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Data Appliance for ArcGIS must be confi gured to share the data collections. 

A.  Log in to Data Appliance for ArcGIS as 

Administrator

B. Click 

Start 

Administrative Tools 

Computer Management

.

C.  In the Computer Management application, click

 Shared Folders

 to expand 

the tree and right-click the 

Shares

 folder. Select 

New Share

.

D.  In the Create A Shared Folder wizard, click 

Next

 to begin.

E.  For Folder path, click 

Browse

 and navigate to the hard drive with the 

data collection (usually drive E). Select the cache directory and click 

OK

F. Click 

Next

.

G.  In the Name, Description, and Settings dialog box, enter the 

Share name

 

for cache or source documents and enter the 

Share path

 for the appropri-

ate directory.

H. Click 

Next

.

I.  Select the 

Customize Permissions

 option and click 

Custom

.

J.  In the Customize Permissions window, click 

Add

.

K.  Add the following users and groups if needed: Administrator and arcgis.
L.  Make sure the permissions for the users and groups are set to Full 

Control.

M.  Repeat steps 7C through 7L for the source documents share.

Create Shares

7

Confi gure ArcGIS Server to Use Cache Directory

8

ArcGIS 10.1 for Server maintains a list of directories in which it can fi nd map and 
globe cache tiles. You need to explicitly add the Data Appliance cache directory 
to this list.

A.  Log in to ArcGIS Server using the Data Appliance for ArcGIS data account 

with administrative privileges.

B.  Start ArcGIS Server Manager and log in using your ArcGIS for Server account.
C.  Click the 

Site

 tab. 

D.  In the 

View

 menu on the left, click 

Directories

E. Click 

Add Directory

 on the right below the Directories description.

F.  Enter a 

Name

, for example, Cache. From the 

Type

 drop-down list, 

choose 

Cache

.

G. For 

Location

, enter the 

path

 to the cache folder on the ArcGIS Data 

Appliance data collection you made when you created shares, for example, 
\\ARCGISDATAAPP\cache.

H.  You do not need to specify a Description, Cleaning Mode, or Maximum 

File Age.

I.   Click 

Add

 to add the directory. 

Publish Services

9

The following instructions apply to map services. Information about globe ser-
vices can be found in the help fi le on the 

Data Appliance 5.1 for ArcGIS Help 

Documentation

 DVD by opening arcgis_data_appliance.pdf.

Using ArcGIS Server Manager, you can publish a service defi nition fi le (.sd) as 
a service. To publish a service defi nition using Manager, follow these steps for 
each map service that you want to create:

A.  Open ArcGIS Server Manager and log in.
B.   Click 

Services

 > 

Manage Services

 > 

Publish Service

.

C.   Click the 

browse

 button to navigate to the source_documents > service_

defi nitions folder on the Data Appliance data collection, for example,
 \\ARCGISDATAAPP\source_documents\service_defi nitions.

D.   Select the 

service defi nition

 you want to publish, for example, Ocean_

Basemap.sd. See the Services Reference Guide for 5.1 at the end of this 
document for a list of the Data Appliance map services.

Publish Services 

(continued)

 

9

E.   Click 

Next

.

F.   By default, the service defi nition is published to the server folder specifi ed in 

the service defi nition confi guration. You must publish the service defi nition 
to this root folder.

G.  Optionally, choose the 

GIS server cluster

 that will host the published 

service defi nition. Click 

Next

.

H.   Optionally, choose to 

enable

 or 

disable capabilities

 for your 

service defi nition.

I.   Click 

Publish

 to publish the service defi nition as a service. The new map 

service appears in the list of available services.

The publish process uses the fi rst directory in the server’s list of cache 
directories. You need to change it to the data appliance cache directory 
created previously.

J.   Click the 

Stop

 button to the right of the service name to stop the service.

K.   Click the 

Edit

 button to edit the service properties.

L.   Click 

Caching

 and change the 

cache directory

 setting to reference the data 

appliance collection.

Services Reference Guide for 5.1

Map Services

Globe Services

Geocode Services

DeLorme_World_Base_Map
NatGeo_World_Map¹
Ocean_Basemap
USA_Topo_Maps
World_Boundaries_and_Places
World_Boundaries_and_Places_Alternate
World_Imagery
World_Light_Gray_Base¹
World_Light_Gray_Reference¹
World_Physical_Map
World_Shaded_Relief
World_Street_Map
World_Topo_Map
World_Transportation

EESRI_Elevation_World
USGS_Elevation_US

ESRI_Places_World

2

1

 New Services—Refer to the 

Data Appliance 5.0 for ArcGIS Help Documentation 

DVD for more information.

2

 Now available on a separate DVD included with Data Appliance 5.1 for ArcGIS. 

Resources

Cutting Edge Networked Storage provides several reference documents. These are available 
at 

cuttedge.com/contact/DAWindows.html

.

The 

Data Appliance 5.1 for ArcGIS Help Documentation 

DVD is included in the box with your 

data collection drives. Refer to the help for additional details.

For an up-to-date online help system, system requirements, information on licensing, and 
more, visit 

links.esri.com/data-appliance/5.1/tech-docs

.

Support

Esri Support

For information regarding the confi guration and setup of ArcGIS services and usage, visit 

support.esri.com/en/phoneSupport

.

For the most current information for all ArcGIS products, visit the ArcGIS Resources website 
at 

resources.arcgis.com

.

Cutting Edge Networked Storage Support

For information and support regarding the Data Appliance for ArcGIS hardware, contact 
Cutting Edge Networked Storage using the following contact options:

Phone:

 800-257-1666

E-mail:

 support@cuttedge.com

Website:

 cuttedge.com/contact/technical_support.html

Hours: 

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Pacifi c time)

For specifi c instructions on how to connect to and use the services, see the 
appropriate user guide for the ArcGIS application you are using. 

Additional information can be found in the help fi le on the 

Data Appliance 5.1 for 

ArcGIS Help Documentation 

DVD by opening arcgis_data_appliance.pdf.

Use Services

10

M.  Click 

Save

 to save your changes and click the 

Restart

 button to restart 

the service.

N.  Repeat this process for any other map services you want to publish.

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