Add an ArcGIS Server machine to a site

If you've installed ArcGIS Server on one or multiple machines, you can add them to an ArcGIS Server site using ArcGIS Server Manager, ArcMap, or the join-site command line utility.

Add a machine using ArcGIS Server Manager

To add an ArcGIS Server machine to an existing site, follow these steps:

1. Open ArcGIS Server Manager for the ArcGIS Server site and log in.
2. Click Site > Server Configuration > Machines.
3. In the Machines module, click Add Machine.
4. In the Add Machine window, type the name of the ArcGIS Server machine you want to add to the site, for example, gisserver.domain.com.

   Caution:

   You must type the exact name of the machine. Do not type localhost.

5. The URL of the ArcGIS Server machine you want to add to the site is entered automatically in the format https://gisserver.domain.com:6443. If the site uses HTTP only for its communication, change the URL to the format http://gisserver.domain.com:6080.
6. Click Add. Your machine is added to the site and appears in the Machines module.

   You can repeat these steps as necessary to add ArcGIS Server machines to your site.

7. If your site has registered ArcGIS Insights Relational Data Store Types, you must restart ArcGIS Server on each newly added machine by running the stopserver/startserver scripts as the owner of ArcGIS Server. These scripts are located in the $AGSHOME directory.

Add a machine using ArcMap

You can also add an ArcGIS Server machine to an existing site using the Catalog window in ArcMap.

To add an ArcGIS Server machine to a site, follow these steps:

1. In the Catalog tree, expand the GIS Servers node.
2. Double-click Add ArcGIS Server and create an Administer GIS server connection to the server. See Connect to ArcGIS Server from ArcGIS Desktop for instructions on how to connect. If you already have an administrative connection, you can skip this step.
3. In the Catalog tree, right-click your server connection and choose Server Properties.
4. Click the Machines tab in the ArcGIS Server Properties window.
5. Click Add.
6. In the Add Machine window, type the name of the machine you want to add to the site, for example, gisserver.domain.com.

   Caution:

   You must type the exact name of the machine. Do not type localhost.

7. Enter the URL of the machine you want to add to the site in the format https://gisserver.domain.com:6443. If the site uses HTTP only for communication, use the URL in the format http://gisserver.domain.com:6080 instead.
8. Click OK. Your machine is added to the site and appears in the list of available machines. You can repeat these steps as necessary to add ArcGIS Server machines to your site.
9. If your site has registered ArcGIS Insights Relational Data Store Types, you must restart ArcGIS Server on each newly added machine by running the stopserver/startserver scripts as the owner of your ArcGIS Server. These scripts are located at the $AGSHOME directory. After restarting, ArcGIS Server on each added machine will be fully functional.