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Mastering ArcGIS Enterprise Administration

By : Chad Cooper
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Mastering ArcGIS Enterprise Administration

By: Chad Cooper

Overview of this book

ArcGIS Enterprise, the next evolution of the ArcGIS Server product line, is a full-featured mapping and analytics platform. It includes a powerful GIS web services server and a dedicated Web GIS infrastructure for organizing and sharing your work. You will learn how to first install ArcGIS Enterprise to then plan, design, and finally publish and consume GIS services. You will install and configure an Enterprise geodatabase and learn how to administer ArcGIS Server, Portal, and Data Store through user interfaces, the REST API, and Python scripts. This book starts off by explaining how ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5.1 is different from earlier versions of ArcGIS Server and covers the installation of all the components required for ArcGIS Enterprise. We then move on to geodatabase administration and content publication, where you will learn how to use ArcGIS Server Manager to view the server logs, stop and start services, publish services, define users and roles for security, and perform other administrative tasks. You will also learn how to apply security mechanisms on ArcGIS Enterprise and safely expose services to the public in a secure manner. Finally, you’ll use the RESTful administrator API to automate server management tasks using the Python scripting language. You’ll learn all the best practices and troubleshooting methods to streamline the management of all the interconnected parts of ArcGIS Enterprise.

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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Title Page
Title Page
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Customer Feedback
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
ArcGIS Enterprise Introduction and Installation
ArcGIS Enterprise Introduction and Installation
Introduction to ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5.1
Installing ArcGIS Server
Installing Portal for ArcGIS
Installing ArcGIS Data Store
Summary
2
Enterprise Geodatabase Administration
Enterprise Geodatabase Administration
What constitutes an enterprise geodatabase?
Relational database management system installation and configuration
Creating or enabling an enterprise geodatabase
Connecting to the geodatabase
Users, roles, and privileges
Loading data
Database maintenance
Summary
3
Publishing Content
Publishing Content
Service types
Publishing services
Managing service data
Publishing to the ArcGIS Data Store
Extending services
Summary
4
ArcGIS Server Administration
ArcGIS Server Administration
Connecting to an ArcGIS Server site
A quick tour of the configuration store and ArcGIS Server directories
Carrying out administrative tasks
Summary
5
Portal for ArcGIS Administration
Portal for ArcGIS Administration
Connecting to Portal
Administering through the web interface
Administering through the Portal REST Administrative Directory
Backing up Portal
Changing the Portal for ArcGIS account
Management tools
geo jobe Admin Tools
Summary
6
Security
Security
Security basics
ArcGIS Server security
Portal security
Using Portal with ArcGIS Server
Updates
References
Summary
7
Scripting Administrative Tasks
Scripting Administrative Tasks
Working with data
Working with ArcGIS Server services
ArcGIS Server error monitoring and reporting
Working with Portal through Python
Summary
8
The ArcGIS Python API
The ArcGIS Python API
What is the ArcGIS API for Python?
How the API is structured
Getting set up to use the API
Working with services
Working with users and groups
Working with features
Summary
9
ArcGIS Enterprise Standards and Best Practices
ArcGIS Enterprise Standards and Best Practices
Why are standards and best practices needed?
Standards
Best practices
Summary
10
Troubleshooting ArcGIS Enterprise Issues and Errors
Troubleshooting ArcGIS Enterprise Issues and Errors
Keeping your cool
Gathering information
Using available resources
Using the logs
Tracking issues
Installation and configuration issues
Permissions issues
Web browser considerations
Passwords
Scripts
Tools to help you
Outage and issue scenarios
Summary

ArcGIS Server security

Now that we have gotten some general security items out of the way, let's discuss ArcGIS Server security.

Fundamentals of ArcGIS Server security

In an abstract sense, security is a simple concept; by securing an IT system (such as your GIS system), we are protecting it from harm, either accidental or intentional, that could come as the result of unauthorized access. With that said, let's start with looking at how ArcGIS Server is initially configured upon post-installation, and ways we can further strengthen the security of the deployment.

The post-installation scene

After a fresh new installation of ArcGIS Server, you have a simple system:

  • There is only one account in ArcGIS Server--the primary site account (PSA) that was specified upon site creation
  • All admin and publishing services are secured
  • All services are publicly accessible (no security is set up yet, so any service that gets published is open to the public by default)

For an internal-only development or testing environment...

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