Chris Whitmore, an Installation Product Engineer at ESRI Redlands, provided this tip for installing ArcGIS Server 9.3 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
ArcGIS Server Manager requires the IIS
components listed below. If these components are not installed, the ArcGIS
Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework installation process will inform you
that the Web Applications feature (includes ArcGIS Server Manager) will not be
available for installation. If you see this message, cancel the install, verify
the correct IIS components are installed and launch the ArcGIS Server
installation again. This information is also documented in the ArcGIS Server
for the Microsoft .NET Framework installation guide.
Steps to add Web Server (IIS) components on Windows Server 2008
- Click Start -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager -> Roles.
- Click Add Role Services.
-
At the Select Role Services dialog, verify the Web Server (IIS) components
listed below are turned on.
Web Server (IIS)
- Web Server
- Common HTTP Features
- Static Content
- Application Development
- ASP.NET
- .NET Extensibility
- ISAPI Extensions
- ISAPI Filters
- Security
- Basic Authentication
- Windows Authentication
- Request Filtering
- Management Tools
- IIS Management Console
- IIS Management Scripts and Tools
- Management Service
- IIS 6 Management Compatibility
- IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
The following image shows how Web Server (IIS) components should be configured after the components have been installed (the installation status for Role Services is available on the Server Manager -> Roles panel):
Steps to add IIS components on Windows Vista
- Open the Control Panel -> Programs -> Turn Windows features on or off (found under Programs and Features)
- Expand the Internet Information Services feature.
- Verify the IIS components listed below are turned on.
Internet Information Services
- Web Management Tools
- IIS 6 Management Compatibility
- IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility
- IIS Management Console
- IIS Management Scripts and Tools
- IIS Management Service
- World Wide Web Services
- Application Development Features
- .NET Extensibility
- ASP.NET
- ISAPI Extensions
- ISAPI Filters
- Common HTTP Features
- Static Content
- Security
- Basic Authentication
- Request Filtering
- Windows Authentication
The following image shows how the Windows Components dialog appears on Vista:
