topic Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions

CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

BlairDeaver — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:04:35 GMT

Hello,

I have setup my Ubuntu ArcGIS Server 10.1 instance via Cloud Builder. All went well, but now I am a bit puzzled how to install the Java Web Adaptor. Here are my questions:

1) Is the Java Web Adaptor for ArcGIS Server installed by default with the Cloud Builder setup? If yes, where are the files installed?
2) If the Java Web Adaptor for ArcGIS Server is not installed by default, then where can I find documentation on how to install the Java Web Adaptor on a remote server in the cloud. The Linux server documentation is written for a setup where the user has access to be able to mount a CD/DVD device and written for a sever that has a display. I have downloaded and unpacked the files but get the following message when I try to install on my EC2 instance:

ubuntu@ip-10-248-81-110:~/downloads/esri/arcgis_server/WebAdaptor$ ls
Documentation Install.htm Setup WebAdaptor
ubuntu@ip-10-248-81-110:~/downloads/esri/arcgis_server/WebAdaptor$ sudo ./Setup
[ArcGIS 10.1 Web Adaptor (Java Platform) Setup Warning]
Unsupported OS found. ArcGIS 10.1 Web Adaptor (Java Platform) supports Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 and 6, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.
Press Enter to continue anyway...
read: 65: arg count

WARNING: This shell's DISPLAY variable has not been set.
This setup requires a valid display. Please set the DISPLAY
variable to your local UNIX host, or execute this setup
from a UNIX host which has the DISPLAY variable set.

Thanks!

Cheers,
Blair

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

BlairDeaver — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:17:51 GMT

This seems to be an issue that the installation setup does not support a silent install. I noticed that I can get the Spatial Data Server install to work using ssh -x -c command but this does not work with the WebAdaptor setup.

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

GriffinSchalow — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:19:05 GMT

That is correct, Web Adaptor does not support a silent install at 10.1. It will be supported at a subsequent release.

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

BlairDeaver — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:00:11 GMT

That is correct, Web Adaptor does not support a silent install at 10.1. It will be supported at a subsequent release.

Thanks for your reply. So if I can't do a silent install, how do I install on a machine with no display/monitor?

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

GriffinSchalow — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:07:43 GMT

ssh -X will forward the display to local machine, which then must have a valid display.

Also, Web Adaptor is not supported on Ubuntu, as stated in the warning message.

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

BlairDeaver — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:03:48 GMT

ssh -X will forward the display to local machine, which then must have a valid display.

Also, Web Adaptor is not supported on Ubuntu, as stated in the warning message.

Thank you for your response. I guess I need to step back and ask a bigger question:

Does the 10.1 Ubuntu AMI support all of the same features as it's Windows counter part?

Where is the documentation for the Ubuntu Cloud ami setup to install the Web Connectors and additional optional components?

I am beginning to think that the 10.1 Ubuntu ESRI Cloud Builder AMI does not support the entire ArcGIS Server stack, and hence should not be offered yet as an available ami to consumers? Thank you for your time.

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

BlairDeaver — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:50:40 GMT

For those who do need to get the Web Adaptor setup on ESRI's Amazon AMI you will need to follow the blog post setup to configure an emulator since the install needs a display:

http://michaelhallsmoore.com/blog/Desktop-Ubuntu-in-Amazon-EC2-The-Right-Way

This is an unsupported approach, and hopefully ESRI can document the correct way for those who try and use the ESRI Ubuntu Cloud Builder setup.

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

Anonymous User — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:27:54 GMT

It is correct that Web Adaptor at 10.1 Final is not supported on instances from ESRI Ubuntu AMI. Web Adaptor Setup at 10.1 Final requires DISPLAY to install and configure from Browser running on the machine. This will change at future release. There will be silent install and command line configuration tool for Web Adaptor.

Can I ask what's the scenario that you want to install Web Adaptor on Ubuntu instance? We have documented the recommended way of deploying web applications on Ubuntu using apache: Deploying a web application on an Ubuntu Linux site. You can also use amazon ELB for load balancing.

Web Adaptor will be supported. I'm just very interested in your use case to help us better understanding and supporting it.

Thanks,

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

AlexFriant — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:25:00 GMT

We recently discovered a quick & simple solution to the Port 6080 issue, no Web Adapter necessary.

Create a new AWS Elastic Load Balancer.

Make the Port Configuration ("Listeners") to go from Load Balancer Port 80(HTTP) to Instance Port 6080(HTTP)

Select your AWS instance hosting services on port 6080

Under "Health Check", change the "Ping Target" from "/index.html" to "/arcgis/rest/services"

Use the A Record DNS name for your load balancer as the domain name to point to your rest services

So if your old url were something like this:

http://123.456.789.123:6080/arcgis/rest/services/mymapservice

Then your new url would be something like this:

http://MyLoadBalancer.aws.com/arcgis/rest/services/mymapservice

Note, that if your "Health Check" for your instance fails that the Load Balancer will not pass traffic to it. So the key is to get your iinstance to pass the ELB's Health Check.

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

Anonymous User — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:49:14 GMT

Hey Thank you! Just a quick note - if you have more than 1 instances created by Cloud Builder and some additional instances terminated somehow, Cloud Builder will bring back new instances for ArcGIS Server site. These new instances will not be listed under your new ELB automatically.

Another way to avoid 6080 is to use the apache installed on Ubuntu instance. Start apache (SSH as user "ubuntu" instead of "arcgis") by typing "sudo service apache2 start". We have configured apache reverse proxy for ArcGIS Server already, so you can access ArcGIS Server by http://<machinename>/arcgis/rest/services.

Thanks,

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

Anonymous User — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:53:48 GMT

I have a scenario which I believe is going to require a Web Adaptor on Ubuntu instance.

I would like to use Web Server authentication so that I can use a single sign-on from a web site to provide secure access to map services. Is there a way to install the Web Adaptor on Ubuntu Server yet?

Thanks!
Dave

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

Anonymous User — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:11:10 GMT

Yes, webadaptor can be installed and configured on Linux from command line.

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/install-guides/arcgis-server-unix/10.1/index.html#/Installing_the_ArcGIS_Web_Adaptor_Java_Platform_silently_on_Linux/00sz0000002v000000/

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/install-guides/arcgis-server-unix/10.1/index.html#/Configuring_the_Web_Adaptor_after_installation/00sz00000027000000/

Let me know if you have questions.

Thanks!
Cherry

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

Anonymous User — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:56:16 GMT

Great thanks!

Also, do you know if ArcGIS Server can be installed on Ubuntu? I have used the ArcGIS Server for Ubuntu AMI on AWS, but it isn't listed as one of the supported OS here:

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/install-guides/arcgis-server-unix/10.1/index.html#/System_requirements/00sz00000010000000/

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

Anonymous User — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:44:57 GMT

Ubuntu is not officially supported on-premise. Of course it's supported on the AMI we release. You plan to use Ubuntu for ArcGIS Server? I'm just interested in your use case. We are collecting information/requirements on this.

Thanks,
Cherry

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

Anonymous User — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 01:43:39 GMT

Yes, my organization uses Ubuntu Server for all of our Linux servers. Would love to see ESRI start supporting it outside of the cloud too!

Thanks,
Dave

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

Anonymous User — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 22:32:52 GMT

I realize it is unsupported, but the AMI is evidence that ArcGIS Server can run on Ubuntu, and I'd really like to use it for an on-premise instance.

I was able to complete the installation, and start ArcGIS Server, but when creating the initial site in the manager interface I get the following error (which seems to be a common error on other platforms too):
"Failed to create the site. Failed to create the service 'System/CachingTools.GPServer'."

I tried some of the solutions suggest for other OS's, but no luck. My log files show that the 'System' folder was created, but it fails to create the service:

<Msg time="2013-07-17T16:17:06,952" type="INFO" code="6557" source="Admin" process="30721" thread="12" methodName="" machine="TDWEB" user="" elapsed="">Folder 'System' was created successfully.</Msg>
<Msg time="2013-07-17T16:17:08,835" type="SEVERE" code="6563" source="Admin" process="30721" thread="12" methodName="" machine="TDWEB" user="" elapsed="">Failed to create the service 'System/CachingTools.GPServer'.</Msg>
<Msg time="2013-07-17T16:17:08,837" type="SEVERE" code="6533" source="Admin" process="30721" thread="12" methodName="" machine="TDWEB" user="" elapsed="">Failed to create the site. Failed to create the service 'System/CachingTools.GPServer'.</Msg>
<Msg time="2013-07-17T16:17:08,839" type="INFO" code="7057" source="Admin" process="30721" thread="12" methodName="" machine="TDWEB" user="" elapsed="">Disconnecting the site from the configuration store.</Msg>

Let me know if anyone has any thoughts on how to get this working. I would much rather run ArcGIS Server on a local Ubuntu instance than switching to RedHad, SUSE, or having to use the AMI.

Thanks again,
Dave

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

Anonymous User — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:39:00 GMT

disregard that last one, I got it working!

Dave

Re: CloudBuilder Configure Web Adaptor on Ubuntu

AndrewHansford — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 21:45:23 GMT

Hi David,

What was your solution here?

Cheers

Andrew