topic Re: Configure Web Adaptor Name in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions

Configure Web Adaptor Name

Marco_AlejandroBonilla — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:32:37 GMT

I'm trying to configure Web Adaptor for ArcGIS Server mantaining the URL of the GIS Server along with the port that is being used.

The actual conditions are:

- http://%hostname%:6080/arcgis/rest/services

So, if I install Web Adaptor with the default configurations the URL changes to:

- http://%hostname%/arcgis/rest/services

My needs are to change just the Web Adaptor name like this:

- http://%hostname%:6080/othername/rest/services

How can I achieve this?

Regards,

Re: Configure Web Adaptor Name

ErinBrimhall — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:18:30 GMT

Hi Marco,

I don't believe what you're describing is possible.

When a client accesses your ArcGIS Server instance with the port number (6080 or 6443) included in the URL, you are effectively bypassing the Web Adaptor and are communicating directly with the internal Apache/Gernomio web server that ArcGIS Server runs on.

That web server "tier" is separate from the one where the Web Adaptor is installed (e.g. IIS). The "arcgis" portion of this internal web server's URL is not configurable, at least not to my knowledge.

Re: Configure Web Adaptor Name

JayantaPoddar — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:35:40 GMT

Hi Marco,

How to install the Web Adaptor

The Web Adaptor setup program should launch automatically after the download has been completed. If the setup does not launch automatically, browse to the location of the downloaded setup files and double-click Setup.exe.
Review the terms and conditions of the license agreement. You must agree to the terms in order to proceed.
Review the features on the Select Features dialog box. Optionally, if you want to install the Cross-domain Policy Files, click the drop-down menu next to the feature and select This feature will be installed on the local hard drive. To learn more about this feature, see About cross-domain policy files. Click Next.
Choose a website for the Web Adaptor. Available websites are listed as <website name (port)>. If you don't see the Select website dialog box, this means you only have one website. If only one website is found on your machine, the ArcGIS Web Adaptor is automatically placed on that website without displaying the Select website dialog box.
Type the name of the Web Adaptor. The default value is arcgis.

Note:

A message will display if a virtual directory with the same name as the Web Adaptor already exists in the selected website. Click OK to close the message and enter a different name for the Web Adaptor.

To complete the installation, follow the directions on the screen.

However the port no. won't be displayed.

Thanks,

Jay

Re: Configure Web Adaptor Name

JasonTipton — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:37:40 GMT

You won't be able to have 2 web servers (ArcServer and IIS) listening on the same port...or at least you shouldn't...

You should have 2 options here:

1) Put your web adaptor on another server (if you want to maintain port 6080)

2) Change the port to 80 and use IIS on the same box.

You can configure IIS to listen on 6080, but it should probably be on a different box. The only way it might work on the same box is if you have domain filtering on. So, instead of using http://mybox:6080/arcgis, you would need something like http://gissubdomain.mydomain.com:6080. This would filter only the requests to that subdomain on that port.

What is the reason you want to keep 6080? The other alternative is just don't use the webadaptor and point straight at the box.