ArcGIS Enterprise: Configuring a Base Deployment Class Resources

TravisSaladino

Learn administration essentials to install and configure an ArcGIS Enterprise base deployment that enables individuals to securely access, create, and share geospatial resources. You will learn how to license and install the four software components of a base deployment and ensure system security and performance.

 

• Resources
• Lesson 1 – ArcGIS Enterprise overview
• Lesson 2 – Configuring a secure environment
• Lesson 3 – Setting up a portal
• Lesson 4 – Setting up a GIS Server
• Lesson 5 – Managing GIS resources
• Lesson 6 – Securing a base deployment
• Lesson 7 – Managing users and groups
• Additional Web Based and Instructor-Led Training
• Technology Resources

 

Resources

Lesson 1 – ArcGIS Enterprise overview

• What is ArcGIS Enterprise? (documentation)
• What is ArcGIS Enterprise? (video)
• Base ArcGIS Enterprise deployment
• ArcGIS Enterprise Functionality Matrix (current version) (previous versions available for 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5)
• Esri UC 2024 -- ArcGIS Enterprise: An Overview
• Esri UC 2017 -- ArcGIS Enterprise—Improving Installation and Configuration
• ArcGIS Enterprise deployment methods
• ArcGIS Enterprise software setup guide
• Understand the relationship between ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online
• Deploy individual components

 

Lesson 2 – Configuring a secure environment

• Required ports for ArcGIS Enterprise
• Restrict TLS protocols and cipher suites
• Esri Developer Summit 2020 -- ArcGIS Enterprise and SSL Considerations
• Enable IIS components
• Enable HTTPS on your web server

 

Lesson 3 – Setting up a portal

• Install Portal for ArcGIS
• Change the portal content directory
• Change the Portal for ArcGIS account
• Import a certificate into the portal
• Install ArcGIS Web Adaptor

 

Lesson 4 – Setting up a GIS Server

• Install ArcGIS Server
• ArcGIS Server account
• Server directories
• Specify the configuration store location
• Federate a server site
• Integrate ArcGIS Server with ArcGIS Enterprise

• Migrating standalone ArcGIS Server to ArcGIS Enterprise

 

Lesson 5 – Managing GIS resources

• Introduction to ArcGIS Data Store
• Introduction to data storage
• Create a data store
• Add machines to an ArcGIS Data Store type
• ArcGIS Data Store utility reference
• Data and publishing in ArcGIS Enterprise
• Introduction to sharing web layers
• Register data with ArcGIS Server using Server Manager
• Register your data with ArcGIS Server using ArcGIS Pro
• User-managed data stores
• Make data accessible to ArcGIS Server
• Data sources for ArcGIS Server (including scenarios for registering data)
• ArcGIS Data Store vocabulary
• Configure a hosting server
• Data in ArcGIS: User Managed and ArcGIS Managed

 

Lesson 6 – Securing a base deployment

• Portal authentication configuration
• Configure a SAML-compliant identity provider
• Configure Open ID Connect logins
• Disable anonymous access
• Use Integrated Windows Authentication
• Update Identity Store
• Security best practices (for Portal)
• Scan your portal for security best practices
• Security best practices for ArcGIS Server
• Scan ArcGIS Server for security best practices
• ArcGIS Trust Center -- ArcGIS: Secure and Trustworthy
• Add members to your portal
• Esri User Conference 2025 -- ArcGIS Enterprise: Security Best Practices

 

Lesson 7 – Managing users and groups

• User types, roles, and privileges
• ArcGIS Enterprise Functionality Matrix  -- see pages 11 and 12 for default role capabilities
• Configure member roles
• Share items
• Create groups

 

Additional Web Based and Instructor-Led Training

• ArcGIS Enterprise: Administration Workflows (instructor-led training; the next recommended course after ArcGIS Enterprise: Configuring a Base Deployment)
• Sharing Content to ArcGIS Enterprise
• Deploying ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes
• ArcGIS Enterprise Fundamentals (Learning Plan)
• Esri ArcGIS Enterprise Administration Professional Certification 2025 (Learning Plan, for preparing for exam)
• Esri Enterprise System Design Professional Certification 2025 (Learning Plan, for preparing for exam)
• ArcGIS Enterprise Quick Start Guide

 

Technology Resources

• SSL Certificate Explained
• Esri UC 2023 -- ArcGIS Monitor: An Introduction
  • Introduction to ArcGIS Monitor
• ArcGIS API for Python: Administering your GIS
• ArcGIS API for Python
• Fundamentals of configuring the organization
• Create a great home page for your organization
• Utility services
• ArcGIS Enterprise backups
  • Create an ArcGIS Enterprise backup
  • Restore ArcGIS Enterprise
• Upgrade ArcGIS Enterprise
  • Upgrade Portal for ArcGIS
  • Upgrade ArcGIS Server
  • Upgrade ArcGIS Data Store
  • Esri Developer & Technology Summit 2025 -- ArcGIS Enterprise: Best Practices for Upgrading
• Migration strategies
  • Migrate ArcGIS Enterprise with the Join Site operation
  • Esri UC 2023 -- ArcGIS Enterprise: Migration Strategies
• Technical Support: Patches and Updates
• ArcGIS GIS Server capabilities and extensions 
• Introduction to extending services
• ArcGIS Enterprise servers (including different server roles)
• About distributed collaboration
• Administering Your Collaboration - Tips and Tricks
• Introducing the ArcGIS Well-Architected Framework
  • ArcGIS Well-Architected Framework and Architecture Center website

 

TableOfContents.pdf