Modifying server settings

You can modify settings on the ArcGIS server.

To modify the ArcGIS server settings:
  1. Open the web.config file on your ArcGIS server: 
    <Virtual root directory>\<ArcGIS Server instance name>\<Services>
    For example: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ArcGIS\Services\web.config
  2. Locate the httpRuntime element: 
    <httpRuntime maxRequestLength="8192"
             enable="True"
             executionTimeout="240" />
  3. Make the following changes:
    1. If the maximum message size quota error message was triggered, increase the value of the maxRequestLength attribute and the executionTimeout attribute.

      Increasing these values affects the performance of the server. Increase them only enough to match your needs.

    2. If the request channel caused a timeout, increase the value of the executionTimeout attribute.

      This change increases the amount of time the client waits after it receives a message from the server. Increasing this value also affects performance.

  4. Save the changes and restart the web service.