Installing ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform silently

ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform can be installed without a user interface by running the setup using the Windows Installer command line parameters.

 

Requirements

 

 

 

 

Notes on installing ArcGIS 9.3 products

The ArcGIS 9.3 products, ArcGIS Engine Runtime, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcReader standalone, and ArcGIS Server will install to the same installation directory. The first ArcGIS 9.3 product installed will determine the installation location for all subsequent ArcGIS 9.3 products. For example, if ArcGIS Desktop is installed to C:\Desktop, the installation location for ArcGIS 9.3 will be C:\Desktop\ArcGIS. If you install ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform next, you will not be provided with the opportunity to browse to an installation location. The ArcGIS Desktop installation has predetermined the installation location for all ArcGIS 9.3 products. Therefore, in this example, ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform will also be installed to C:\Desktop\ArcGIS. If you run out of disk space while installing an ArcGIS 9.3 product, you will need to uninstall all ArcGIS 9.3 products (listed above) and reinstall them to a location where more disk space is available. ArcGIS 9.3 products (excluding ArcSDE, ArcIMS and ArcInfo Workstation) cannot be installed to different locations. NOTE: If you have ArcIMS ArcMap Server 9.3 already installed, ArcGIS 9.3 products will default to the ArcIMS installation location.

 

Installation location command line parameters

The following are the command line parameters to be used when executing the ArcGIS Server MSI directly. Use these with the MSI direct commands to change the installation location of ArcGIS Server, or the installation location of Python.

This property allows you to specify the installation location of ArcGIS Server at the command line. If you do not set this property the default installation location of C:\Program Files\ArcGIS is used. If you have an ArcGIS 9.3 product already on your machine, regardless of what directory you specify using the InstallDir parameter, the setup will install to the location predetermined by the first ArcGIS 9.3 product installed. See Notes on installing ArcGIS 9.3 products above for more information.

This property allows you to specify the installation location of Python at the command line. If you do not set this property, the default installation location is C:\Python25 (or the disk drive with the largest amount of space).

 

 

How to perform a typical installation of ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform silently

Run this command from the command line:

msiexec /i <setup location>\setup.msi /qb

 

Additional command line parameters available:

InstallDir=<installation directory if you do not want to use the default of C:\Program Files\Arcgis>

Tip

    • If you have an ArcGIS 9.3 product already on your machine, regardless of what directory you specify using the installDir parameter, the setup will install to the location predetermined by the first ArcGIS 9.3 product installed. See Notes on installing ArcGIS 9.3 products above for more information.

For example:

msiexec /i \\machinename\arcgis_server\setup.msi /qb InstallDir=C:\ArcGIS_Server

 

 

How to perform a complete installation of ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform silently

Run this command from the command line:

msiexec /i <setup location>\setup.msi /qb ADDLOCAL=ALL

 

Additional command line parameters available:

InstallDir=<installation directory if you do not want to use the default of C:\Program Files\Arcgis>

 

For example:

msiexec /i \\machinename\arcgis_server\setup.msi /qb ADDLOCAL=ALL InstallDir=C:\ArcGIS_Server

 

 

How to perform a custom installation of ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform silently

Run this command from the command line:

msiexec /i <setup location>\setup.msi /qb ADDLOCAL=<feature1>,<feature2>,....

 

Specify installation features:

 

ADDLOCAL feature

Installation feature

Description

Server_object_container

Server Object Container

The Server Object Container (SOC) can be installed on one or more Windows machines. These container machines host the server objects that are managed by the SOM.

Server_object_manager

Server Object Manager

The Server Object Manager (SOM) is a Windows service running on a single machine. The SOM manages the set of server objects that are distributed across one or more container machines.

Python

Python

 

This feature will install Python for some Geoprocessing tools.

Application_Developer_Framework

Application Developer Framework

The Application Developer Framework facilitates the development of ArcGIS Server applications. It includes Web controls, EJBs, Web Mapping Application, samples, and documentation.

 

 

Additional command line parameters available:

InstallDir=<installation directory if you do not want to use the default of C:\Program Files\Arcgis>

 

For example:

msiexec /i \\machinename\arcgis_server\setup.msi /qb ADDLOCAL=Server_object_manager,Server_object_container InstallDir=C:\ArcGIS_Server

 

 

Tip

    • All relevant files will also be installed with the specified feature

    • Names of features are case sensitive

    • If you have an ArcGIS 9.3 product already on your machine, regardless of what directory you specify using the installDir parameter, the setup will install to the location predetermined by the first ArcGIS 9.3 product installed. See Notes on installing ArcGIS 9.3 products above for more information.

 

 

How to perform an uninstall of ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform silently

Run this command from the command line:

msiexec /x {3B556DE7-7D12-493A-A010-BAA46FDC9F85} /qb