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If your %SOFTWARE% directory is stored somewhere where it is not easy to get write permissions from a windows admin account (eg on a well locked down samba share), then it is possible to perform all of these step on a separate computer and then copy the completed directory to your %SOFTWARE% directory. | If your %SOFTWARE% directory is stored somewhere where it is not easy to get write permissions from a windows admin account (eg on a well locked down samba share), then it is possible to perform all of these step on a separate computer and then copy the completed directory to your %SOFTWARE% directory. | ||
| + | == Creating an admin install == | ||
Copy the contents of your DVD onto your server. You should have a directory that looks like this: | Copy the contents of your DVD onto your server. You should have a directory that looks like this: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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This is interactive installer will ask you to define a location for the admin install. I've used %software%\GIS\ArcDesktop10\arceditor in the package below. | This is interactive installer will ask you to define a location for the admin install. I've used %software%\GIS\ArcDesktop10\arceditor in the package below. | ||
| − | Now download the service packs | + | == Applying service packs == |
| + | Now download the relevant service packs from here: | ||
| + | http://resources.arcgis.com/content/patches-and-service-packs?fa=viewPatch&PID=160&MetaID=1685 | ||
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| + | Apply the service packs using the following commandline: | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | msiexec /a <location of ArcGIS admin installation>\setup.msi /p <location of ArcGIS service pack>\<patchname>.msp | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | == Licensing == | ||
| + | If you are using a standalone licence you will need to register your authorisation codes on the ESRI. You should receive a *.respc file. Inteh example below I have stored this in a directory called "%software%\GIS\ArcDesktop10\licences". | ||
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| + | If you are using a licence server then you will need to set that up on your network and adjust the "ESRI_LICENSE_HOST" parameter to the setup below. | ||
= Main package = | = Main package = | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 24 February 2011
Contents
Introduction
ArcGIS Desktop is a proprietary and full featured desktop GIS package produced by ESRI (http://www.esri.com). In addition to the core software there are various service packs, SDKs, extensions and plugins that you may need to include in your deployment. Fortunately enterprise deployment is described in detail in this white paper:(http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/arcgis10-enterprise-deployment.pdf)
There are two key considerations for how to deploy this software:
- What licensing mechanism you will be using (standalone or licence server)?
- How you plan to manage service packs (slipstream them into the install image or apply them to the clients after the main installation)?
The example package below is for a standalone licence and service packs slip streamed into the install image.
Producing the install image
If your %SOFTWARE% directory is stored somewhere where it is not easy to get write permissions from a windows admin account (eg on a well locked down samba share), then it is possible to perform all of these step on a separate computer and then copy the completed directory to your %SOFTWARE% directory.
Creating an admin install
Copy the contents of your DVD onto your server. You should have a directory that looks like this:
dir /L /OG %software%\GIS\ArcDesktop10
In order to slipstream the service packs into the install image it is necessary to create an admin install of just the desktop component (ie the setup which is in the "desktop folder"). Because of the length of some of the various filenames in the unpacked ArcGIS installer, I always find it necessary to use the "SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE" option when creating an admin install of ArcGIS.
msiexec /a %software%\GIS\ArcDesktop10\desktop\setup.msi SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE
This is interactive installer will ask you to define a location for the admin install. I've used %software%\GIS\ArcDesktop10\arceditor in the package below.
Applying service packs
Now download the relevant service packs from here: http://resources.arcgis.com/content/patches-and-service-packs?fa=viewPatch&PID=160&MetaID=1685
Apply the service packs using the following commandline:
msiexec /a <location of ArcGIS admin installation>\setup.msi /p <location of ArcGIS service pack>\<patchname>.msp
Licensing
If you are using a standalone licence you will need to register your authorisation codes on the ESRI. You should receive a *.respc file. Inteh example below I have stored this in a directory called "%software%\GIS\ArcDesktop10\licences".
If you are using a licence server then you will need to set that up on your network and adjust the "ESRI_LICENSE_HOST" parameter to the setup below.