Installing ArcGIS Desktop silently
ArcGIS Desktop can be installed without a user interface (UI) by running the setup using Windows Installer command line parameters.
It is highly recommended that you include the ESRI_LICENSE_HOST, SOFTWARE_CLASS, SEAT_PREFERENCE, and DESKTOP_CONFIG command line parameters when installing silently. This will enable a user to install without UI interaction or having to complete the ArcGIS Administrator Wizard.
Requirements
- Windows Installer version 3.1 must be installed and running on your machine prior to running the ArcGIS Desktop setup silently.
- The Windows Installer executable, instmsi3.exe, can be accessed from the ArcGIS Desktop Installation DVD to install the Windows Installer if required.
- All previous versions must be uninstalled before you proceed with the silent installation. See Uninstalling previous ArcGIS products for more information.
- If you run setup.msi, you will need to install the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client separately from \support\SQlNative. The Microsoft SQL Server Native Client setup (sqlncli.msi) can be run silently using msiexec /i <location of Microsoft SQL Server Native Client setup>\sqlncli.msi /qb.
ArcGIS Desktop installation command line parameters
The following are the command line switches to execute the ArcGIS Desktop MSI directly. Use these with the MSI direct commands as required.
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Parameter |
Value |
Case sensitive |
Required |
Description |
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ESRI_LICENSE_HOST= |
License Manager |
No |
Yes |
Machine name of license manager. |
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SOFTWARE_CLASS= |
Viewer |
Yes |
Yes |
Installs ArcGIS Desktop as ArcView. |
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Editor |
Installs ArcGIS Desktop as ArcEditor. |
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Professional |
Installs ArcGIS Desktop as ArcInfo. |
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SEAT_PREFERENCE= |
Fixed |
Yes |
Yes |
Installs your ArcGIS software class as a Single Use seat. |
|
Float |
Yes |
Yes |
Installs your ArcGIS software class as a Concurrent Use seat. |
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INSTALLDIR |
No |
ArcGIS Desktop installation location. If not specified, the installation location is %System Drive%\Program Files\ArcGIS. |
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INSTALLDIR1 |
No |
Python installation location. If this feature is required and this value is not specified, the default location is C:\Python26. |
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DESKTOP_CONFIG |
TRUE |
Yes |
No |
Setting this parameter to TRUE will prevent ArcGIS Administrator Wizard from being launched automatically at the end of the setup. |
BLOCKADDINS | #0 | Yes | No | Load all add-ins regardless of whether they have digital signatures. |
#1 | Yes | No | Only load and use add-ins that are digitally signed by a trusted certificate authority. | |
#2 | Yes | No | Only load and use add-ins that have been published by ESRI. | |
#3 | Yes | No | Only load add-ins from the administrator folders and all add-ins published by ESRI. | |
#4 | Yes | No | Do not load or execute add-ins in this application. |
How to perform a typical installation of ArcGIS Desktop without user interaction
Run this command from the command line to install ArcGIS Desktop as ArcInfo Concurrent Use using the machine, GIS, as the license manager. This example will also install Python to D:\python.
Msiexec /i <setup location>\setup.msi ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=GIS SOFTWARE_CLASS=Professional SEAT_PREFERENCE=Float INSTALLDIR1=D:\python /qb
Additional command line parameters are available:
INSTALLDIR=<installation directory> can be used to specify an installation location. The default location is C:\Program Files\ArcGIS, if no INSTALLDIR parameter is given. INSTALLDIR1=<installation directory> can be used to specify an installation location for Python. The default location for this features is C:\Python26.
The following is an example of a client installation where an administrative user exists on a server (\\machinename):
Msiexec /i \\machinename\ArcGIS\setup.msi INSTALLDIR=C:\ArcGIS ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=GIS SOFTWARE_CLASS=Professional SEAT_PREFERENCE=Float /qb
Note:/qb provides the basic UI of progress status and error handling; /qn provides no UI at all.
Refer to the Microsoft command line options information for full details: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/command_line_options.asp.
How to perform a complete installation of ArcGIS Desktop silently
Run this command from the command line to install a Complete ArcGIS Desktop as ArcEditor with the machine, GIS, as the license manager:
Msiexec /I <setup location>\setup.msi ADDLOCAL=ALL ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=GIS SOFTWARE_CLASS=Editor SEAT_PREFERENCE=Float /qb
msiexec.exe /I \VBA\VBAOF11.msi /qb
msiexec.exe /I \VBA\1033\VBAOF11i.msi /q
An additional command line parameter is available:
INSTALLDIR=<installation directory> if you do not want to install to the default location of C:\Program Files\ArcGIS
For example:
Msiexec /I <setup location>\setup.msi INSTALLDIR=C:\ArcGIS ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=GIS SOFTWARE_CLASS=Editor SEAT_PREFERENCE=Float /qb
Note:To specify the installation location for a silent administrative installation, the command line property is TARGETDIR rather than INSTALLDIR.
How to perform a custom installation of ArcGIS Desktop silently
Run this command from the command line to perform a custom ArcGIS Desktop installation as an ArcInfo seat type with the machine, GIS, as the license manager:
Msiexec /I <setup location>\setup.msi /qb ADDLOCAL=<feature1>,<feature2>,.... ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=GIS SOFTWARE_CLASS=Professional SEAT_PREFERENCE=Float /qb
Specify installation features as follows:
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ADDLOCAL feature (Each feature name must be specified; for example, you cannot use ADDLOCAL=Applications to install all Application subfeatures.) |
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Applications |
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ArcMap |
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ArcCatalog |
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Miscellaneous features |
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Python |
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Extensions |
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Ext_3D_Analyst |
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ArcScan |
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GeoStatisticalAnalyst |
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Maplex |
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ArcMap_Publishing_Extension |
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SpatialAnalyst |
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Schematics |
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NetworkAnalyst |
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TrackingAnalyst |
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Styles |
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CivicAndBusiness |
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NaturalResources |
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Templates |
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TemplateGeneral |
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TemplateIndustry |
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TemplateWorld |
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TemplateUSA |
Note:
- All dependencies and relevant files will also be installed with the specified feature.
- Feature names are case sensitive.
How to perform an uninstallation of ArcGIS Desktop silently
To uninstall a product silently, use the following Windows Installer command:
msiexec /x <{product code}> /qbFor example: To uninstall ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 silently, use the following command line:
msiexec.exe /x {64665955-E1A1-4A8B-BFFA-673A95318909} /qbAny ArcGIS product can be uninstalled silently using the product code. The knowledge base article 28709 is updated and available with the product codes for ArcGIS releases.