Rename a cache for a cached map service

MarkMindlin

Hi,

We have to understand what is correct time to rename a map cache.

The task is to replace an old map service with cache (format 1 with *.bundlx files) with new map service (format 2) with the same name  of the service, same name of the cache. Environment - ArcGIS 10.3.1 (Desktop,Server)

Publishing a map service with an option of manual cache will create "folder"_"map-service-name" directory with "Layers" directory.

How is possible to rename the directory to "map-service-name"? 

We tried to do it in ArcCatalog but after we cannot restart the map service.

We need to save "old" name of the cache for operational reasons.

RebeccaStrauch__GISP

How I update a complete cache, without interrupting the production version:

1. create a new service <new_temp>  using the same (or copy) of the prod mxd ... 
2. create the cache with the new_temp service
3. if I already had a cache for the prod service:
   1. STOP prod service and the new_temp service
   2. rename the prod cache folder as a backup
   3. rename the new_temp cache folder to the correct name for the prod service using File Exployer (not ArcCatalog)
   4. START the prod service
4. If this cache is new:
   1. as you mentioned, create the folders for the cache by setting up the cache, but as manual
   2. then follow the same steps as above.

When you restart the prod server, it should see the information in the config.xml and automatically register the info.  It would not hurt to delete the status.gdb and then check the status again.  The status.gdb should rebuild itself.

see more help A quick tour of map caching—Documentation (10.3 and 10.3.1) | ArcGIS for Server 

btw: I'll add that you can update a geographic extent of a cache while the service is running, but many times I need to replace the entire cache, and this seems to work best for that, in my opinion.