Possible conflicts running arcgis server (image server) on same machine also hosting SQL enterprise databases?

Question

I recently launched a multi-machine Enterprise Portal deployment (10.9.1), and have a couple other machines not yet part of the federation but theoretically available to use as a separate image server.

Both other 'spare' machines are running SQL Server, one of which contains the instance housing an enterprise geodatabase that is a registered data store for our hosting server. This machine was previously running a standalone arcgis server that I have turned off but not yet uninstalled. The other has some SQL databases for other unrelated purposes.

My main question is if there is any reason to not run arcgis image server on the same machine also housing SQL databases or ArcGIS Desktop 10.7.1?  Would the different programs conflict at all with each other?

George Thompson · Answer

It would depend, but usually recommend them separate if possible.

imansbburg · Answer

I don't currently have a lot of other options....however one of the machines' SQL databases are there for applications that are getting phased out this year. I take it I would be better off using that one? As opposed to the one running our enterprise database that participates in the Portal. Given that that one was actually running our old standalone server at the same time proves it was still able to run both programs concurrently.

Kara_Shindle · Answer

I fully agree with that - in my case my Server Admin wanted to dump several hundred GBs of Pro work files onto one of my federated servers without checking first and I had to gather information on why they couldn't go on each server.