Spatial Data Server connections in ArcGIS for Desktop
You can make two types of connections from the Catalog tree in ArcGIS for Desktop to a spatial data server: one to administer the server and publish services and one to view and query services. The former are called Administer GIS server connections; the latter are Use GIS services connections.
Administer GIS server connections
When you connect to a spatial data server using an Administer GIS server connection, you can do the following:
- Publish feature services to your spatial data server.
- Configure and save draft services that you can later publish.
- Edit the properties of all the services running on the server.
- Start, stop, and delete services.
The administrative server URL for ArcGIS Spatial Data Server for IIS is in the format http://<server name>:<IIS port number>/<spatial data server virtual directory>/admin. IIS uses port 80 by default. If you are using the default port number, you do not need to specify it in the URL.
For example, if the spatial data server and IIS are running on server steed, the port number is the default (80), and the spatial data server virtual directory is spdata, the administrative URL is http://steed/spdata/admin. If you use a different port number, you must specify it. If IIS is listening on port 8080 instead, the administrative URL for the last example changes to http://steed:8080/spdata/admin.
The administrative server URL for ArcGIS Spatial Data Server for Java is in the format http://<server name>:<web server application port>/<context root>/admin.
For example, if the spatial data server and Oracle WebLogic are installed on server sdsj, the web server application is listening through port 7001 (the default for WebLogic), and the context root is arcgis (the default), then the administrative URL is http://sdsj:7001/arcgis/admin. You must always specify the port number, even if you are using the default number for your web server application. Tomcat uses port 8080 by default; WebSphere uses 9080 by default.
See Making an administrative connection to a spatial data server in ArcGIS for Desktop for instructions.
Use GIS services connections
When you connect using a Use GIS services connection, you can add to ArcMap services you published to your spatial data server. You can then view and query the data in the services.
The user server URL for ArcGIS Spatial Data Server for IIS is in the format http://<server name>:<IIS port number>/<spatial data server virtual directory>/rest/services. Therefore, if the default port (80) is used, the spatial data server and IIS are on server steed, and the virtual directory is spdata, the user URL is http://steed/spdata/rest/services to make a user connection. If IIS is listening on a port other than 80, you must provide the port number. For example, if IIS is listening on port 6990, you would type http://steed:6990/spdata/rest/services to connect to the server.
The user server URL for ArcGIS Spatial Data Server for Java is in the format http://<server name>:<web server application port>/<context root>/rest/services. For example, if the spatial data server and Oracle WebLogic are installed on server sdsj, the web server application is listening through port 7001 (the default for WebLogic), and the context root is arcgis (the default), then the user URL is http://sdsj:7001/arcgis/rest/services. You must always specify the port number, even if you are using the default number for your web server application. Tomcat uses port 8080 by default; WebSphere uses 9080 by default.
See Making a user connection to a spatial data server in ArcGIS for Desktop for instructions.