Installing GeoEvent Server

The steps below will guide you through the installation process for GeoEvent Server.

Installation prerequisites include the following:

• Obtain an authorization file for the machine on which you will install GeoEvent Server.
• Verify that your site meets the system requirements.
• Modify your firewall to allow communication on the ports used by GeoEvent Server.
• Log in as the user that installed ArcGIS Server.

1. If you are using the installation media, the content is already located in <media_drive>:/GeoEvent/, therefore you can skip this step and proceed to step 2 below.

   If you downloaded ArcGIS GeoEvent Server package *.tar.gz file, unpack the file:

   For example: $ tar -zxvf ArcGIS_GeoEvent_*.tar.gz

2. (Optional) If you are going to use the GeoEvent Simulator, and since it only runs on Windows, you will need to copy the GeoEventSimulator.exe file to a Windows machine. The file is located in one of the following locations:
   • If you are using the installation media: <media_drive>:/GeoEvent/Support/.
   • If you downloaded the English package file: ./ArcGISGeoEvent/Support/.
   • If you downloaded a non-English package file: ./ArcGISGeoEvent_<LANGUAGE>/Support/
3. Run Setup.sh to install ArcGIS GeoEvent Server:
   $ ./ArcGISGeoEvent/Setup.sh
   For non-English setups: $ ./ArcGISGeoEvent_<LANGUAGE>/Setup.sh

4. License GeoEvent Server by running the ArcGIS Server Software Authorization Tool:
   $ <arcgis-server-install-location>/tools/authorizeSoftware
   For example: $ ~/arcgis/server/tools/authorizeSoftware

5. Configure GeoEvent Server to be started with the operating system by following the appropriate instructions below:

   Note:

   When sudo is referenced, you can instead log in as root to run the command:

   $ sudo su root
   OR 
   $ su root
   OR
   $ su

   • RHEL 7.x and above:
   1. Install the Linux Daemon:
      $ sudo cp <arcgis-server-install-location>/GeoEvent/etc/service/geoevent.service /etc/systemd/system 
      For example: $ sudo cp ~/arcgis/server/GeoEvent/etc/service/geoevent.service /etc/systemd/system

   2. Automatically start the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon when the machine is rebooted:
      $ sudo systemctl enable geoevent.service

   3. Start the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon:
      $ sudo systemctl start geoevent.service

   4. (Optional) Stop the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon:
      $ sudo systemctl stop geoevent.service

   5. (Optional) Check the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon status:
      $ systemctl status geoevent.service

   • RHEL 6.x:
   1. Install the Linux Daemon:
      $ cd <arcgis-server-install-location>/GeoEvent/bin
      For example: $ cd ~/arcgis/server/GeoEvent/bin
      
      $ sudo ln -s <arcgis-server-install-location>/GeoEvent/bin/ArcGISGeoEvent-service /etc/init.d/
      For example: $ sudo ln -s ~/arcgis/server/GeoEvent/bin/ArcGISGeoEvent-service /etc/init.d/
      
      $ sudo chkconfig --add ArcGISGeoEvent-service

   2. Automatically start the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon when the machine is rebooted:
      $ sudo chkconfig ArcGISGeoEvent-service on

   3. Start the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon:
      $ service ArcGISGeoEvent-service start

   4. (Optional) Stop the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon:
      $ service ArcGISGeoEvent-service stop

   5. (Optional) Check the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon status:
      $ service ArcGISGeoEvent-service status

   • SUSE
   1. Install the Linux Daemon:
      $ cd <arcgis-server-install-location>/GeoEvent/bin
      For example: $ cd ~/arcgis/server/GeoEvent/bin
      
      Switch to root user:
      $ su
      
      $ ln -s <arcgis-server-install-location>/GeoEvent/bin/ArcGISGeoEvent-service /etc/init.d/
      For example: $ ln -s ~/arcgis/server/GeoEvent/bin/ArcGISGeoEvent-service /etc/init.d/
      
      $ insserv ArcGISGeoEvent-service
      $ chkconfig ArcGISGeoEvent-service

   2. Automatically start the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon when the machine is rebooted:
      Still as root user:
      $ chkconfig ArcGISGeoEvent-service on
      End the root user session

   3. Start the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon:
      $ /etc/init.d/ArcGISGeoEvent-service start

   4. (Optional) Stop the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon:
      $ /etc/init.d/ArcGISGeoEvent-service stop

   5. (Optional) Check the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon status:
      $ /etc/init.d/ArcGISGeoEvent-service status

   • Ubuntu Server 16.04.x LTS and above:
   1. Install the Linux Daemon:
      $ sudo cp <arcgis-server-install-location>/GeoEvent/etc/service/geoevent.service /etc/systemd/system 
      For example: $ sudo cp ~/arcgis/server/GeoEvent/etc/service/geoevent.service /etc/systemd/system

   2. Automatically start the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon when the machine is rebooted:
      $ sudo systemctl enable geoevent.service

   3. Start the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon:
      $ sudo systemctl start geoevent.service

   4. (Optional) Stop the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon:
      $ sudo systemctl stop geoevent.service

   5. (Optional) Check the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon status:
      $ systemctl status geoevent.service

   • Ubuntu Server 12.04.x LTS:
   1. Install the Linux Daemon:
      $ cd <arcgis-server-install-location>/GeoEvent/bin
      For example: $ cd /arcgis/server/GeoEvent/bin
      
      $ sudo ln -s <arcgis-server-install-location>/GeoEvent/bin/ArcGISGeoEvent-service /etc/init.d/
      For example: $ sudo ln -s /arcgis/server/GeoEvent/bin/ArcGISGeoEvent-service /etc/init.d/

   2. Automatically start the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon when the machine is rebooted:
      $ sudo update-rc.d ArcGISGeoEvent-service defaults

   3. Start the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon:
      $ service ArcGISGeoEvent-service start

   4. (Optional) Stop the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon:
      $ service ArcGISGeoEvent-service stop

   5. (Optional) Check the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server daemon status:
      $ service ArcGISGeoEvent-service status

Proceed to Optional: Marking the self-signed GeoEvent Server certificate as trusted by Internet Explorer.