Issues related to proxy/http error, blocked files, and Install-PreReqs1.ps1 about arcgis-powershell-dsc HOT 8 CLOSED

Hello @prez13
Thank you for the feedback.

1, Can you provide the parameters you provided as input to Install-PreReqs.ps? In particular the ModuleSourcePath parameter.
2. If you install 7-zip manually, the script should not attempt to install/download it again. Can you check if 7-zip was installed correctly in ProgramFiles\7-Zip\7z.exe
3. Good point. We assume the execution policy can be set to execute remote script. Using the Unblock-File commandlet is a possible option.

Please continue to provide feedback and we welcome your contributions as well.

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Hi @prez13,

I didn't encounter your first issue but here are a couple suggestions for the other two you might try. I install NuGet and Chocolaty, which I then use to get 7-zip and the dsc modules, all in the Pre-Reqs script (which I expanded). I make sure to run the dsc piece on my local and the remote machines to keep them in sync.

function Install-NuGet {
    if (Test-Path -Path "C:\Program Files\PackageManagement\ProviderAssemblies\nuget") {
        Write-Output "NuGet is already installed"
    }
    else {
        Write-Output "Installing NuGet"
        Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
        Import-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -RequiredVersion 2.8.5.201
        Set-PSRepository -Name "PSGallery" -InstallationPolicy Trusted
    }
}

function Install-Choco {
    Write-Output "Checking Choco"
    Get-PackageProvider -Name "Chocolatey" -ForceBootstrap
}

function Install-7zip {
    if (Test-Path -Path "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe") {
        Write-Output "7zip is already installed"
    }
    else {
        Write-Output "Installing 7zip"
        Install-Package -Name "7zip" -ProviderName "Chocolateyget"
    }
}

function Install-ArcgisDSC {
    Import-Module -Name PSDesiredStateConfiguration
    if (Get-DscResource -Module "ArcGIS") {
        Write-Output "ArcGIS DSC is already installed, updating..."
        Install-Module ArcGIS -Force
    }
    else {
        Write-Output "Installing ArcGIS DSC Library"
        Install-Module ArcGIS -Force
    }
}

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@RQF4 Thanks for the contribution. This is a very good script to have when all the machines have access to the internet and have WMF 5 installed.
@prez13 I have made some changes to address issues 1 and 3 with the changes I have made to Appendix B.

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@prez13 another Workaround for issue 2 is to extract the installer manually and refer to the Setup.exe of the extracted installer in the configuration. Then no 7-zip and no Internet Connection at all is needed…
@shailesh91 Maybe this can be added in the documentation. i think its a good solution for disconnected Environments. you have to extract the installer once and you can use it many times in pointing the configuration to the extracted files...

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@spitzerr yes that is a good solution for issue 2. Thanks for the suggestion, I will consider adding it to the documentation.

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Hi @shailesh91, thank you for the changes. We need to upgrade a few ArcGIS Server machines, which would be a good opportunity to test your modifications. However, I just heard from Esri personnel at the Dev Summit in Europe that it is not recommended to mix deployment methods, which means in our case: we should not use PowerShell DSC to upgrade ArcGIS Server since it was installed manually (not using DSC). Can you confirm this?

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@prez13 Yes, this is correct. We do not recommend this since there is the possibility of the user missing out on some configurations changes that might have been made. Even, if you have complete knowledge about your configuration we still advise proceeding with caution when mixing deployment methods.

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Closing the issue. If the issue still persists please reopen.

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