NOTE: Keep in mind that this install guide represents the minimum steps needed in an ideal environment with no variables or complications to overcome. It is not meant to serve as a comprehensive solution to any and all installation workflows and environments. Enterprise expertise is still essential for handling this installation.
- If you are unsure about whether Admin Tools for Portal can be installed on your infrastructure, please visit our product page, and contact us to request a technical meeting to discuss installation. We do sell Professional Services Installation Packages as an additional option to the purchase of Admin Tools for Portal.
NOTE: This is for Installing Admin Tools for Portal for the first time. If you need to upgrade to a newer version of Admin Tools for Portal, please see the following Article: How To Update Your Admin Tools for Portal With A Newer Version.
1. Requirements for receiving a licensed build from GEO Jobe
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The URL where Admin Tools will be installed (the URL that will appear in the browser’s address bar when accessing the tools).
The URL of each Portal including the host name and web adapter.
Whether or not IWA is being used for each Portal. For Portals not using IWA, an OAuth App ID must be created for each Portal via registering a Web Mapping Application item. The URL of Admin Tools must be set in the Valid Redirect URI’s of the Web Mapping Application item. If the Admin Tools is being hosted on the same server as a Portal, the option for app registration may not show up and this is a known issue by ESRI.
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Add a brand new application, call it "Admin Tools", and register that one. That will generate an "App ID" (NOT THE SAME AS THE ITEM ID). Then, add the full URL of where admin tools will be running from (i.e. http://domain.com/admintools/ and/or https://domain.com/admintools/) to the "Redirect URIs" on the Admin Tools application. Note: The application doesn't have to actually DO anything, it just has to exist and be registered, that way we can log in. It acts as is the gate Admin Tools goes through.
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2. Install MongoDB
Download MongoDB 3.4.1 Windows x64 and install.
If there are any issues, see the MongoDB Installation Guide.
- Configure a Windows Service for MongoDB
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The following IIS modules must be installed for Admin Tools for Portal. The URL Rewrite and Application Request Routing extensions are used by the application to create a reverse-proxy to forward requests through IIS To the Node.js server application.
4. Install Required Node Modules
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Run nssm install "Admin Tools Server"
Path: choose the node.exe in the app-server folder or C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exeif Node.js is installed.
Startup directory: choose the app-server folder.
Arguments: dojo/dojo.js load=app/Bootstrap
Click Install Service
NOTE: The service can be removed with: nssm remove “Admin Tools Server”
6. Start the server
Using Windows Service Manager, start the Admin Tools Server service.
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