ArcFM Mobile – Configuration Guide

Our Experience - ArcGIS Server Install

Refer to Esri’s documentation for more extensive details on ArcGIS Server installation. For a 10.6 .1 installation we offer the following for consideration:
  1. Verify 10.6.1 system requirements.
  2. Obtain an authorization file from Esri.
  3. Adjust your firewall settings.
  4. Install ArcGIS server on one machine. If you are installing on multiple machines, read about scalable architecture. We found this to be a very standard install.
    1. Once the install is finished, authorize the software via the Software Installation Wizard. This is why you had to obtain the file in step 2 above.
    2. Provide your authorization number and click Next.

    3. We did not happen to authorize any extensions during our install. Click Next.

    4. Once authorization is complete and you click Finish, ArcGIS Server Setup Wizard launches. For the next part, we clicked Create New Site.

    5. Type a username and password for the primary admin account. Click Next.

    6. When you click Finish, your server installation is complete, and you are taken to the login screen. Log in to Server Manager.

    7. Verify that the default SampleWorldCities map service is available. This indicates that the entire install was a success.

Server Web Adaptor

ArcGIS Web Adaptor allows ArcGIS Server to integrate with your existing web server. It is compatible with IIS and runs in your existing website to forward requests to your ArcGIS Server machines.

There are a myriad of benefits to using web adaptor, with a significant benefit being the ability to expose your ArcGIS server through your organization's standard website and port. We chose to install Web Adaptor since we don't want users to see the default port 6080 or the default site name arcgis.

If you won’t be installing Web Adaptor, read Esri’s documentation about securing your environment for ArcGIS Server.

  1. For requirements, refer to Esri’s 10.6.1 documentation.
  2. Be aware that the installation checks for the existence of certain IIS components. You can either allow the installation to automatically enable the required components, or you can manually enable the components.
    • We chose to manually enable the components according to this list:

    • Once all components are selected and you initiate installation, you can close the wizard if you want.

  3. Next you need to enable HTTPS on your web server. As you know, since HTTPS is a standard security technology used to establish an encrypted link between a web server and a web client, in order to use the protocol, you need to obtain a server certificate and bind it to the website that hosts ArcGIS Web Adaptor.
    1. Decide which type of server certificate you are going to use for creating an HTTPS connection between ArcGIS Web Adaptor and your server. We opted for a CA-signed certificate, which necessitated a conversation with our IT department. Our IT folks were completely aware of everything we required, and they knew we needed the certificate to bind it to port 443. Once you’ve spoken with your IT department and they have imported that certificate for you, you need to bind it to the website that hosts ArcGIS Web Adaptor.
    2. Open IIS and expand your server entry.
    3. Under Sites, click Default Web Site and select Bindings under Edit Site, or right-click Default Web Site and select Edit Bindings.

    4. In our Site Bindings window, an entry for port 443 already existed, so we highlighted it and clicked Edit.

    5. Select your certificate from the drop-down and click OK.

  4. Browse to the location of the downloaded setup files and double-click Setup.exe if the setup program doesn’t start automatically. Click Next.
  5. Select a website for the adaptor. Click Next. If you don’t see the dialogue box below, then you have only one website so Web Adaptor is automatically placed on that one.

  6. Give your ArcGIS Web Adaptor a name. Click Next.

  7. After you click Finish to exit the wizard, ArcGIS Web Adaptor should open in a browser. Click Next.

  8. Provide the server URL, and the username/password combo you established during ArcGIS Server install. Click Next.
  9. Install is complete when you see configuration information in the green box.

    In the event that Web Adaptor doesn’t open in a web browser, it might help to make a change in Application Pool in IIS Manager. Given that security is a top priority with ArcFM Mobile customers, it is sometimes necessary to change the identity of your web adaptor application pool to NetworkService, which is a very low-privileged user account.

    1. Under the server name, click Application Pools, select the appropriate app pool, then click Advanced Settings.

    2. Under Process Model, click the ellipses to the right of Identify.
    3. Select NetworkService from the drop-down and click OK.

    4. Go back to your web browser and connect to your web adaptor.
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