Migrating from a previous version of ArcGIS Explorer Home Server

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Prior to Build 480, you, as a home server administrator, had to download a zip file from the ESRI support pages and unzip it into either C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ or <ArcGIS Server install location>\arcgis\java\web_output location of your server machine. The process is streamlined for users who have Internet Information Services(IIS) running on thier machine; simply install the ArcGIS Explorer Home setup and just point client machines to your home server machine. The default location for this install is <install location>\ArcGIS Explorer Home 500. All the required files are installed to this location and any modifications to files should be performed here. This location is mirrored in a virtual directory created by the setup, called arcgisexplorer500. You can see the virtual directory under Computer Management (Right click on My Computer and click Manage) > Internet Information Services > Websites > Default Web Sites > arcgisexplorer500

If you are having issues seeing the new home server, check that the files under <install location>\ArcGIS Explorer Home 500 are properly mirrored under Computer Management.

ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform users, will need to unzip the files to <ArcGIS Server install location>\arcgis\java\web_ouput and just point client machines to your home server machine.

Connecting to the home server

Build 480 and later has a new folder structure. When your clients upgrade to Build 500 they will not be able to automatically connect to the home server they had been previously using. Simply copy over any files that have been modified to the new folder location and instruct your clients to connect to the home server location using the new syntax. Versions previous to 480 connected to the home server using the following web address syntax:
http://<server name>/<instance name>. (i.e. http://myserver/arcgis).

At 480 and later, the instance name is no longer needed. A client can connect to your home server simply using the server's name,
http://<server name> (i.e. http://myserver).

For more information on connecting through ArcGIS Explorer to your home server please consult the ArcGIS Explorer Help.

Using an existing home server setup

It is possible to use a home server that was setup prior to 480, as long as it abides to the new folder structure.

For IIS
Create a new virtual directory called arcgisexplorer500 and link it to the existing location for the configurations.(For steps on how to create a virtual directory see Setting up multiple home server locations for IIS)

For ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform
Simply rename the explorer folder to arcgisexplorer500. This folder is located at <ArcGIS Server install location>\arcgis\java\web_ouput.