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Installing Mapping and Charting Solutions for Server silently

Available with Production Mapping license.

Mapping and Charting Solutions for Server can be installed without a user interface by running the setup.exe command from the command prompt window.

Installation prerequisites include the following:

  • Verify that your site meets the system requirements.
  • Obtain an authorization file for the machine on which you will install Mapping and Charting Solutions for Server.
  • Log in as a user with administrative privileges.
  • Install ArcGIS for Server.

In certain scenarios, the ArcGIS for Server account can be set to Local System before installing Mapping and Charting Solutions for Server. In these scenarios, it is recommended that you change the ArcGIS for Server account by running the Configure ArcGIS for Server Account utility.

To install the software silently, you must use the following command:

<path to Mapping and Charting Solutions for Server>\setup.exe /qb

Note:

Esri Production Mapping for Server is installed by default. All other features must be installed using the ADDLOCAL parameter.

The following are explanations of the parameters in the command:

Parameter Description

ADDLOCAL (optional)

An optional parameter that can be used to define which software features are installed. The feature names are as follows:

  • Esri Defense Mapping for ServerEsriDefenseMapping
  • ArcGIS for Maritime: ServerMaritime

Method

/qb, which provides a basic UI with a progress bar and error handling.

  1. Open a command prompt window.
  2. Execute one of the following commands based on the features you want to install:

    To only install Esri Production Mapping for Server, use this command:

    \\machinename\Mapping_and_Charting_for_Server\setup.exe /qb

    To install Esri Defense Mapping for Server, use this command:

    \\machinename\Mapping_and_Charting_for_Server\setup.exe /qb ADDLOCAL=EsriDefenseMapping

    To install ArcGIS for Maritime: Server, use this command:

    \\machinename\Mapping_and_Charting_for_Server\setup.exe /qb ADDLOCAL=Maritime

    To install all Mapping and Charting Solutions for Server features, use this command:

    \\machinename\Mapping_and_Charting_for_Server\setup.exe /qb ADDLOCAL=ALL
    Note:

    To install Mapping and Charting Solutions for Server in an ArcGIS for Server multimachine deployment, run this command on each machine in the site.

If you are installing ArcGIS for Maritime: Server, see Configuring ArcGIS for Maritime: Server.