup will allow you to specify your proxy server information.

At the Specify proxy server options dialog box, specify the proxy server Address, Port,
Username and Password, or accept the default Do not use a proxy server for ArcGIS
Server connections option.


17) If you typed the account information or proxy server settings, you will be provided with
the opportunity to create a configuration file that contains this information that can be used
when running this post installation on another ArcGIS Server machine. If you select this
option you will be required to provide a location and name for this file.

After clicking Next, a summary information dialog is displayed, click Install to begin
configuration.


18) During configuration, a status report is displayed detailing what the post installation setup
is configuring on your system.

19) To successfully configure your machine using your authorization file Choose your
Registration option. You can configure your machine using three methods:

1. I have installed my software and need to register it.

Select this option if you do not have an authorization file already. There are several methods to provide your registration information.

2. I have already registered the software and need to register additional options or extensions.

Select this option if you have already registered the GIS Server for use, but you would like to register additional options or extensions (if available). There are several methods to provide your registration information.

3. I have received an authorization file from ESRI and am now ready to finish the registration process

Select this option if you have already received your authorization file from ESRI Customer Service. If you select this option you can either browse to the location of the file (if you received the file by email), or you can manually enter the authorization information.

If you chose the option to browse to an authorization file on disk, you are required to Choose or enter the location of your authorization file that you received from Customer Service.

If you chose the option to manually enter the authorization information, you are required to provide the following information: (This information can be obtained from the authorization file you received by mail, email, telephone or fax).

Here select the 3^rd option “I have received an authorization file from ESRI and am now ready to
finish the registration process” and click “Next” to proceed further.

20) Here click on the "Browser" button and select license share file from local
machine.


21) Click Finish> to complete the GIS Server post installation.

22) After Post installation restart your system with the same user Name & Password. Go to
Start/Programs/ArcGIS/ArcGIS Server for Microsoft .NET Framework/ArcGIS Server
Help file as shown below.



Will be back soon with ArcGIS Server Services Configurations.