These instructions apply only to ServletExec 5.x with ArcIMS 9.0, using Microsoft IIS web server on the Windows operating system. Instructions for integrating other versions of ServletExec and ArcIMS can be found here.

The instructions at this website are provided by New Atlanta Communications.
In addition to these instructions, ESRI provides its own steps for installation and configuration of ServletExec and ArcIMS.
For ServletExec 5.x ISAPI on Windows 2003 (IIS 6) and ArcIMS 9.0 click here.
For ServletExec 5.x ISAPI on Windows with IIS 4 or IIS 5 and ArcIMS 9.0 click here.
A listing of all such ESRI knowledge base articles can be found here.

Note: If you ran the ArcIMS 9.0 Post Installer, it should have already created the neccessary virtual directories in your IIS website automatically. In which case, you won't need to create them manually, and can simply skip this step.

Note: The information that follows on this page can also be found in the ArcIMS 9.0 Installation Guide, Under step #4, in the section entitled: "Creating virtual directories on IIS"

a. Open IIS Manager:
choose Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Services Manager

b. Under your localhost name, find Default Web site. Click to highlight it.

c. Click Action in the toolbar.

d. From the dropdown menu, point to New and click Virtual Directory. The New Virtual Directory Wizard displays.

e. Type "Manager" for the alias and click Next.

f. Click Browse to select the ArcIMS Manager directory at

<drive>...\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcIMS\Manager

or the alternate location that you selected during ArcIMS installation, click OK, and click Next.

g. For IIS 4.0, check Allow Directory Browsing and click Finish. For IIS 5.0, check Browse and click Next. Manager appears in the virtual directory list. Now create virtual directories for output and website. If you browsed to the location of your Web server root directory to create directories for output and website during ArcIMS installation, skip to step r below.

h. Click Default Web Site to highlight it.

i. Click Action, point to New, and click Virtual Directory.

j. Type "output" for the alias and click Next.

k. Click Browse to select the ArcIMS output directory located where you placed it during installation, for example,

     C:\ArcIMS\output

Click Next.

l. Check Allow Directory Browsing and click Finish. Output appears in the virtual directory list.

m. Click Default Web Site to highlight it.

n. Click Action, point to New, and click Virtual Directory.

o. Type "website" for the alias and click Next.

p. Click Browse to select the ArcIMS website directory located where you placed it during installation, for example,

     C:\ArcIMS\website

Click Next.

q. Check Allow Directory Browsing and click Finish. Website appears in the virtual directory list.

r.Close the console window. Click Yes at the Save Console settings prompt.

See "Step 5: Configure ArcIMS" in the ArcIMS Installation Guide for the final step required to get ArcIMS running.