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This article outlines how to install the Arellia Management Server when your Thycotic Management Server (TMS) when your target machine is not directly connected to the Internet.

The The following steps below require the use of PowerShell scripts which by default are , which are disabled in most Windows Operating Systems by default. To enable their use enable PowerShell scripts, open an elevated PowerShell window and issue the command: Set-ExecutionPolicy BypassRemoteSigned on both the Internet connected machine and your target TMS instance. (For more information on the the Set-ExecutionPolicy cmdlet you can refer to  cmdlet, go to the Technet KB article Using the Set-ExecutionPolicy Cmdlet.)

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a machine that has Internet access

The machine that is performing the download needs one of the following:

• Direct access to the Internet
• Access to the Internet via unauthenticated proxy
• Access to the Internet via authenticated proxy utilizing the logged on credentials

To download the TMS installation package, do the following steps:

1. Download the Create-AMSOfflinePackage.ps1 PowerShell script (still a work in progress, download from https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7tbrq1qtgcuxwz/Create-AMSOfflinePackage.ps1) PowerShell script.

2. Run the script by using the right click context menu or using a PowerShell command window.  You can optionally specify where the files will be downloaded with the -Path argument, by default C:\OfflinePackage will be used

   .\Create-AMSOfflinePackage.ps1 -Path C:\OfflinePackage

On your Arellia Management Server:

1. Copy the Offline Package folder from your Internet connected machine using a USB drive or some other method
2. Run the Install-AMSOfflinePackage.ps1 script located in the bin directory of the Offline Package. This will perform an offline installation of all the prerequisite components.
   Note that during

   Run with PowerShell context menu.

3. Select the Release AMS Version and the New installation option. Optionally specify a different location for the package location. 
4. Click OK to start the offline package creation.

The script will create a directory in the location specified called TMS Offline Package which contains the necessary installation files.

On the Target TMS

To install on the target TMS machine, do the following steps:

1. Copy the TMS Offline Package folder to your offline TMS instance.

2. Run the Install-AMSOfflinePackage.ps1 script located in the TMS Offline Package to install the TMS prerequisite components.
   
   Optional command line arguments:

   -AcceptEULA	Suppress Accept / Decline prompt for EULA. Using this switch is the same as accepting all EULAs
   -ForceReboot	Reboot automatically when required without prompting the user
   -UpgradeNode	Upgrade a clustered node without running database (re)configuration

   Tip
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   During the installation you may be prompted to

reboot up to 2 times - this is normal

3. restart several times. This is expected behavior and the installation will automatically resume when you next log in

4. Once the machine has finished installing the prerequisites you will need to run the the Install-AMSOfflinePackage.ps1 package  script again to install the Arellia Management ServerWhen this has completed TMS.
5. After the script has completed installing the bootstrap portion of the TMS, it will open a browser to http://localhost/Ams/Setup and install AMS as desired, at which point you can continue to install Thycotic Solutions as normal.

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TMS installation has completed you are free to delete the

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TMS Offline Package directory from your offline TMS instance.