Lesson 4: Server Software Performance

ArcGIS Server is a component of the ArcGIS Enterprise software license. ArcGIS Enterprise provides a variety of ArcGIS Server capabilities, supported by a fully integrated services architecture including portal content management, ArcGIS Server processing capabilities, and a variety of optimized data source configurations. This chapter will focus on the ArcGIS Server component configuration strategies for optimum system performance and throughput capacity.

Reference documentation

 * 1) ArcGIS Enterprise software architecture
 * 2) ArcGIS Server Terminology
 * 3) Map Service instance configuration strategies
 * 4) Cached map service

Reference documentation

 * 1) Generating the map cache
 * 2) GIS Server machine memory configuration
 * 3) Selecting the right technology: A case study

Exercise 4: Use the CPT to evaluate server software performance
Proper web service instance settings are important for leveraging available platform computing resources. This exercise will use the CPT Design tab to demonstrate the importance of proper web service configurations.


 * Download the Arc19CapacityPlanning0201 CPT for use in the class exercises
 * Click here for Exercise 4 where you will perform the following tasks:
 * Configure the CPT Calculator tab for demonstrating batch service loads.
 * Configure the CPT Design tab for demonstrating batch service loads.
 * Configure the CPT Design tab for demonstrating map service loads.

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