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ThomasColson
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04-26-2026
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(50 Idea Submissions)Latest Contributions by ThomasColson
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We're doing a deep dive on VHD setting (M$ Hyper-V) for tuning ArcGIS Server performance, and wondering if anyone has experience/insight on this. With the out of the box VHD settings in Hyper-V, we're seeing horrible performance with disk throughput, and I'm not even yet into GIS Server load testing. To the question: For a standard GIS Enterprise deployment, let's assume an equal traffic load of people publishing services and consuming them; A hosting server and a data store; a "few" federated servers; a dedicated tile server What disk settings are working best for you? We suspect setting block size at the OS level might yield the best results. We don't have a lot (any) control over the SAN hardware: What the vendor sold us is what we're using, and we've exhausted vendor support (what they did resulted in some performance increase but not enough). Nor do we have the luxury of moving VM's to underutilized hyper-v hosts, as utilization changes constantly. I recall an ESRI white paper on this but can't find it.
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09-11-2019
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Is it possible to uninstall Python 2.7 and ArcMap 10.5-7 will still work? Partially work? Not at all? I ask because... Python 2.7 Countdown Dan Patterson
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09-11-2019
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At the risk of being egotistical, I explored a lot of different ways to "condition" dems for stream network extraction. Been a few years, but I think you want a tool called "Whitebox GAT".
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09-11-2019
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Where is the documentation that shows what Deployment scenarios—ArcGIS Server (Windows) Installation Guide | ArcGIS Enterprise are not able to be federated? Would Multiple-machine deployment with ArcGIS Web Adaptor—ArcGIS Server (Windows) Installation Guide | ArcGIS Enterprise allow for bringing one machine in the site down for an upgrade?
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09-10-2019
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In Arcmap, as part of the publishing process, you can add a dymanic workspace : In Pro, no such feature. Having to go into the service definition after publishing, which is many extra steps, is not a solution or a workaround.
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09-09-2019
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When publishing a service to an unfederated server with ArcMap, you get something like; Or With Pro, at least you get the project is was published from, but not the map within the project. I manage a team of folks publishing stuff to many servers, and often, the only way I can find the publishing source is to go into the service description and find the path and name of the mxd. It looks like I'm unable to do this with Pro. As I look to migrate several hundred services to a new server farm, I'm not comfortable republishing everything from Pro if I can't get to the exact publishing source. Example: I open the .aprx shown above, and it has 15 different maps related to special use permits. Which one was used to publish the service?
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09-09-2019
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The answer may be in one of these: Gis Pro default fonts option? Default ArcPro Fonts how to change font used by ArcGIS Pro controls and dialogues? ArcGIS Pro - default font Default Font choices
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09-07-2019
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Funny you mention that Paul Hoeffler! We're determined not to allow "rogue publishing" to the hosting server, and are now testing a custom role with unchecked "Publish server-based layers". unchecked, and making that the default role. In testing, I am able to do everything a publisher would expect to do in PTL (publish hosted services), but with that role, I cannot register a datastore, nor can I fire hose the hosting server with services.
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09-05-2019
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David, it would be helpful if you could get a case going as well. There are very data/environment specific issues that TS will collect with SDE Intercept and SQL Trace that will inform development specifically where performance issues are, and as you can tell, Pro is getting a lot of shade thrown on it for performance issues. I don't quite have a reproducible case as you two do. Reference this thread with TS, it will help them know what troublshooting has already been done. Same for SDEIntercept, it is best that TS walks you though how to set it up, I only look at how fast the trace files are being generated, only ESRI can interpret the file contents.
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09-05-2019
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I ran thru your exact steps, and cannot repro. This sounds like a TS case, please let us know the outcome (and if I was right, it's your video card...). For getting colors from your layout, see https://community.esri.com/ideas/14881
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09-05-2019
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Where are you publishing the service? PTL, AGOL, GIS Server? What is the source data? SDE, FGDB? Are you publishing a map or a feature service?
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09-05-2019
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Can you provide more detailed steps to reproduce? What tool(s) exactly are you using to create the graphic? I'm dropping lines and polygons in a layout and not seeing that behavior, which suggests there is something specific to your video card that may be causing this. Is your video driver up to date?
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09-05-2019
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The real question is, where is the Nearest National Park that has the greatest # of Bigfoot sightings? He says Bigfoot is real and his video proves it | News | hickoryrecord.com
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09-05-2019
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Interesting. In a test environment, I'm seeing the datastore fail at around 1000-ish services, hence the question. I'll take any further discussion to TS, thanks!
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My kudoed posts
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Activity Feed
- Posted Re: Pull a list of all possible role privileges? on ArcGIS API for Python Questions. 04-26-2026 07:19 AM
- Got a Kudo for Access Raw (Rest API) data from AGOL Feature Service usage statistics. 03-04-2026 06:40 AM
- Got a Kudo for Re: Group Managed Service Account be used for Windows Integrated Authentication?. 02-27-2026 02:54 AM
- Got a Kudo for Pro Enhancement: Rearrange Maps and Layouts in the Thingamajigger using the Drop Down Doohickey. 11-13-2025 09:28 AM
- Got a Kudo for Re: Pro crashes when trying to open a specific project. 11-07-2025 12:43 PM
- Got a Kudo for Pro Enhancement: Rearrange Maps and Layouts in the Thingamajigger using the Drop Down Doohickey. 10-06-2025 01:23 PM
- Got a Kudo for Pro Enhancement: Rearrange Maps and Layouts in the Thingamajigger using the Drop Down Doohickey. 10-02-2025 04:20 PM
- Got a Kudo for Pro: Add Coordinate System Column for maps in Cat View. 09-16-2025 09:43 AM
- Got a Kudo for When publishing a service, show the name of the map used to publish the service.. 06-25-2025 08:17 AM
- Got a Kudo for Access Raw (Rest API) data from AGOL Feature Service usage statistics. 05-28-2025 05:09 AM
- Got a Kudo for Re: Help: Legend color ramp does not match layer color ramp. 05-05-2025 09:34 AM
- Got a Kudo for Re: Experience Builder Edit Related Tables. 04-22-2025 08:32 AM
- Got a Kudo for Pro: Create 3D points along a 3D line. 04-17-2025 04:27 PM
- Got a Kudo for Re: How do I transfer attributes between features in Pro?. 03-13-2025 04:38 PM
- Got a Kudo for Re: Migrate Portal User, Group and Group Members to New Portal. 02-25-2025 08:56 AM
- Got a Kudo for Re: How to bulk delete protect and mark as authoritative?. 01-29-2025 07:28 AM
- Got a Kudo for Pro: Share many maps or layout files at once. 01-09-2025 06:22 AM
- Got a Kudo for Pro: Share many maps or layout files at once. 01-07-2025 08:33 AM
- Got a Kudo for Pro: Share many maps or layout files at once. 01-07-2025 06:52 AM
- Got a Kudo for Re: Why does ArcGIS Pro have to be so slow???. 01-02-2025 08:08 AM
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