Performing a typical installation

In this installation scenario, your Web site uses the resources of one computer; Web server software and ArcIMS are installed on the same computer. This configuration is useful for those with limited resources or light server loads. If you are new to ArcIMS, start with this installation and install the preselected features; this is referred to as a typical installation. The main ArcIMS features installed with a typical ArcIMS installation are highlighted in the diagram below.

OverviewPlanning an ArcIMS site configuration

The ArcIMS host is considered to be Map Creation and Administration tools, Servlet Connector, and ArcIMS Application Server. The ArcIMS host is typically installed on the Web server machine. A typical ArcIMS installation, as described below, will install the ArcIMS host and ArcIMS Spatial Server on the same machine as your Web server.

How to prepare to install ArcIMS

1. Obtain an authorization file for the machine you will install ArcIMS on. ArcIMS Spatial Server requires an authorization file for use.
2. Verify that your site meets the system requirements. For system requirement information, see Step 1: Verify system requirements.
3. Log in as a user with administrative privileges.
4. Close all applications on your computer.
5. Insert the ArcIMS media into the appropriate drive to automatically launch the setup program.

Note:

• You may be prompted to install the Microsoft Windows Installer.
• If you do not have Internet Explorer 6 or higher and Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5 or higher, the installation will optionally let you install MDAC 2.5. You must obtain and install Internet Explorer 6 or higher. Internet Explorer 6 or higher is also required for the ActiveX connector.
• Setup.exe will automatically install the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client. If you run setup.msi, you will need to install the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client separately from \support\SQlNative. See the Step 1: Verify system requirements topic.

ArcIMS authorization

ArcIMS Spatial Server requires an ArcGIS authorization file. Each machine installing this feature will require a unique ArcGIS authorization file. For information on obtaining an authorization file, see the topic How to obtain an authorization file.

If you installed ArcIMS Spatial Server, the postinstallation option ArcIMS Authorization will configure your machine using the authorization file you received from Customer Service.

How to install ArcIMS

1. During the installation, read the license agreement and accept it, or exit if you don't agree with the terms.
2. The ArcIMS installation allows you to select the features you want to install.
   By default, the features of a typical ArcIMS installation are selected to be installed. A typical installation includes the features most commonly installed on one machine. The main features installed with a typical ArcIMS installation are highlighted in the diagram above. For more information on these features, see the Overview and Planning an ArcIMS site configuration topics.

   The ArcIMS installation consists of a collection of features and subfeatures. An example of a feature is Server Components, which consists of a subfeature, Application Server. Many ArcIMS installation features contain subfeatures. Features consisting of subfeatures will have a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign to their left. The plus sign will expand the feature so that you can view its subfeatures. The minus sign will collapse the list of subfeatures. To install other features, see Installing ArcIMS overview. To install features at a later time, see Adding additional installation components.

3. To complete the installation, follow the directions on the screen.
4. Complete the postinstallation setup.

After completing the ArcIMS installation, you will be provided with the opportunity to begin the postinstallation setup. The following ArcIMS postinstallation options are required to successfully complete a typical ArcIMS installation:

• ArcIMS Authorization Configuration
• ArcIMS Configuration
• Web Server and Servlet Engine Configuration
• Configure System JRE (if a system J2SE JRE version 1.6.0_16 or higher is not detected on your system)

If you select a typical postinstallation setup, these postinstallation options are automatically selected. See the Postinstallation overview topic for information on the postinstallation setup.

Before you begin ArcIMS, if you did not choose to automatically configure your Web server-servlet engine in the postinstallation, you must complete Step 4: Configure your Web server, either manually or by running the postinstallation setup again.

Note:

The setup stores the necessary configuration information to use the applications in the \profiles\username location of the user that installed ArcIMS. If you need alternate login accounts to use ArcIMS applications, copy the aimsdefault.properties file from the profiles\username folder of the account that installed ArcIMS to the \profiles\username folder of the alternate users. It is important to copy the file (which will have been updated during the initial installation) that resides in the installer's profile folder. The aimsdefault.properties file located in the ArcIMS\Common installation location contains default values and will not work.