One of the vital features of ArcGIS for Server is load balancing. How a GIS server can take over in case others are busy or highly loaded is certainly a very important aspect of maintaining good response time. When a request is made to consume a GIS service, the Web server (whether dedicated or built in) keeps logs in the Server site. These include which GIS server is free and which one is not. The decision regarding which GIS server should get this request next is made accordingly. The server then executes the request efficiently using the optimization tools we discussed in Chapter 5, Optimizing GIS Services. The load balancing module is a closed box, which means you get to enjoy the experience of Server balancing the requests between your GIS servers but cannot peek under the hood and configure it. It would be really useful if Esri were to expose this part for us to play with; it did, however, enable us to tap into something really interesting—clustering...
Administering ArcGIS for Server
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Administering ArcGIS for Server
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Overview of this book
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Administering ArcGIS for Server
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Best Practices for Installing ArcGIS for Server
Authoring Web Services
Consuming GIS Services
Planning and Designing GIS Services
Optimizing GIS Services
Clustering and Load Balancing
Securing ArcGIS for Server
Server Logs
Selecting the Right Hardware
Server Architecture
Index
Customer Reviews