Publish basemap and reference layer services

Using ArcGIS Server Manager, you can publish a service definition file (.sd) as a service. The service definition is uploaded to the server as part of the publishing process. You don't have to copy it to the server first.

To publish a service definition using ArcGIS Server Manager, follow these steps for each service you want to create:

1. Open ArcGIS Server Manager and sign in.
2. Click Services > Manage Services > Publish Service.
3. Browse to CollectionX_source_documents > service_definitions on the Data Appliance data collection, for example, \\ARCGISDATAAPP\CollectionX_source_documents\service_definitions, where CollectionX is the number or letters of the data appliance collection for your product option.

   ArcGIS Data Appliance 2022 service definitions include services as follows:

   Map services

   • Antarctic_Imagery.sd
   • Arctic_Imagery.sd
   • Arctic_Ocean_Base.sd
   • Arctic_Ocean_Reference.sd
   • World_Hillshade.sd
   • World_Hillshade_Dark.sd
   • World_Imagery.sd
   • World_Ocean_Base.sd

     Note:

     Map services are on the following collections depending on your product option: Collection1 (World Basic), Collection2 (World Standard), Collection3 (World Advanced), Collection4 (North America Standard), or Collection5 (North America Advanced). North America collections do not include the Antarctic or Arctic services.

     Note:

     If you want to view the Citations for the World Imagery map service, you must Configure ArcGIS Server to use the source documents directories before you publish World_Imagery.sd. This process is not necessary for the World_Imagery service included with World Basic (on Collection1).

   Image services

   • Terrain3D.sd

     Note:

     If you plan to publish the Terrain3D service, you must have the ArcGIS Image Server installed.

     Note:

     Image services are on the following collections depending on your product option: Collection1 (World Basic), Collection2 (World Standard), Collection3 (World Advanced), Collection4 (North America Standard), or Collection5 (North America Advanced).

   Legacy services

   • NatGeo_World_Map.sd
   • USA_Topo_Maps.sd
   • World_Boundaries_and_Places.sd
   • World_Boundaries_and_Places_Alternate.sd
   • World_Dark_Gray_Base.sd
   • World_Dark_Gray_Reference.sd
   • World_Light_Gray_Base.sd
   • World_Light_Gray_Reference.sd
   • World_Ocean_Reference.sd
   • World_Physical_Map.sd
   • World_Street_Map.sd
   • World_Topo_Map.sd
   • World_Transportation.sd

   Note:

   Legacy services are on the following collections depending on your product option: BL (Basic Legacy with World Basic), WL (World Legacy with World Standard and World Advanced), or NAL (North America Legacy with North America Standard and North America Advanced).

4. Select the service definition you want to publish, for example, World_Imagery.sd, and click Open.

   

5. Click Next.

   

By default, the service definition is published to the server folder specified in the service definition configuration. You must publish the service definition to this root folder.
6. If Build cache automatically when service starts is checked, uncheck it.

   

   Note:

   It is recommended that all your service names match the names of the service definition file; you should not change a service name to a different name.

7. Optionally, choose the GIS server cluster that will host the published service definition.

   To learn more, see Upgrade a multiple-cluster site for Windows.

8. Click Next.
9. Optionally, choose to enable or disable capabilities for your service definition.

   

10. Click Publish to publish the service definition as a service.

    The new service appears in the list of available services.

    

    The publishing process uses the first directory in the server's list of cache directories. You need to change it to the Data Appliance cache directory previously created.

11. Click the Stop button to stop the service.
12. Click the Edit button to edit the service properties.
13. Click Caching, and change the cache directory setting to reference the Data Appliance collection.

    

14. Click Save to save your changes, and click the Start button to restart the service.
15. Repeat this process for any other map services you want to publish.

Update the cache directory for Terrain3D

If the Terrain3D image service returns the message Please wait while we check for pre-existing tiles in the selected directory…, and if the message window does not close within 10 minutes, close ArcGIS Server Manager and perform the following steps to update the cache directory for Terrain3D:

1. Sign in to the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory using the URL http://<server name>:6080/arcgis/admin.
2. Click services to view the available services under the root folder.
3. Click Terrain3D, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Edit.
4. In the Service Properties text area, update the following properties:
   1. Update the cacheDir property to \\\\<ARCGISDATAAPP>\\CollectionX_cache where CollectionX is the collection where Terrain3D is located: Collection1 (World Basic), Collection2 (World Standard), Collection3 (World Advanced), Collection4 (North America Standard), or Collection5 (North America Advanced).
   2. Update the isCached property to true.
   3. Update the minScale property to 0.
   4. Update the maxScale property to 0.
5. Click Save Edits to save and restart the service.
6. Open ArcGIS Server Manager and sign in.
7. Click Services > Manage Services.
8. Click the Edit button for the Terrain3D service.
9. Click Caching to confirm the caching directory is pointing to \\\\<ARCGISDATAAPP>\\CollectionX_cache.
10. Proceed to step 14 in the previous section.

For more information about ArcGIS Server 10.9, see Sharing a service with your ArcGIS organization using Manager in the ArcGIS Server 10.9 help under Publishing services and Share services with your ArcGIS organization.

For more information about ArcGIS Server 10.8.x, see Sharing a service with your ArcGIS organization using Server Manager in the ArcGIS Server 10.8 help under Publishing services and Share services with your ArcGIS organization.

For more information about ArcGIS Server 10.7.1, see Sharing a service with your ArcGIS organization using Manager in the ArcGIS Server 10.7 help under Publishing services and Share services with your ArcGIS organization.