Welcome to the Data Appliance 5.1 for ArcGIS

Welcome to the Help system for the Data Appliance for ArcGIS. Whether you are a new user or have been using the Data Appliance for a while, you should spend some time getting acquainted with the resources available in this document.

The Data collections overview provides information on the different collections and includes a table to help you understand the difference between the services in each collection. You should also take a few minutes to review the What's new section where you can find out what content is updated and other important information about the latest Data Appliance release.

The Data Appliance Help contains additional sections:

Section

Audience

Directory of maps and globes

Contains the list of services included in the data collections along with a description, coverage maps, and reference information

Users who have licensed any data collection

Deployment: Deploying the Data Appliance on ArcGIS 10.1 for Server and Deploying the Data Appliance on ArcGIS Server 10

Provides details on configuring the data appliance and deploying the services

ArcGIS administrators and DBAs

Using the services

Reviews how to access services in different ArcGIS clients

All users

Other resources

Use the Data Appliance for ArcGIS Resources website for additional resources (hardware user guides, system references, and quick-start guides) and the most up-to-date help online. Esri frequently updates the web Help with new topics and additions to existing topics. These changes come from your suggestions and feedback from Esri Support. If you have an addition or correction you'd like to request for the Help, contact us at the Esri Support Center feedback page.

10/23/2012