Setting the capacity of a server object container

You can determine how many running service instances each of your server object container (SOC) machines will support by setting each SOC's capacity property. If one of your SOC machines is considerably more powerful than the others, you might want to set a high capacity value on that machine and a lower value on the other machines.

To learn more about capacity, see the topic Tuning and configuring services.

How to set the capacity of a server object container in Manager

1. Click the GIS Server tab in Manager and click Host Machines.
2. Click the Edit (pencil) icon next to the machine whose capacity you want to set.
3. Choose a value from the Capacity drop-down list. The default is Unlimited.
4. Click OK.

How to set the capacity of a server object container in ArcCatalog

1. Connect to the GIS server in ArcCatalog.
2. Right-click the name of the server and click Server Properties.
3. Click the Hosts tab and choose the machine whose capacity you want to change, then click Edit.
4. Choose a capacity value from the drop-down list. The default is Unlimited.
5. Click OK and close the Server Properties page.