Do i need a site for multiple arcgis server

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03-24-2017 06:56 AM
MauricioRamirez1
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I'm setting up a couple of ArcGIS servers behind an NginX Load Balancer.  I talked to ESRI, and they said the load balancer does the same as the web adaptor, so it's not required.  My question now is do I need to create one site, or can each server have it's own site?  What's the benefit of creating a site.

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JonathanQuinn
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The documentation regarding site configurations should help clarify things.  For example, the Web Adaptor can be used as the load balancer for your site, which requires you to configure a multi-machine site using shared config-store and directories paths.  If you're concerned with redundancy and availability, you can take a look at single machine sites behind the load balancer.  There's a bit more maintenance involved this these types of architectures but they eliminate one of the single points of failure in the shared config-store.  Certain directories paths will still need to be shared to give clients consistent experiences.

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JonathanQuinn
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The documentation regarding site configurations should help clarify things.  For example, the Web Adaptor can be used as the load balancer for your site, which requires you to configure a multi-machine site using shared config-store and directories paths.  If you're concerned with redundancy and availability, you can take a look at single machine sites behind the load balancer.  There's a bit more maintenance involved this these types of architectures but they eliminate one of the single points of failure in the shared config-store.  Certain directories paths will still need to be shared to give clients consistent experiences.

MauricioRamirez1
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The single machine site is exactly the configuration we're looking for.

Thank you very much.

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JayantaPoddar
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Creating one site for multiple servers (cluster) also helps in load balancing among participating servers. Also it will have a common config store.

More info About ArcGIS Server clusters—ArcGIS Server Administration (Windows) | ArcGIS Enterprise 

Multiple-machine deployment with GIS server clusters—Installation Guides (10.5) | ArcGIS Enterprise 

Single-machine deployment—Installation Guides (10.5) | ArcGIS Enterprise 

Check the Pros and Cons of both the scenarios and choose the best option as per your need.



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