ArcGIS components

The ArcGIS Enterprise on Microsoft Azure help focuses on deploying ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Server on Microsoft Azure, but you need to understand the components you're deploying. Most of this information is found in other ArcGIS help systems.

The following table lists key pages in other help systems to introduce you to important concepts related to these components:

Page	Description
Base ArcGIS Enterprise deployment	Provides a description and diagrams of the components that compose an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment.
Additional server deployment	Describes the ArcGIS Server sites you can add to an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment to fill specific roles.
About ArcGIS Server licensing roles	Lists capabilities provided for each type of ArcGIS Server license.
Integrate your server with ArcGIS Enterprise	Explains the different levels of integration you can have between ArcGIS Server sites and ArcGIS Enterprise portals.
Relationships between web services and portal items	The items in your organization have associated web services running on ArcGIS Server sites. How the item or service is created affects how you manage it. This topic explains this relationship and the rules for removing items or services from your deployment.
Layers published to your portal's federated servers	When you publish to a federated server, a corresponding item is added to your organization. This topic explains that relationship.
What is ArcGIS Data Store?	Provides an overview of the types of data stores you can create with ArcGIS Data Store and how you use them.
Apps and functionality that require ArcGIS Data Store	Lists the ArcGIS functionality and Esri applications that require certain types of data stores to help you decide which data stores to create and use with your portal's hosting server.
Data sources for ArcGIS Server	ArcGIS Server sites must have access to the data you want to publish as web services. This topic in the ArcGIS Server help explains your options for registering data sources with an ArcGIS Server site.
A quick tour of GeoEvent Server	Provides an overview of ArcGIS GeoEvent Server.
Introduction to ArcGIS Notebook Server	Explains what ArcGIS Notebook Server does and its role in an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment.
Introduction to ArcGIS Mission Server	Explains what part ArcGIS Mission Server plays in an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment.
Get started with ArcGIS Knowledge Server	Defines ArcGIS Knowledge Server.