ArcGIS Data Store is registered with a GIS Server site, which you set as the hosting server for an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment. You must upgrade all components of this system to the same version.
Prepare to upgrade ArcGIS Data Store
Before upgrading, carefully review the following information:
- You must first obtain your new authorization files from My Esri before upgrading to 10.6.1.
- Running the 10.6.1 setup will automatically upgrade your ArcGIS Data Store to 10.6.1. There is no need to obtain and install each previously released version in sequence. Do not uninstall your previous version of ArcGIS Data Store.
- For your ArcGIS Enterprise portal to function, it must be the same version as your hosting server. You also need to re-install your Web Adaptor instances to the same version as ArcGIS Server.
- Before upgrading a relational data store or tile cache data store, check the size of the ArcGIS Data Store directory on each machine. Ensure that the machine contains enough free disk space to accommodate double the size of the ArcGIS Data Store directory.
- If you are upgrading from 10.4 and are archiving streamed observation data from a federated ArcGIS GeoEvent Server site to your spatiotemporal big data store, you must apply ArcGIS 10.4 GeoEvent Extension Patch 1 to your ArcGIS GeoEvent Server. After applying the patch, follow instructions to repair data before proceeding with upgrading the components of your ArcGIS Enterprise deployment.
- If you are using a federated ArcGIS GeoEvent Server site, stop the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server service on all machines before you upgrade ArcGIS Server.
- You must upgrade in the following order:
- Upgrade Portal for ArcGIS.
- Upgrade ArcGIS Web Adaptor (for the portal).
- Upgrade ArcGIS Server sites. You must upgrade the hosting server and all other federated ArcGIS Server sites (if they exist) before you upgrade ArcGIS Data Store.
- Upgrade ArcGIS Web Adaptor (for ArcGIS Server).
- Upgrade ArcGIS Data Store.
- Install the new version of the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server software.
- Create a backup of your data store. How you create a backup depend on what ArcGIS Data Store version you're upgrading from and the type of data store you're upgrading.
- If you are upgrading from 10.5 or a later release, create a full backup of each data store using the backupdatastore utility. If anything goes wrong with the upgrade and you need to revert to your previous installation, you can re-install the older version of ArcGIS Data Store software and use these backup files and the restoredatastore utility to restore your data.
- If you are upgrading a 10.4.1 or earlier release tile cache data store, use the exportmanageddb utility to make a backup copy of the tile cache data store. If anything goes wrong with the upgrade and you need to revert to your previous installation, you can re-install the older version of ArcGIS Data Store software and use the importmanagedb utility to import the export file.
- If you are upgrading a 10.4 or 10.4.1 spatiotemporal big data store, make a backup copy of the content directory on every machine in the spatiotemporal big data store. If anything goes wrong with the upgrade and you need to revert to your previous installation, you can re-install the older version of ArcGIS Data Store software and replace the content directory on each machine with the backup copies of the directories.
- If you upgrade from 10.3 or 10.3.1, you need to grant full control on your ArcGIS Data Store content directory to the ArcGIS Data Store account. If you upgrade from 10.4 or later, the privileges are already set.
Highly available data stores
The order in which you upgrade data store types does not matter, but the order in which you upgrade each machine in a highly available data store does matter. When upgrading a highly available relational or tile cache data store, you must install the new version of ArcGIS Data Store on the primary and standby machines, then you can configure both machines by running the Data Store Configuration wizard or configuredatastore utility from the primary machine. This configures both the primary and standby machines.
If your spatiotemporal big data store contains more than one machine, install a new version of ArcGIS Data Store on all the machines. Next, log in to one of the machines using an administrator login and configure all the machines in the spatiotemporal big data store by running the Data Store Configuration wizard or configuredatastore utility. This configures all machines in the spatiotemporal big data store.
Note:
Do not run GeoAnalytics Tools that create hosted feature layers and do not create a new archiving service for ArcGIS GeoEvent Server until you finish upgrading all machines in the spatiotemporal big data store. To ensure no one runs the GeoAnalytics Tools while the spatiotemporal big data store is being upgraded, you can log in to ArcGIS Server Manager as the ArcGIS Server administrator and stop the GeoAnalyticsTools system service.
Upgrade ArcGIS Data Store
Once you have your installation files and backup files and have upgraded all necessary ArcGIS Server sites, complete the upgrade steps for each type of data store. All data stores registered to the same ArcGIS Server site must run the same ArcGIS Data Store release. Keep the following in mind when upgrading ArcGIS Data Store:
- Always install ArcGIS Data Store on all machines in a data store before reconfiguring the data store.
- Do not uninstall ArcGIS Data Store before installing the new version.
- If you have primary and standby machines in your relational or tile cache data store, install the new version of ArcGIS Data Store on the primary and standby machines, then reconfigure the data store from the primary machine. This will reconfigure the standby machine as well.
- If you have multiple spatiotemporal big data stores configured with your ArcGIS Server site, install the new version of ArcGIS Data Store on every spatiotemporal big data store machine.
Tip:
Prior to the 10.5 release of ArcGIS Data Store, both a relational and tile cache data store were created when you configured a data store. However, if no one in your organization ever published a hosted scene layer to the portal, the tile cache data store is not configured and you do not have to upgrade it.
You can upgrade using an interactive wizard-driven experience by running the Setup.exe program, or run Setup.exe and the configuredatastore utility from a command prompt or script to silently upgrade ArcGIS Data Store. No matter which method you use, the Setup.exe installation file detects and upgrades an existing installation of ArcGIS Data Store.
Note:
Upgrading ArcGIS Data Store restarts the ArcGIS Data Store service.
Upgrade using an interactive wizard-driven experience
Install ArcGIS Data Store on every machine in the data stores that are configured with the same GIS Server site. Do not uninstall the existing ArcGIS Data Store installation.
- Run the backupdatastore utility to create a full backup or snapshot of each of your data stores. Be sure your backup files are stored in a remote, secure location.
- Download the latest ArcGIS Data Store, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, and ArcGIS Web Adaptor software installation files from My Esri.
- You must upgrade ArcGIS Server and its web adaptor before upgrading ArcGIS Data Store. See Upgrade ArcGIS Server in the ArcGIS Server installation guide for instructions. If you have federated ArcGIS GeoEvent Server or ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server sites, upgrade them as well.
Tip:
You can upgrade Portal for ArcGIS before or after upgrading ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Data Store, just be sure all components of your ArcGIS Enterprise deployment are upgraded to the same release before you begin using it.
- If you are using a spatiotemporal big data store with ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, sign in to ArcGIS GeoEvent Server Manager and stop the feature services used to archive data.
- Optionally, if you want to prevent users from editing hosted feature layers while you are upgrading, connect to the hosting server (GIS Server site) from ArcGIS Server Manager and stop all hosted feature services. Similarly, if you have a federated ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server site, connect to it from ArcGIS Server Manager and stop all hosted feature services.
- Update the ArcGIS Data Store installation on every data store machine. For highly available tile cache data stores, update the ArcGIS Data Store installation on the standby machine first, then update the installation on the primary machine.
To update the installation, run the ArcGIS Data Store Setup.exe on every machine that participates in a data store that is configured with the same hosting server.
Note:
Do not uninstall the existing ArcGIS Data Store installation.
- During the installation, read the license agreement and accept it, or exit if you do not agree with the terms.
If you accept the license agreement, the ArcGIS Data Store setup program displays the features that will be installed.
- The
account used by your existing installation is prepopulated in the
ArcGIS Data Store input box.
Provide the password for the account. Typically, this
is the password you defined when installing the software. If the
password has changed since you installed the software, you need to
provide the password you designated when modifying the account.
If the password
is not validated successfully, an error message is displayed
indicating the password is invalid. If you are unsure of the
password for the account, contact your system
administrator.
Note:
Earlier versions of ArcGIS Data Store used the Local System account to create the ArcGIS Data Store service. At version 10.4 and later, you specify a local user or domain user account to start the ArcGIS Data Store service. If you are upgrading from ArcGIS Data Store 10.3 or 10.3.1, you must manually provide this account full control to your ArcGIS Data Store content directory (the default location is C:\arcgisdatastore).
- Once you have updated the ArcGIS Data Store installation on all data store machines, run the Data Store Configuration wizard to configure each type of data store to complete the upgrade.
Where and how many times you run the Data Store Configuration wizard depends on your configuration.
- For relational and tile cache data stores, connect to the primary machine from the Data Store Configuration wizard. Completing the steps in the wizard upgrades the data store on both the primary and secondary machine.
- If your primary relational and tile cache data stores run on the same machine, you only have to run the Data Store Configuration wizard once. This upgrades the primary and standby relational and tile cache data stores.
- For spatiotemporal big data stores, connect to any of the spatiotemporal big data store machines from the Data Store Configuration wizard. Complete the steps in the wizard to upgrade all machines in the spatiotemporal big data store.
- In the Data Store Configuration wizard, provide the URL for the hosting server and the user name and password of an ArcGIS Server administrator for the hosting server and click Next.
- All machines in the data stores associated with this hosting server have the same version of ArcGIS Data Store installed.
- All machines in the data stores associated with this hosting server are accessible.
- The hosting server is accessible.
- Once all prerequisites are met, the Prerequisite Check page shows each data store to be upgraded. Click Next to reconfigure these data stores with the hosting server and complete the upgrade.
- When configuration completes, the Upgrade Status page appears.
- For each data store that was upgraded successfully, success appears in Status field. For highly available relational or tile cache data stores, a status appears for both the primary and standby machines. If all data store machines upgraded successfully, click Next to proceed to the Configuration Status page. You can close the Data Store Configuration wizard at this point.
- If any upgrades were not successful, that data store or machine shows a failed status, and messages are displayed to help you troubleshoot the problem. Correct the problems and run the Data Store Configuration wizard again to upgrade the machines that previously failed.
- Once configuration is complete and the spatiotemporal big data store shows a status of healthy (if you have a spatiotemporal big data store), you can restart the services running on your ArcGIS GeoEvent Server and ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server sites.
To determine a data store's status, log in to the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory for the hosting server and run the validate REST command.
Caution:
When the installation program completes, it automatically opens the Data Store Configuration wizard in your default browser. Do not proceed with configuration until you have installed the same version of ArcGIS Data Store on every data store machine.
If any prerequisites are not met, they appear on the Prerequisite Check page in the status for each data store type. You must correct any problems before you can proceed with upgrading.
Silently upgrade using commands
Rather than run the setup program, you can run the Setup.exe file at a command prompt or in a batch script to update the ArcGIS Data Store. Run the file on every machine in the data store.
- Run the backupdatastore utility to create a full backup or snapshot of each of your data stores. Be sure your backup files are stored in a remote, secure location.
- Download the latest ArcGIS Data Store, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, and ArcGIS Web Adaptor software installation files from My Esri.
- You must upgrade ArcGIS Server and its web adaptor on your hosting server before upgrading ArcGIS Data Store. See Upgrade ArcGIS Server in the ArcGIS Server installation guide for instructions. If you have federated ArcGIS GeoEvent Server or ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server sites, upgrade them as well.
Tip:
You can upgrade Portal for ArcGIS before or after upgrading ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Data Store, just be sure all components of your ArcGIS Enterprise deployment are upgraded to the same release before you begin using it.
- If you are using a spatiotemporal big data store with ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, sign in to ArcGIS GeoEvent Server Manager and stop the feature services used to archive data.
- Optionally, if you want to prevent users from editing hosted feature layers while you are upgrading, connect to the hosting server (GIS Server site) from ArcGIS Server Manager and stop all hosted feature services. Similarly, if you have a federated ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server site, connect to it from ArcGIS Server Manager and stop all hosted feature services.
- Update the ArcGIS Data Store installation on every data store machine. For highly available tile cache data stores, update the ArcGIS Data Store installation on the standby machine first, then update the installation on the primary machine.
Run the Setup.exe file from a command prompt or in a script on every machine in your data store. For example, if you have a highly available relational data store (two machines) and a highly available spatiotemporal big data store that includes three machines, run the Setup.exe file on all five machines before you proceed with configuration.
Note:
Do not uninstall the existing ArcGIS Data Store installation.
When silently upgrading using Setup.exe, you must specify the ArcGIS Data Store account. Typically, this is the account you defined when installing the software. If the account has changed since you installed, you need to provide the user name and password you designated when modifying the ArcGIS Data Storeaccount.
Earlier versions of ArcGIS Data Store used the Local System account to create the ArcGIS Data Store service. At version 10.4 and later, you specify a local user or domain user account to start the ArcGIS Data Store service. If you are upgrading from ArcGIS Data Store 10.3 or 10.3.1, you must manually provide this account full control to your ArcGIS Data Store content directory (the default location is C:\arcgisdatastore).
If you do not specify the ArcGIS Data Store account, or it does not match the account used by your current installation, the installation process displays a message indicating the credentials could not be validated. As a result, the installation will exit.
In the following example, the account used by the software is myaccount:
<path to ArcGIS Data Store setup download folder>\Setup.exe /qb USER_NAME=myaccount PASSWORD=mypassword
For example, to run the command with a domain account, such as mydomain\myaccount, with the password 4myI.s0nly, type the following:
\\machinename\mydownloadfolder\Setup.exe /qb USER_NAME=mydomain\myaccount PASSWORD=4myI.s0nly
Caution:
Command line parameters are case sensitive. If you are having trouble upgrading, confirm the case matches the properties as shown in the examples.
- Use the configuredatastore command utility to reconfigure the data store with the same GIS Server site you were using before upgrading. You must run the command prompt as an administrator on the machine where ArcGIS Data Store is installed.
Where and how many times you run the configuredatastore utility depends on your configuration.
- For relational and tile cache data stores, log in to the primary machine as a Windows administrator and run the configuredatastore utility. This upgrades the data store on both the primary and secondary machine.
- If your primary relational and tile cache data stores run on the same machine, you only have to run the configuredatastore utility once on the primary machine. This upgrades the primary and standby relational and tile cache data stores.
- For spatiotemporal big data stores, log in to any of the spatiotemporal big data store machines as the user who installed ArcGIS Data Store and run the configuredatastore utility. This upgrades all machines in the spatiotemporal big data store.
In this example, the configuredatastore utility is run on the primary machine where both the relational and tile cache data stores are running. Both data stores are configured with the GIS Server site https://myserver.network.com:6443/arcgis:
configuredatastore https://myserver.network.com:6443/arcgis serveradmin MyAdminPassword C:\arcgisdatastore --stores relational,tilecache
In this example, the configuredatastore utility is run on one of the machines in a spatiotemporal big data store that is configured with the GIS Server site https://gisserver.mynetwork.com:6443/arcgis:
configuredatastore https://gisserver.mynetwork.com:6443/arcgis serveradmin MyAdminPassword C:\arcgisdatastore --stores spatiotemporal
Running the configuredatastore utility restarts ArcGIS Data Store on all machines in the data store.
Before upgrading, ArcGIS Data Store confirms that all machines in the data store have the same version of ArcGIS Data Store installed and all machines are accessible. If any machines are not updated or accessible, ArcGIS Data Store cannot proceed with the upgrade. Correct the installation or network problems and run the configuredatastore utility again.
- Once configuration is complete and the spatiotemporal big data store shows a status of healthy (if you have a spatiotemporal big data store), you can restart the services running on your ArcGIS GeoEvent Server and ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server sites.
To determine a data store's status, log in to the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory for the hosting server and run the validate REST command.
Considerations after upgrading ArcGIS Data Store
The upgrade procedure moves all existing 10.5 and older relational data store backup files and 10.5 and spatiotemporal big data store backup files to a new subdirectory in your backup directory location. The directory name contains the ArcGIS Data Store release number. ArcGIS Data Store moves these files so you do not accidentally try to use them to restore your upgraded relational data store, as that is not supported.
After upgrading, you should confirm that your data stores are accessible. You can do this from ArcGIS Server Manager or the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory. Also confirm that your hosted feature and scene layers still work.
Validate data stores
You can sign in to ArcGIS Server Manager to validate that your GIS Server site can still communicate with your relational data store. You cannot validate tile cache or spatiotemporal big data stores from ArcGIS Server Manager.
Follow these steps to validate a relational data store from ArcGIS Server Manager:
- Sign in to ArcGIS Server Manager.
- Go to Site > Data Stores.
- Check the box next to your relational data store (ArcGIS_Data_Store).
- Click Validate.
If the data store is running and the GIS Server site can communicate with it, a green check box appears in the Status column.
To validate a tile cache or spatiotemporal big data store after upgrade, log in to the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory (URL format is https://gisserver.domain.com:6443/arcgis/admin) and use validate command.
Tip:
You can also validate relational data stores from the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory, so if your site has multiple types of data stores running, validate all of them from the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory.
Confirm layers work
You should also be sure your services are still working after you upgrade.
- Sign in to ArcGIS Server Manager.
- Go to Services > Hosted.
- Check to see that all services are running.