The ArcGIS for Server Administrative Scripting and Automation session at the 2014 Esri International User Conference provided information on how you can automate the following tasks:
- Publishing and starting services
- Applying permissions to services
- Monitoring services and databases
- Determining popular extents for the creation of caches
- Dynamically adding machines to your ArcGIS Server site
You can download sample scripts (.zip) demonstrated in this session from the following link:
http://downloads.esri.com/Blogs/arcgisserver/AdministrativeScriptingAndAutomationScripts.zip
You can also download a PDF of the session slides from the Esri website:
http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc14/tech-workshops/tw_1006.pdf