Install ArcGIS Data Store

You can use an installation wizard or a command to install ArcGIS Data Store.

Esri recommends that each type of data store run on a different machine, and that your ArcGIS Server sites run on separate machines than your data stores so they don't compete for memory and other resources. This is especially important for spatiotemporal big data stores. Always install those on their own machine separate from any ArcGIS Server sites and other data stores.

Install ArcGIS Data Store

Run the ArcGIS Data Store installation wizard, or run the installation from a command prompt. Follow the instructions in the appropriate section for the method you want to use.

If you run the installation wizard, the configuration wizard opens once the installation wizard completes, allowing you to create a data store and register it with an ArcGIS GIS Server site.

Run the installation wizard

Follow these steps to install ArcGIS Data Store using the installation wizard:

1. Verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements for ArcGIS Data Store and read Considerations before creating a data store.
2. Modify the firewall of the data store computer to allow communication on ports needed for the type of data store you want to create.

   If the firewall on the data store computer blocks communication through these ports, the GIS Server site can't connect to the data store.

3. Create a Microsoft Windows account to be used for the ArcGIS Data Store account.

   Esri recommends you use a domain account, so you may need to request this from your IT department. If you choose to use a local Windows account, the installation wizard can create the account for you.

4. Run the ArcGIS Data Store installation wizard.

   The installation wizard asks you to provide a location for the installation directory. The installation directory contains the ArcGIS Data Store application files.

5. Specify a location on the computer where you want these files to be stored.

   The installation wizard requires you to provide a login and password for a Windows domain or local account.

6. Provide credentials for an existing account, or allow the wizard to create a local account.

   If you use a local Windows account, you cannot define a shared backup location until you change to a domain account.

The Data Store Configuration wizard opens when the installation wizard completes. Use the configuration wizard to create a relational, tile cache, or spatiotemporal big data store and register it with the GIS Server site you will use as your portal's hosting server.

Install from a command prompt

You can call the installation file from a command prompt and provide the necessary information to install ArcGIS Data Store.

1. Verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements for ArcGIS Data Store and read Considerations before creating a data store.
2. Modify the firewall of the data store computer to allow communication on ports needed for the type of data store you want to create.

   If the firewall on the data store computer blocks communication through these ports, the GIS Server site can't connect to the data store.

3. Create a Windows account to be used for the ArcGIS Data Store account.

   Esri recommends you use a domain account, so you may need to request this from your IT department.

4. Before you begin the installation, read the End User License Agreement (EULA), which is included as a PDF in the \Documentation folder of the ArcGIS Data Store download.
5. Open a command prompt using the Run As Administrator option.
6. Run the ArcGIS Data Store setup from the command line.

   The first time you install ArcGIS Data Store on a machine, you can specify an installation directory for the data store using the INSTALLDIR option. If you do not specify a directory, the default location of C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\DataStore is used.

   Use the USER_NAME and PASSWORD options to specify the Windows account to be used for the ArcGIS Data Store account. For domain accounts, provide the domain and account name; for example, for Windows account myaccount on domain mydomain, specify mydomain\myaccount with the USER_NAME option.

   To use a group managed service account to run the ArcGIS Data Store service, specify the MSA option and set it to true. Use the MSA option only when specifying a managed service account. A managed service account must already exist on your domain. Do not use the MSA option with a local account or a domain account that requires a password.

   As these are domain accounts, the account must exist on your domain before you run the setup. Use the same format for the USER_NAME option as for other domain accounts: domain\account. However, do not specify a password for a group managed service account.

   The ACCEPTEULA option is required to accept the End User License Agreement during a silent installation. Specify yes to agree to the EULA and install the software. Specifying no or omitting this property will result in a failed installation.

   The syntax to run the setup from the command line is as follows:

   <path to ArcGIS Data Store setup>\Setup.exe /qb {INSTALLDIR=<directory>} USER_NAME=<account login> PASSWORD=<account password> ACCEPTEULA={yes | no}

   In the following example, a domain account is specified when installing ArcGIS Data Store:

   <path to ArcGIS Data Store setup>\Setup.exe /qb INSTALLDIR=c:\arcgisdatastore USER_NAME=<account login> PASSWORD=<account password> ACCEPTEULA=yes

   In this example, a group managed service account is used:

   <path to ArcGIS Data Store setup>\Setup.exe /qb MSA=TRUE INSTALLDIR=c:\arcgisdatastore USER_NAME=mydomain\managedserviceaccount ACCEPTEULA=yes

   Caution:

   If you do not specify the ArcGIS Data Store account during a silent (/qb) installation, or you provide invalid credentials, the setup displays a warning message during installation. The message can be closed by clicking OK. Under these circumstances, the ArcGIS Data Store account is set to the Windows LocalSystem account.

Next step

After you install ArcGIS Data Store, create a data store.