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Change the ArcGIS Server site mode

You can change the ArcGIS Server site mode in ArcGIS Server Manager or the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory. The two site modes are editable mode and read-only mode.

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Change the site mode in ArcGIS Server Manager

To change the site mode to read-only mode in ArcGIS Server Manager, follow these steps:

  1. Open Manager and sign in as a member with administrative privileges.
  2. Click Site > Settings.
  3. On the Site Settings page, click Edit.
  4. Check the Enable read-only mode check box.

A banner appears indicating that the site is in read-only mode. Publishing new services and most administrative operations will be blocked. Scaling your site by adding or removing machines is still possible and the functionality of existing services continues to be available. See Administrative operations and ArcGIS Server site mode for details on which administrative operations are disabled.

Change the site mode in the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory

You can also change the site mode using the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Administrator Directory and sign in as a member with administrative privileges.
  2. Click Mode.
  3. Click Update.
  4. Choose the desired site mode from the Site Mode drop-down menu.
  5. Click Update.