Recommended Practices for Installing Arc

Arc & Slice
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Hi,

What is the recommended way to set up an installation of Arc in terms of the folder names and installation of services? Should the Arc executable be stored in a folder with the version number or a non-versioned folder? The reason for asking is in relation to running Arc as a service. If the services is installed pointing to a folder with a version in the path, then I assume the service would need to be removed and installed again against the new executable when upgrading Arc. If the service is installed in a non-versioned folder, can the updated executable just be copied over an existing one?

I can see the instructions for installing Arc as a service (Setting up Arc as a Windows service - Cubewise CODE), but I can’t see the instructions for removing the service. Is it just arc.exe -remove?

Thanks.

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Hi Roy,

You don’t have to remove the Arc service when upgrading Arc, you just need to stop the service and replace the arc.exe file and that’s it!

More information:

I hope this help,

Cheers,

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Thanks @Vincent,

So the recommendation is to put the Arc executable file in a folder that does not contain the version number. The service needs to be set up once (as per Setting up Arc as a Windows service - Cubewise CODE). When upgrading it’s just a case of copying the Arc executable file (as per Upgrading Arc for TM1 - Cubewise CODE).

How do you remove the Arc service where the Arc executable is currently in a folder that contains the version number and a service is set up on that executable and now the folder needs to be change? Is it just arc.exe -remove ?

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Yep, that is all you need.

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Thanks @tryan, @Vincent.