Latest Contributions by RebeccaStrauch__GISP

To expand on your #4, "The ability to put a cap on the number AND TYPE of licenses that can be borrowed at any one time." Right now I run a separate LM just for license borrowing, so I can limit the number and type that can be checked out.  If #4 was implemented thru the .opt (options) file, I could keep all licenses in one pool and still make sure licenses are still available for user in the office. From what I understand, there is are technical issues as to why this hasn't been able to be implemented yet.  but I still give the idea a +10. Check out Stuart's explaination (#2) in the forum: http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/55446-License-Manager-Maximum-number-of-licenses-to-borrow?p=190662#post190662 ... View more

Hey Becky, I just uploaded the ArcGIS Server Administration Toolkit: http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=12dde73e0e784e47818162b4d41ee340 Its a bunch of tools and scripts which you can use to do administrative tasks. I also enhanced the listing of services- it now happens through the REST Admin, so even if a task is stopped, it'll report it back in the list. Hope this could be of some use to you. Thanks Kevin.   I haven't had a chance to check them out yet, but even sight unseen, you get a +++1 from me!!   🙂 ... View more

I think this should be a high priority and I hope others start promoting it.  There is NIM053882 (from Feb 2010) that basically asks for the same thing, but the current status is "on-hold" and marked as a low priority.  Hopefully we can get this promoted here and maybe getted it added before 10.1 final.  I was told (unofficially by tech support) that it is a feature of Flex LM, which is probably why Autodesk has it, but not currently available in ArcGIS LM.  ... View more

Thanks for the additional info Kevin.  I figured there was a way to do it but hadn't looked into it yet.  Just happy that the api works so well! .....so much to test....so little time ... View more

Hi Ted, I've messed with some code that I got from esri (thanks Kevin H.) and with the various sample in the 10.1 beta 2 help for the Rest API.  This is overkill for what I will need eventually, but it shows one way to 1) create a token on the fly, 2) list running services within a folder(s), 3) stop those services..<< insert your code here >>...and restarts them.  I'm still cleaning it up a bit, but thought it is worth sharing as is.  I really like the new api, and it eliminates those (mildly annoying) DOS windows from popping up as with the AGSSOC....although I am very greatful to those that worked on and published the AGSSOC (which I still use for 10.0, of course). all: To use, replace the  server, port (if necessary), username, and password with your local info.  If you want to hardcode a token, you can modify it to do that.  Also, at a minimum, the "dfg_common" is one of my subfolders....you will need to replace that with one of your folders....or modify to eliminate or expand this option.  I hope this helps others. '''  Sample of using REST API for ArcGIS Server 10.1 to list a service folder, and stop and start the services...it also creates a token, if needed (can be hard coded). I have it set to work with MapServices but it in theory is can work with any. This script basically lists the services in a folder (dfg_common in sample), stops those that are currently running, then starts them again.  This is a snippet used for testing (and not very pratical by itself).  For me, I will  incorporate it with updating data and caches.  Most likely it can be cleaned up a bit. Modified for general sample distribution.  Replace the following with local info: variable values for   server, port, username (AGS site Admin), and password.  Also in the line "if folder == "dfg_common" should be modified and/or replaced for your local site....or can be modified if you don't have subfolder structure. This was developed under 10.1 beta 2...not tested with pre-release yet, which is due out any day.  I will test in the next couple weeks and update/repost if needed. Thanks to Kevin Hibma who got me on the right track, and additional info was from samples in the 10.1 beta ArcGIS Rest API help.... Rebecca S. debugged using Wing Pro IDE ''' import json, urllib2, urllib import arcpy server = "<your server>" port = "6080" username = "<AGS site admin username>" password = "<AGS site admin password>" baseUrl = "http://{}:{}/arcgis/rest/services".format(server, port) def gentoken(url, username, password, expiration=60):     #code to get token from the server     query_dict = {'username':   username,                   'password':   password,                   'expiration': str(expiration),                   'client':     'requestip'}     query_string = urllib.urlencode(query_dict)         #arcpy.AddMessage("query_string: " + query_string)     return json.loads(urllib.urlopen(url + "?f=json", query_string).read())['token'] def getCatalog(usermame, password):     catalog = json.load(urllib2.urlopen(baseUrl + "/" + "?f=json"))     print 'ROOT'     if "error" in catalog: return     services = catalog['services']     for service in services:         response = json.load(urllib2.urlopen(baseUrl + '/' + service['name'] + '/' + service['type'] + "?f=json"))         arcpy.AddMessage('  %s %s (%s)' % (service['name'], service['type'], 'ERROR' if "error" in response else 'SUCCESS'))     folders = catalog['folders']     for folderName in folders:         if folderName == "dfg_common":    # I was filtering for a particular folder for testing             catalog = json.load(urllib2.urlopen(baseUrl + "/" + folderName + "?f=json"))             arcpy.AddMessage(folderName)             if "error" in catalog: return             services = catalog['services']             for service in services:                 response = json.load(urllib2.urlopen(baseUrl + '/' + service['name'] + '/' + service['type'] + "?f=json"))                 #print '  %s %s (%s)' % (service['name'], service['type'], 'ERROR' if "error" in response else 'SUCCESS')                 #arcpy.AddMessage('  %s %s (%s)' % (service['name'], service['type'], 'ERROR' if "error" in response else 'SUCCESS'))                 serviceName = (service['name'] + "." + service['type'] )                 #arcpy.AddMessage(serviceName)                 msgStop = stopService(server, serviceName, username, password)                 if 'success' in msgStop:                     arcpy.AddMessage("stopped " + (service['name']))                 else:                     arcpy.AddMessage( msgStop)                 '''                  -->  this won't work service if the service wasn't originally started                 --> to begin with....would never make the "services" list                 '''                 msgStart = startService(server, serviceName, username, password)                 if 'success' in msgStop:                     arcpy.AddMessage("started " + (service['name']))                 else:                     arcpy.AddMessage( msgStart)                 def stopService(server, servicename, username, password, token=None, port=6080):     #code to stop the service. token can be passed in, but code below will envoke the gettoken function     if token is None:         token_url = "http://{}:{}/arcgis/admin/generateToken".format(server, port)         arcpy.AddMessage("token_url: " + token_url)         token = gentoken(token_url, username, password)         arcpy.AddMessage("token: " + token)             stop_service_url = "http://{}:{}/arcgis/admin/services/{}/stop?token={}&f=json".format(server, port, servicename, token)     #arcpy.AddMessage(stop_service_url)     msg = urllib2.urlopen(stop_service_url, ' ').read() # The ' ' forces POST         return msg def startService(server, servicename, username, password, token=None, port=6080):     #code to start the service. token can be passed in, but code below will envoke the gettoken function     if token is None:         token_url = "http://{}:{}/arcgis/admin/generateToken".format(server, port)         token = gentoken(token_url, username, password)             start_service_url = "http://{}:{}/arcgis/admin/services/{}/start?token={}&f=json".format(server, port, servicename, token)     #arcpy.AddMessage("start_service_url: " + start_service_url)     msg = urllib2.urlopen(start_service_url, ' ').read() # The ' ' forces POST         return msg getCatalog(username, password) ... 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Thanks Jason. I modified using your suggestions and it's no longer skiping a record.  In fact, I can't even duplicate the problem this morning if I change the code back.  So something in there in my original code must have been causing problems. Good catch on the "else" missing the updateRow.  It shouldn't even make it to the else, but it does still need it. Just an oversite on my part.  This still doesn't explain the every other line, but since it's working now I won't worry about it. Maybe in connection with the "del" statements, although again it shouldn't have hit that until the end. Anyway, back up and running I think.  Just need to tweak my "if"s and verify it the same results as 10.0. Thanks! ... View more

Ok, I'll do that in the a.m. ... View more

Thanks for the suggestions Bjorn.  I did update my crossdomain.xml file on both my production machine and my beta machine.  I'm not sure if that did anything, but I was able to start test some other situations, including testing with the API beta. I downloaded and installed the flash player and installed Flash Build 2.6. Unfortunately, due to the extreme cold weather here (or so that's what they are blaming it on),  the power outlets in my office seemed to have fried, so things slowed down. (They should be in to fix in the morning). But with some preliminary tests I did, it appears that if I locate the web folders outside of the inetpub/wwwroot path (e.g. in my profile) and opening the .html, I'm able to access my production services using the API without a security error.  But if I copy it to the inetpub, it fails.  So I think I have issues with inetpub.  I'll look into this once I have my other machine back up. However, the Flex View App Builder still will not browse to the production machine, even after waiting overnight (so not a timeout issue).  Could the 2 issues be connected?  Is it better for me to put in a beta tech support request for this, rather than the forum?  I did install the Web Adapter, but I may have set it up wrong for our multiple IPs. That's the only guess I have. ... View more

Is there an equivalent way to set up Flash Builder to show intellisense for .xml files in Flex 2.3 api?  It recogonizes .mxml but not .xml. ... View more

Thanks Stuart!  I tried the @<host> or in my case @<IP> and it worked.  Sure beats the full path name. ... View more

I will double check that setting once I'm back in the office and check it out again.  That is probably my problem. Thanks ... View more