Data Appliance 5.1 for ArcGIS Help - Deploying the data appliance on ArcGIS Server 10

Data resources required for deploying your services are found on the following:

A data collection consisting of a set of data hard drives. This data collection is used for publishing map and globe services.
A DVD containing the World Places Locator dataset. The DVD also includes help for publishing the locator as an ArcGIS 10 service.

The Data Appliance for ArcGIS data collections consist of map resources that you can publish on your ArcGIS 10 for Server system. These include caches of pre-rendered map tiles, as well as the map documents that reference them. You need these resources in order to create fast-performing services.

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If you are planning to upgrade to ArcGIS 10.1 for Server, or if you are already using 10.1, refer to the instructions for Deploying on ArcGIS 10.1 for Server.

Deployment resources

The following resources are available to assist you in deploying the ArcGIS Data Appliance on your system:

Before starting your deployment, see Prerequisites for ArcGIS 10.0 for details on prerequisites for using the data collections.
See Requirements for a list of supported environments.
A set of quick start guides customized for your publishing scenario are included in the box whether you are a new user or performing a data update. If you are a new user, refer to the Data Appliance 5.1 for ArcGIS 10 for Windows Quick Start Guide in the box with instructions for setting up the data appliance. If you are performing a data collection update, refer to the Data Appliance 5.1 for ArcGIS 10 for Windows Data Collection Update Quick Start Guide.

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Refer to the quick start guide for all deployment steps. You can also view the quick start guides online.

Additional help

If you need more detailed information than what is provided in the quick start guide, the following help topics are available for you.

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These topics are not listed in the order each step can be performed.

10/23/2012