WisDOT ArcGIS Server Implementation

Mitch Moline

WisDOT GIS System and Technology Administrator

WisDOT ArcGIS Server Implementation

WLIA Spring Annual 2011

• ArcGIS Upgrade Project

• DOA/DOT Co-Location Project

• ArcGIS Server Recommendations Project

• ArcGIS Server Implementation Project



What’s in this session …

• What was Upgraded

• Approach Used for Upgrade

• Lessoned Learned

ArcGIS 9.3.1 Upgrade Project ...





What was Upgraded and Approach Used …

Tested and bug fixed ArcGIS Desktop Applications• Standalone VB6 Applications • Customized .MXDs (VBA)

ArcGIS Desktop Upgrade via Enterprise Software Distribution (ESD) Packages

ArcIMS Upgrade• Bug Fixed ArcIMS Applications and re-staged • ArcIMS Server Upgrade Done Manually

ArcSDE Upgrade Done Manually

Lessoned Learned …

2 - Edit dbtune table (configuration keywords) to use LONGRAW, not ST_GEOMETRY

http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.whitepapers.viewPaper&PID=66&MetaID=1301

3 - V9.1 Feature Classes/Datasets are Low Precision, data loading at v9.3.1 are High Precision

4 – Needed to add these elevated permissions for the SDE user (not needed in past)

• lock any table • update any table

see http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.techarticles.articleShow&d=35013

see

1 – Can use silent install switches from this ESRI White Paper

http://downloads2.esri.com/support/whitepapers/ao_/ArcGIS_9.3_Enterprise_Deployment.pdfsee



http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.whitepapers.viewPaper&PID=66&MetaID=1301

http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.techarticles.articleShow&d=35013

http://downloads2.esri.com/support/whitepapers/ao_/ArcGIS_9.3_Enterprise_Deployment.pdf

DOA/DOT Co-Location…

The DET/DOT Server Co-location Project was for DET to support the co-location of all DOT production and production support applications, servers, and devices into the DET Femrite Data Center (FDC) by providing DOT a secure facility, network connectivity, network racks, enclosures (cabinets) and facility resources.

Since I did not build the v9.1 system, I had to document the current systemso I could rebuild it at the FDC as v9.3.1

New GIS Infrastructure Build from Ground Up:• Green Field Builds – network, connectivity and servers • Production = physical blades; SYST and UAT = virtual machines• Once new hardware production, severs aliased with the old server

names to avoid breaking code, connection files, layer files etc…



Separate Production, Acceptance and System Test Environments

Co-Located GIS Server Infrastructure…



Scaled for the implementation of ArcGIS Server

ArcGIS Desktop Firewall Rules ….

• Added a dedicated ArcGIS 9x LM (keyless)

• Locked LM Ports: 27005/10xx for ESRI LM (8x) 27004/10xx for ArcGIS LM (9x)

• Added a new GeoProcessing Server

• Added a new Raster File Server



ArcIMS/ArcSDE Firewall Rules …

• One ArcIMS Installation/Config

• Opened ArcIMS Servlet

• Scaled Architecture to support ArcGIS Server



ArcGIS Server (AGS) Recommendations Project …

The Purpose of this project was to determine and evaluate business requirements, perform R&D, and make recommendations for the implementation of ArcGIS Server



The Scope of this project was to develop recommendations in the form of alternatives for implementing AGS at WisDOT



• Configuring alternative AGS Application and Web Server environments

• Configuring alternative Unit Test Environments

• Deploying R&D AGS Web Mapping Services and Applications

• Performing tests to define a fully supportable AGS environment

Recommendations were determined by …

AGS R&D Web and Application Servers …



• VM Builds in Test Zone at FDC – Windows 2003 vs. 2008 OS

• Java and .NET AGS Application Sever Configurations

• IIS and Apache/Tomcat and WAS6 Web Server Configurations

AGS Unit Test Environments …



• Tested different development environments for the AGS Web APIs

• Used Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 for .NET ADF

• Used RSA (Eclipse) for the Java ADF

• AGS Services were either hosted locally (EDN) or from R&D AGS Server

• All AGS Services Used Direct Connect

Unit Test Development Platforms …



ArcGIS Server API for JavaScript• Apache/Tomcat and IIS• Mozilla Firefox/Firebug• JavaScript, HTML, Dojo

ArcGIS Server API for Flex• Apache/Tomcat and IIS• Flex Builder (Trial Version)• MXML, ActionScript• Flex API – downloaded locally• Client plug-nArcGIS Server API for Silverlight/WPF

• Visual Studio 2008 SP1• Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1• Expression Blend 3 (optional install, trial version)• XAML, VB.Net (most samples are in C+)• ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF – download locally• Client plug-in

NET Web ADF for ArcGIS Server • IIS • ArcGIS Server for Microsoft .NET Framework (EDN)• Visual Studio 2008• C# and Javascript

Java Web ADF for ArcGIS Server• Tested With RSA (Eclipse)

RSA (Eclipse)• Using SOAP for ArcGIS Server

What as deployed and tested …



AGS Service Types Deployed:• Map Services – Base Map layers, vector and raster, dynamic• Image Services – Base Map layers, raster, dynamic• Geometry Services• GeoProcessing Services – Toolboxes and Extended (SOE)• Geocode Service – locater file from ESRI Data and Maps DVDI

AGS Applications Deployed:• Two applications for each development environment• Development of each focused on same set of deliverables• Staged to IIS, Apache and WAS6

ArcGIS Server Connectivity …



Locked DCOM Ports

Port Reporter Utility

Telnet Utility

AGS Recommendations Organized By IT Architectures …



• Application Architecture

• Technology Architecture

• Information Architecture

• Security Architecture

• Organizational Architecture

AGS Application Architecture …



Three Types of Application Development Scenarios:

• Map Centric (Stand Alone) AGS Applications – Pure AGS Client side applications using the ArcGIS Server JavaScript API

• Hybrid Java/AGS UI Applications – Client side plus server side logic applications that have layered use cases, require lots of business logic (Java) and a map (AGS UI)

• Java/AGS Service Applications – Java applications that need limited GIS functionality and do not require a map, only a need to call AGS backend services (via REST or SOAP)



AGS Development SDKs and APIs …

This was used tohelp describe the AGS development optionsto management andJava developers

AGS Technology Architecture …



AGS Application Server Configuration:• ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework

Web Server Configurations:• IIS for vendor delivered applications• WebSphere for WisDOT developed applications



AGS Technical Architecture …

This was used to communicate architecturecomponents to thearchitecture review section (ITSA)

AGS Information Architecture …



Oracle RDBMS:• Traditional ArcSDE Connections vs. Direct Connections• Spatial Views for data optimizations

Cache Strategy• Raster vs. Vector – what to cache• Scales – how to determine them• Origin - what to use• Instances – how many to use, when• Cache Directory Location• Space Plan

AGS Security Architecture …



AGS Application Security:• WebSphere (AGS JS API) and IIS (.NET ADF) to use a reverse proxy

AGS Web Service Security:• Secured using AD Domain and LDAP solutions

Security Architecture – Use of a Reverse Proxy …



https://webapp-t.dot.state.wi.ushttps://webapp-a.dot.state.wi.ushttps://webapp.dot.state.wi.us

https://acceptance.dot.state.wi.us

https://trust.dot.state.wi.us

https://test.dot.state.wi.us

Intranet:

Extranet:

Novel Access Manager (NAM)

AGS Organizational Architecture …



• AGS JavaScript API Training – ESRI Instructor Lead

• Python Training – ESRI Instructor Lead

• Java Developers will need to learn the AGS Soap API

Lessoned Learned …



http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/arcgisserver/archive/2009/10/19/Which-ESRI-Web-mapping-API-should-I-choose_3F00_.aspx

http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/arcgisserver/archive/2009/03/24/Code-assistance-for-the-ArcGIS-JavaScript-API_3A00_-Aptana-Studio-plug_2D00_in.aspx

• Crossdomain.xml• Plug-in support for Flex and Silverlight at WisDOT - NA• Local Install of JavaScript API and JavaScript SDK Help• AGS Web Service Security • AGS JS API Code Assist plug-in for Aptana• Meeting with ESRI regarding Deprecation plans of ADF• Java Developers and the AGS SOAP API for AGS• GP tools from ADF vs. APIs• AGS Warm up IO tool• You can run AGS manger for all AGS instances from Administrators pc• Rest API admin tool , must login with all caps = AD\DOTMXM• Windows 2008 64 bit and oracle client version compatibility issues






ArcGIS Server Implementation …



1 – AGS Installation and Configuration – Installations will be performed on GIS servers at the FDC. 2 – AGS Web Service Optimization – The results from the AGS Recommendations Project are to be used to create best practices to author and deploy AGS web services.

3 – AGS Web Testing Methodology –This methodology will include a tool set and best practices to record and “play back” GIS workflows under user load scenario’s to determine scalability of AGS web services 4 – AGS Application Guidelines – Develop policies and guideline on how to develop AGS application on the intranet and extranet 5 – AGS Security – Protocols for AGS web service and application security are be implemented. These implementations are intended to fit into our current security infrastructure. 6 – Application Architecture Tuning –During the construction iterations of this project, it may be determined that additional tuning maybe needed to the current architecture or the newly implemented AGS architecture

AGS Web Service and Application Testing Methodology …



Find Software the can “record and play back” use cases/workflows

Used for three purposes:• AGS Map Service Bench Marking• AGS Application Testing• System Capacity Testing and Planning

Software Tested:• OpenSTA• JMeter• Visual Studio Team Test

Where we are now …



• Caching Strategy

• AGS Infrastructure Stress Testing

• AGS Application Staging Scripts

• Unit Test Installation and Help Documents

• Data Publishing Best Practices

• JavaScript API Installations

• AGS Installations and Configurations

• AGS Security

Thank You !

Mitch Moline608.267.7494

[email protected]



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