topic ArcGIS Server Administrator API for 10.1- Create Service method question in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-server-administrator-api-for-10-1-create/m-p/351595#M13554 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am attempting to use the AGS 10.1 SP1 Administrator REST API to create a map service (eventually from .NET, but testing using Fiddler right now).&nbsp; Referencing the </SPAN><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/server-admin-api/index.html?createService.html">Create Service</A><SPAN> help I am able to alter the Example JSON object to get a successful creation response from AGS.&nbsp; However, I am not able to start the service manually.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Before I go deeper into the issue, I realized the example points to a ".msd" file as the source of the service.&nbsp; However, it seems that in 10.1, the msd files have been deprecated and ".sd" definitions are used.&nbsp; But, when trying to use the API method with a sd file I get an invalid file type response error.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So, my first question, when using the Administrator API, what type of file should be used as the source of the service?&nbsp; Thanks.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 May 2013 18:55:49 GMT JimSomerville1 2013-05-03T18:55:49Z ArcGIS Server Administrator API for 10.1- Create Service method question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-server-administrator-api-for-10-1-create/m-p/351595#M13554 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am attempting to use the AGS 10.1 SP1 Administrator REST API to create a map service (eventually from .NET, but testing using Fiddler right now).&nbsp; Referencing the </SPAN><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/server-admin-api/index.html?createService.html">Create Service</A><SPAN> help I am able to alter the Example JSON object to get a successful creation response from AGS.&nbsp; However, I am not able to start the service manually.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Before I go deeper into the issue, I realized the example points to a ".msd" file as the source of the service.&nbsp; However, it seems that in 10.1, the msd files have been deprecated and ".sd" definitions are used.&nbsp; But, when trying to use the API method with a sd file I get an invalid file type response error.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So, my first question, when using the Administrator API, what type of file should be used as the source of the service?&nbsp; Thanks.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 May 2013 18:55:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-server-administrator-api-for-10-1-create/m-p/351595#M13554 JimSomerville1 2013-05-03T18:55:49Z Re: ArcGIS Server Administrator API for 10.1- Create Service method question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-server-administrator-api-for-10-1-create/m-p/351596#M13555 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>you can see </SPAN><A href="http://nicogis.blogspot.it/2012/10/ags-101-restful-administrative-api.html">http://nicogis.blogspot.it/2012/10/ags-101-restful-administrative-api.html</A><SPAN>. I have written a code sample for create service in c#</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 May 2013 17:31:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-server-administrator-api-for-10-1-create/m-p/351596#M13555 nicogis 2013-05-13T17:31:47Z