Introduction
ArcGIS Server is designed to deploy sophisticated GIS functionality from centralized servers to support enterprise GIS implementations and applications. ArcGIS Server provides the framework for developers to create focused GIS Web applications and services that can be utilized by clients including browser-based applications, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Engine applications. The entire ArcGIS system is built and extended using software components called ArcObjects. ArcGIS Server is an object server for ArcObjects.
Use this guide to get ArcGIS Server up and running. ArcGIS Server 10 for the Microsoft .NET Framework has been separated into two setups: ArcGIS Server 10 - GIS Services and ArcGIS Server 10 - Web Applications.
- ArcGIS Server 10 - GIS Services installs the Server Object Manager (SOM), Server Object Container (SOC), Services Manager, and Web Services (SOAP/REST) components.
- ArcGIS Server 10 - Web Applications installs the Applications Manager and Software Developer Kit (SDK) components.
If you intend to only create, publish, and host services (map services, search services, and so on) on your GIS server, you likely only need to install ArcGIS Server 10 - GIS Services. If you intend to develop and host Web Mapping Applications (WMAs) on your GIS server, you will need to install both ArcGIS Server 10 - GIS Services and ArcGIS Server 10 - Web Applications.
ArcGIS Server consists of two primary entities, a GIS server and an Application Developer Framework (ADF). ArcGIS Server Manager and Web Services are available to create and manage GIS services and Web applications. The GIS server consists of a server object manager (SOM) and server object container (SOC). The ADF provides the framework to build Web applications and Web services that make use of ArcObjects running in the GIS server. The GIS server and the ADF are available for .NET and Java developers. This guide provides instructions for the installation of all components of ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework.