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URL:http://server:port/arcgis/admin/createNewSite
HTTP Method:POST
Parent Resource:Site

Description

This is the first operation that you must invoke when you install ArcGIS Server for the first time. Creating a new site involves:

Because of the sheer number of tasks, it usually takes a little while for this operation to complete. Once a site has been created, you can publish GIS services and deploy them to your server machines.

Note:

Parameters

Parameter Description
username The name of the administrative account to be used by the site. This can be changed at a later stage.
password The credentials of the administrative account.
configStoreConnection A JSON object representing the connection to the configuration store.
By default, the configuration store will be maintained in the ArcGIS Server installation directory.
directories A JSON object representing a collection of server directories to create. By default, the server directories will created locally.
cluster An optional cluster configuration.
By default, the site will create a cluster called 'default' with the first available port numbers starting from 4004.
logsSettings Optional log settings.
runAsync A flag to indicate if the operation needs to be run aynchronously.
Values: true | false
f The response format. The default response format is html.
Values: html | json

Example

			
	http://server:port/arcgis/admin/createNewSite
	
	username=admin
	password=secret
	configStoreConnection={
		"connectionString":"\\myshare\config-store"
	} 
	directories={
		"directories": [
			  {
			    "name": "arcgiscache",
			    "physicalPath": "C:\\arcgisserver\\directories\\arcgiscache",
			    "directoryType": "CACHE",
			    "cleanupMode": "NONE",
			    "maxFileAge": 0,
			    "description": "Stores tile caches used by map, globe, and image services for rapid performance.",
			  },
			  {
			    "name": "arcgisjobs",
			    "physicalPath": "C:\\arcgisserver\\directories\\arcgisjobs",
			    "directoryType": "JOBS",
			    "cleanupMode": "TIME_ELAPSED_SINCE_LAST_MODIFIED",
			    "maxFileAge": 360,
			    "description": "Stores results and other information from geoprocessing services.",
			  },
			  {
			    "name": "arcgisoutput",
			    "physicalPath": "C:\\arcgisserver\\directories\\arcgisoutput",
			    "directoryType": "OUTPUT",
			    "cleanupMode": "TIME_ELAPSED_SINCE_LAST_MODIFIED",
			    "maxFileAge": 10,
			    "description": "Stores various information generated by services, such as map images.",
			  },
			  {
			    "name": "arcgissystem",
			    "physicalPath": "C:\\arcgisserver\\arcgissystem",
			    "directoryType": "SYSTEM",
			    "cleanupMode": "NONE",
			    "maxFileAge": 0,
			    "description": "Stores directories and files used internally by ArcGIS Server.",
			  }			 
		]
	}
	cluster={
		"clusterName":"development",
		"clusterProtocol": {
			"type":"TCP",
			"tcpClusterPort":9000
		}
	}
	logsSettings={
  		"logLevel": "INFO",
  		"logDir": "C:\\arcgisserver\\logs\\",
  		"maxErrorReportsCount": 10,
  		"maxLogFileAge": 90
	}
  	runAsync=true