ArcIMS configuration

Selecting the ArcIMS Configuration post installation setup option will configure any of the following, depending on what features you installed:

 

 

  1. Specify ColdFusion installation information.

 

If the ColdFusion Connector was installed you will need to provide the location of ColdFusion Server or ColdFusion Studio. The ArcIMS Application Server Connectors must be installed on the Web Server machine.

 

 

The ArcIMS ColdFusion extension libraries are installed at<ColdFusion Server Installation Directory>\bin.

The ArcIMS custom tag files are installed at <ColdFusion Server Installation Directory>\CustomTags.

 

The ActiveX Connector does not require post installation configuration.

The ArcIMS ActiveX libraries are installed at <ArcIMS Installation Directory>\ArcIMS\Connectors\ActiveX.

 

The Java Connector does not require post installation configuration.

The JAR files required to use the Java Connector are installed at <ArcIMS Installation Directory>\ArcIMS\Connectors\Java_Connector. They are arcims_jconnect.jar, jcert.jar, jnet.jar, and jsse.jar.

 

  1. Set a location to store ArcIMS Web sites and temporary output files.

 

 

 

Your ArcIMS Web sites will be stored in the Website directory. Temporary runtime files will be created in the Output directory. Provide a location to store your ArcIMS Web sites and output files, or accept the default location. The default location to create these directories is C:\ArcIMS. A Website and Output directory will be created in the location provided.

 

Tips

  • It is recommended that you create the Output and Website directories on the machine where your Web server is installed. However, this is not a requirement, you may browse to any machine to create Output and Website directories. If you create a number of Output and Website directories, only one set of these will be used by ArcIMS. ArcIMS will use the Output and Website directories that have virtual directories associated with them. Output and Website virtual directories will be created in the Web Server - Servlet Engine Configuration of the post installation setup.

  • Unless you browse to your Web server root directory you must create virtual directories for your Website and Output directories. The Web server - Servlet Engine configuration in the post installation setup will perform this for you, or see Step 4: Configure your Web server for manual instructions.

  • WebLogic users must set the Website and Output directories to the WebLogic documentation root directory, since virtual directories cannot be created for WebLogic: \bea\wlserver6.1\config\mydomain\applications\DefaultWebApp.

 

If you are installing multiple Spatial Servers, or Spatial Servers on a different machine to your Web Server, you can check the box on this dialog to create a network share of your Website and Output directory (the default directory is C:\ArcIMS). See Installing multiple ArcIMS Spatial Servers for information on installing ArcIMS Spatial Servers and setting up your ArcIMS Host Machine.

 

 

  1. Provide a working directory, Web server host name and protocol.

 

 

A working directory (Axl directory) is created where your ArcIMS project files will be stored. The default location for the working directory is C:\ArcIMS.

 

Enter the name of the machine where the Web server for ArcIMS is installed. By default your machine name has been entered as your Web server hostname. If you are setting up an Internet Web site or multiple ArcIMS Spatial Servers, you must append your domain name to your Web server hostname, for example, mycomputer.esri.com. If your Web server has a port number other than the default HTTP port (80) then the Web server hostname should use the syntax, Web server name:port number, for example, mycomputer.esri.com:81. The Web server host name must be the same as the name provided when the Web server was configured. If you are uncertain of your Web server host name, contact your system administrator.

 

For Protocol, specify HTTP or HTTPS protocol.

 

  1. Provide Application Server Host Name, Registry Port and Connector Port.

 

 

Enter the name of the machine where the Application Server is installed. Your machine name is provided as your Application Server host name by default.  To find the host name of your machine, open a Command Prompt and type hostname. The Registry Port default is 5353. The ArcIMS Spatial Server, Monitor, and Tasker communicate with the ArcIMS Application Server via the Registry port. The Connector port default is 5300. The Servlet Connector and ArcIMS Application Server communicate via the Connector port.

 

  1. Provide user name and password for ArcIMS services authorization.

 

 

The user name and password are required to start ArcIMS services (ArcIMS Application Server, ArcIMS Monitor and ArcIMS Tasker) and gives the ArcIMS Spatial Server the necessary privileges to access resources on the local computer and/or network. The user name should include the domain and the user name of the ArcIMS installation account, for example, esri\ArcIMS. The user account must have administrator privileges. By default the domain and user name of the account installing ArcIMS is provided.