ArcGIS Server service "start type" for 11.3

[berniejconnors]

Hi,

               We are making progress with an install of ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 on a fresh Windows Server VM.  So far Portal, Portal WA, and Server are installed.  I have a quick question – I just looked at the services running and I found this:

               I know “Automatic-Delayed” is the preferred “start type” for earlier versions of ArcGIS Server 10.x.  Is that still the case for ArcGIS Server 11.3?  And should the Portal for ArcGIS service also be set to “Automatic-Delayed”?

Thanks,

Bernie.

[ChrisUnderwood]

Hello @berniejconnors , if there was an expectation for you to change the Startup Type from the ArcGIS installer's default of "Automatic", then that should be documented. But as the documentation seems to be silent on this I would leave the Startup Type as the installer set it, unless you find a particular reason to change it later.

[berniejconnors]

Thanks @ChrisUnderwood.  That makes perfect sense.  Do you have any input on why the "start type" has changed between 10.x and 11.x?   A very experienced ArcGIS Enterprise admin suggested:

At 11.x the "ArcGIS Server" service and the "Portal for ArcGIS" service are both really slow to start.  There is no need for "Automatic-Delayed".

Bernie.