Overview

ArcGIS Server consists of a GIS server and an Application Developer Framework (ADF) for .NET and Java. The server object manager (SOM) and server object container (SOC) are the basic elements to the GIS Server. The ADFs provide the framework to build and deploy Web applications and Web services that make use of ArcObjects running in the GIS server.

The SOM and SOC for Java can be installed using the ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform setup program.

What's included with the ArcGIS Server 10 Media Kit?

The following are included with the ArcGIS Server Media Kit:

• ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework
• ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform

ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform components

ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform is made up of

The GIS server

• SOM
• SOC

Web Application Developer Framework

Each component is described in the following paragraphs.

See the ArcGIS Server help for more information on ArcGIS Server components.

The GIS server components

The ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform media installs the GIS server components, the server object manager, and the server object container.

Server object manager

The SOM is a process running on a single machine. The SOM manages the set of server objects that are distributed across one or more SOC machines.

For information on the SOM system requirements, see Step 1: Verify system requirements.

Server object container

The SOC can be installed on one or more machines. These SOC machines host the server objects that are managed by the SOM. Each SOC machine is capable of hosting multiple container processes. A container process is a process in which one or more server objects is running. Container processes are administered by the SOM.

For information on the SOC system requirements, see Step 1: Verify system requirements.

Other ArcGIS Server components

The ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform setup also includes the Application Developer Framework.

Application Developer Framework

ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform ADF is a set of Web controls (exposed as JavaServer Pages [JSP] tags) and helper objects that allow you to add dynamic mapping capabilities into new or existing Web applications. This includes a set of JAR files for working with ArcObjects, the components for running applications that connect to a GIS server, and the components for developers who want to build Web applications and Web services using Java.

The ADF includes

• A set of Web controls, exposed as JSP tags
• Web Mapping Application, to be used as starting points for your Web applications
• An API to build Java applications that access a GIS server
• ArcGIS Help System for the Java Platform
• Samples

See the ArcGIS Server help for more information on ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform ADF components.