Arcpy script to add data to mxd and publish to ArcGIS server without ArcMap

create_sde_connection.py

'''
Created on Feb 24, 2011

The purpose of this script is to create the SDE connection file needed to connect to your SDE

@author: rrubalcava
'''
import os, arcpy

class CreateSDEConnection:
    def __init__(self, folder):
        self.folder = folder
        self.connection = folder + "connection.sde"
    def createConnection(self):
        print "Checking if SDE Connection file already exists"
        if os.path.exists(self.connection):
            print "SDE Connection file already exists, delete it"
            os.remove(self.connection)
        
        print "continue with creating sde connection file"
        fileName = "connection.sde"
        server = "SERVER_NAME"
        # update this if not using SQL Server
        instance = "sde:sqlserver:SERVER_NAME"
        db = "DATABASE_INSTANCE"
        authType = "DATABASE_AUTH"
        user = "USER_NAME"
        pw = "PASSWORD"
        saveUserInfo = "SAVE_USERNAME"
        # I just use default here, but you can change it
        version = "SDE.Default"
        saveVersionInfo = "SAVE_VERSION"
        
        try:
            arcpy.CreateArcSDEConnectionFile_management(self.folder, fileName, server, instance, db, authType, user, pw, saveUserInfo, version, saveVersionInfo)
            print "SDE Connection file created successfully"
            #self.log.trace('SDE Connection created successfully')
            return True
        except arcpy.ExecuteError, ex:
            print "An error occurred in creating SDE Connection file: " + ex[0]
            #self.log.error('Error occurred while creating connection file: ' + ex[0])
            return False

publish_mxd.py

# This is a sample of how to add data
# to an mxd file, convert to msd and publish
# to ArcGIS Server without using ArcMap.

# NOTE: This is just a sample.
#       You'll need to change it up
#       to work in your environment.

# YOU NEED AN EMPTY MXD FILE TO START (empty.mxd)
# As of right now, you can't create a new mxd from
# nothing in Arcpy.

# This is meant to be run directly on
# your ArcGIS Server machine.

import arcpy
from create_sde_connection import CreateSDEConnection

# Copy an empty mxd to a new mxd
# would be cooler if I could just create
# a new mxd to start with, but what you gonna do
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"c:\temp\ags\empty.mxd")
mxd.saveACopy(r"c:\temp\ags\testing.mxd")

print mxd.filePath

del mxd

# create my SDE connection
# I have a little script to do it,
# but create it or use it however you want
sde = CreateSDEConnection("c:\\temp\\ags\\")

# make sure you can 
if sde.createConnection() == True:
  features = sde.connection + "\\FEATURES.SDE.DATA_Network_Classes\\FEATURES.SDE.ssFeature"
  feature_Layer = "SDE.ssFeature_Layer"
  lyr_file = r"c:\temp\ags\feature.lyr"
  workspace = r"c:\temp\ags"
  # use a where clause that works with your data
  where_clause = "'NAME' <> ''"
  arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(features, feature_Layer, where_clause, workspace)
  arcpy.SaveToLayerFile_management(feature_Layer, lyr_file, "ABSOLUTE")

  # add the layer file to your map
  mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"c:\temp\ags\testing.mxd")
  print mxd.filePath
  addLayer = arcpy.mapping.Layer(lyr_file)
  df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0]
  arcpy.mapping.AddLayer(df, addLayer, "AUTO_ARRANGE")
  mxd.saveACopy(r"c:\temp\ags\topublish.mxd")

  del mxd

  # convert to MSD
  mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"c:\temp\ags\topublish.mxd")
  msd = r"c:\temp\ags\demo.msd"
  df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0]
  arcpy.mapping.ConvertToMSD(mxd, msd, df, "NORMAL", "NORMAL")

  # publish MSD
  # use localhost if running directly
  # in AGS machine. You should be, the point is
  # you don't have ArcMap to publish data
  server_url = "http://localhost/ArcGIS/rest/services"
  server_name = "localhost"
  service_name = "arcpydemo"
  folder_name = "demo"
  capabilities = ["WMS"]
  user_name = "YOUR_NAME"
  password = "YOUR_PASSWORD"
  domain = "YOUR_DOMAIN"

  arcpy.mapping.PublishMSDToServer(msd, server_url, server_name, service_name,
      folder_name, capabilities, user_name, password, domain)

  # clean up
  del mxd, msd

  print "Service published without issue"
  # you hope, I didn't really add error checking