ArcGIS for Server in the Microsoft Azure Cloud

Nikhil Shampur

Session OutlineAgenda

Agenda

• History• Virtual Machine Images in Azure Gallery• Cloud Builder for Azure

History

History2014

History

• ArcGIS for Server is already supported on Azure IaaS• UC 2014

- Tech Preview of Server

• Oct 2014- Tech Preview Update – included Portal for ArcGIS

• Tech Preview (Starter Package) was a set of deployment scripts and help documentation to help deploy ArcGIS for Server on Microsoft Azure

User FeedbackUsability

Feedback

• Handful of early adopters- Varying amount of success- Wanted an integrated experience- Creation of Images was cumbersome- Desired a Cloud Builder

• Lacked support for High Availability and High Capacity

Esri ImagesAzure Marketplace

Azure MarketplaceVirtual Machine Gallery

• Working closely with Microsoft to have ArcGIS Images in the Azure Gallery• Publically Available following 10.3.1 Release

• Images require you to license the deployment (BYOL)

Search for ‘arcgis’ or ‘esri’Azure Marketplace

Requires your licenseArcGIS for Server

Esri ImagesDemo

Cloud BuilderOverview

For Windows

Desktop Application

Deployment Workflows

Wizard Driven Experience

Web GIS or GIS ServerDeploy Either

Manage SitePost Deployment

Manage deploymentManage Site

Azure SQL Database, SQL ServerManage Database

Install CA Issued CertificateManage SSL

Deployment OptionsWeb GIS or Server

Deployment DiagramGIS Server

myserver.cloudapp.net

External Load Balancer (ELB)

80/443

6080/6443

Server

File Share

2 Tiers• Server• File Share

\\serverdirs

Azure SQL Database

SQL ServerOn VM

Deployment DiagramWeb GIS

External Load Balancer (ELB)

80/443

80/443

Reverse Proxy (IIS + ARR)

Internal Load Balancer (ILB)

Server

7080/7443

Portal

6080/6443

ArcGIS Data Store

2443/9876

File Share\\serverdirs\\content \\dbbackups

5 Tiers• Reverse Proxy• Server• Portal• Data Store• File Share

mywebgis.cloudapp.net

Single Machine OptionDeployment

Help Documentation

• Valid- Getting Started- Demo- Development

• Not always recommended- Does not meet Azure SLA- Availability requirements

High AvailabilityWhy

High AvailabilityMaintenance

Come by the Server Island

• Cloud Providers have maintenance events

• Planned Maintenance- periodic updates made by Microsoft to the underlying Azure platform

• Un-Planned Maintenance- occur when the hardware or physical infrastructure underlying your virtual machine has faulted in

some way

Cloud BuilderDemo

High AvailabilityDemo

Getting StartedResources

ResourcesDeployment

Help Documentation

• Get an Azure Subscription http://azure.microsoft.com/• Esri Images (Coming Soon)

- http://portal.azure.com/

• Cloud Builder- Available for Download Soon- Private Preview (Contact Me)

Takeaways

ConclusionTakeaways

• Early Q2 2015- ArcGIS Images coming to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace- ArcGIS Server Cloud Builder (Beta) available for download

• Q3 2015- ArcGIS Server Cloud Builder (v1) available for download

Learn more

More AzureSessions

Come by the Server Island

• Whirlwind Tour of Microsoft Azure - What's New and What's Coming- Presented by Microsoft- Tuesday, 10 Mar 2015, 5:30pm - 6:30pm- Location: Mesquite GH

• Event Streaming Pipeline with Windows Azure and ArcGIS GeoEvent Processor- Wednesday, 11 Mar 2015, 3:00pm - 3:30pm- Location: Mesquite C

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