The first time you connect to your GIS server, you will need to add one or more server object containers, or SOC machines, to it. The SOC machines host services and are the work centers of your GIS server. For your GIS server to utilize these SOC machines, you need to link them to the server object manager (SOM).
For a machine to function as a SOC, it needs to have the Server Object Container component of ArcGIS Server installed on it. Additionally, you should have run the GIS Server post install on the container machine, specifying the same SOM Account and SOC Account names and passwords that you used on all of the other machines of your ArcGIS Server system.
How to add a server object container
To add a server object container machine in ArcCatalog, follow these steps:
- In the Catalog tree, right-click the name of your GIS server and click Server Properties.
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Click the Hosts tab and click Add.
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Type the machine name or click the Browse button to locate it on the network. This is the machine on which you installed the Server Object Container component of the software. For smaller system configurations, this may also be the machine on which you installed the Server Object Manager.
Note: You must type the exact name of the machine; do not use "localhost".
- Optionally, set a capacity value. The default is Unlimited capacity. For more information on choosing capacity, see "Limiting the load on the server with the capacity property" in the topic Tuning and configuring services .
- Optionally, add a description for the machine.
- Click OK.
- Add any other container machines you want to connect to the GIS server.