The ArcIMS Service Administrator is a remote site administration tool and can be used as an alternative to or in conjunction with ArcIMS Administrator. The ArcIMS Service Administrator uses the JavaServer Pages (JSP) tag libraries and the Java API (application program interface). Java 2 Platform Standard Edition Software Development Kit (J2SE SDK) is required for ArcIMS Service Administrator.
The ArcIMS Service Administrator is installed with a typical installation and can be installed as its own feature (under the Map Creation and Administration installation feature). If you plan to administer only ArcIMS Services, you need to:
Install ArcIMS using a typical installation or install the Service Administrator individually. The Service Administrator is a sub-feature of the Map Creation and Administration installation feature.
Complete the post installation setup. This includes the ArcIMS configuration and Web server-servlet engine configuration options. If you do not complete the Web server-servlet engine post installation option you will need to manually Configure ArcIMS Service Administrator for your Web server.
The ArcIMS Service Administrator can also be used to administer ArcSDE. To administer ArcSDE on Windows, you need to do the following:
Complete the post installation setup. This includes the ArcSDE Services Monitor configuration option.