Convert Cache Storage Format utility

The Convert Cache Storage Format utility allows you to change the storage format of a map cache from the command line. If the cache was originally stored in the exploded format, it is converted to the compact format. If the cache was originally stored in the compact format, it is converted to the exploded format.

See Available map cache properties to learn more about cache storage formats.

Parameters

Parameter	Details
-u	The name of an ArcGIS Server user who will execute the utility. The user must have the appropriate level of privileges to execute the action.
-p	The password of the user who was specified with the -u parameter.
-s	The URL of the site, in the format http://myserver:6080.
-n	The name of the service whose cache format you want to convert. This is provided using the syntax <Service name>:<Service type>.
-i	The number of instances of ArcGIS Server's CachingTools service to use for the job. See Allocation of server resources to caching.
-t	Passes the token to the server when the utility is executed. If this parameter is omitted, HTTP authentication is used.
-h	Prints help for the utility.

Example

The following example converts the storage format of a map service named SanDiego.

<Python installation location>\python.exe "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Server\tools\admin\convertcachestorageformat.py" -u admin -p admin -s http://gisserver.domain.com:6080 -n SanDiego:MapServer -i 2 -t