Arxys ArcGIS Data Appliance 7.2 User manual

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Overview
The purpose of the Quick Start Guide is to walk you quickly and easily through the setup
of ArcGIS
®
Data Appliance 7.2. This Quick Start Guide is for use with ArcGIS Server.
The setup consists of the following steps:
Step 1 Unpack the Components
Step 2 Install the Data Appliance
Step 3 Cable the Data Appliance
Step 4 Power On Data Appliance
Step 5 System Licensing and Activation
Step 6 Apply Windows Updates and Congure Network Settings
Step 7 Verify the Data Collections
Step 8 Create ArcGIS Users on Data Appliance
Step 9 Create Shares
Step 10 Congure the Cache Directories
Step 11 Publish Services
Step 12 Use Services
Before Starting
ArcGIS Server 10.6.1 or later is required for ArcGIS Data Appliance 7.2. If you
purchased a license for ArcGIS Data Appliance with ArcGIS Server, install ArcGIS Server
before performing the steps in this Quick Start Guide. For more information on what’s
supported, visit links.esri.com/data-appliance/7.2/system-requirements.
Important: It is imperative that care and precautions be taken when handling the data
collection hard drives. The hard drives are sensitive to shock as well as electrostatic
discharge. Make sure precautions are taken to eliminate any built-up static. The use of a
grounding strap is highly recommended while you handle the hard drives.
ArcGIS Data Appliance ships with side rails that slide into the adjustable
rails installed in the computer equipment rack. Depending on the depth of
your rack cabinet, adjustments to the sliding rails may be required. Use the
mounting screws provided to attach the sliding rails to your cabinet. Install
ArcGIS Data Appliance into the computer equipment rack without the data
collection hard disk drives installed.
See Arxys’s Support page, https://www.arxys.com/company/support/, for
additional documentation with detailed instructions.
A. Install the data collection hard disk drives with Data Appliance powered
off. Handle each drive with care and observe electrostatic discharge
(ESD) best practices when handling the drives.
B. Each data collection hard drive is labeled according to the collection
it belongs to, as well as the number of drives contained in each data
collection. Install the data collections in alphabetical succession (i.e.,
Collection A, Collection B, Collection C, etc.). Install the hard drives
for each collection sequentially (i.e., Disk 1 of 8, Disk 2 of 8, etc.). The
installation process varies according to which data collections you
purchased. Insert the drive tray into the chassis. Press the drive carrier
handle closed until it clicks into place.
C. Verify that all drives from each set are present. If you nd that a drive
is missing, immediately stop the installation procedure and contact
Arxys technical support.
D. Make sure all drives from the data collections are installed in ArcGIS
Data Appliance.
Install the Data Appliance
2
ArcGIS Data Appliance hardware requires two AC power sources. Two
power cords are included. Connect both power cords. Connect a monitor
to the video port as well as a keyboard and mouse to their respective USB
ports. Network connectivity is required during the operation of ArcGIS Data
Appliance. Plug an Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port of Data Appliance.
For detailed instructions, see arxys.com/company/support under Arxys
Support Documentation, and select the DataX Appliance Esri ArcGIS tab.
Cable the Data Appliance
3
Once the system boots and reaches the nal section of Windows Setup,
follow the on-screen instructions.
A. Select the appropriate Country/Region, App Language, and Keyboard
layout. Click Next.
B. Type the product key found on the Microsoft Certicate of Authenticity
(COA) label located on the top front left corner of the system and click
Next.
C. Accept the Microsoft Software License Terms by clicking Accept.
D. Follow the instructions to set the administrative password for the system
and click Finish.
E. At the login screen, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
F. Select the Administrator account and log in to display the Windows
desktop.
Note: Refer to the ArcGIS Data Appliance User Guide for Windows on the
Arxys website for information on activating Windows without internet access
or for additional details on system setup.
System Licensing and Activation
5
To turn on ArcGIS Data Appliance, press the power button located on the
front of Data Appliance. The Microsoft
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Windows Server 2019 operating
system performs a number of system checks to verify the integrity of the le
system. During this time, the hard drive activity LEDs on Data Appliance will
blink. Allow Data Appliance to boot uninterrupted.
Power On Data Appliance
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New User
Quick Start Guide
Read the following before continuing: ArcGIS Data Appliance ships with
the Microsoft Windows Server 2019 operating system. Microsoft routinely
releases updates and patches to improve stability and security. Any updates
released after ArcGIS Data Appliance has shipped will need to be applied.
Consult your network administrator for the information needed to congure
the network with a static IP address on the Data Appliance: IP address,
subnet mask, gateway, and DNS server
A. Sign in to ArcGIS Data Appliance as an administrator.
B. On the Server Manager Dashboard, select Local Server from the menu
on the left.
C. Locate Ethernet, and click the link to display the network connections
list.
D. Right-click the Ethernet 1 Ethernet connection, click Properties, and
double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
E. Type the network information in the appropriate sections and click OK.
The network setup is complete.
Note: Refer to the ArcGIS Data Appliance User Guide for Windows on the
Arxys website for additional details on system setup.
Apply Windows Updates and Congure
Network Settings
Create ArcGIS Users
8
The ArcGIS user on ArcGIS Server must be created on ArcGIS Data
Appliance.
A. Sign in to ArcGIS Data Appliance as an administrator.
B. Right-click the Start menu and select Computer Management.
C. In the Computer Management application, in the left pane, click Local
Users and Groups to expand the tree, and click the Users directory. In
the main pane, right-click and select New User. The New User wizard is
displayed.
D. Use the New User wizard to create the user in the following table. The
password must be congured to match the password for the respective
account on ArcGIS Server, and the password must be set to never expire.
E. Click Create to create the new user on ArcGIS Data Appliance.
Verify the Data Collections
7
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Before utilizing the data collections, the health of the RAID arrays must
be veried. ArcGIS Data Appliance ships with the LSI Storage Authority
(LSA) utility preinstalled. This utility will be used to verify the status of the
datasets.
A. Sign in to ArcGIS Data Appliance as an administrator.
B. From the desktop, locate the Launch LSA shortcut and double-click it
to start the utility.
C. Select the discovered server and select the option to Sign In.
D. Type the ArcGIS Data Appliance Administrator user name and password
and click Sign In.
E. The LSI Storage Authority Dashboard is displayed.
F. If the status for the collections are Optimal and green, the arrays are
healthy and ready to use. If something other than Optimal is displayed,
immediately stop and contact Arxys technical support.
G. Exit the LSI Storage Authority utility.
ArcGIS Data Appliance is delivered in multiple boxes containing the data col-
lection hard disk drives.
Unpack the Components
1
For details on the hardware components, see arxys.com/company/support
under Arxys Support Documentation, and select the DataX Appliance Esri
ArcGIS tab.
See arcgis_data_appliance.pdf on the ArcGIS Data Appliance 7.2 Help
Documentation DVD for details on these collections.

Map Services World Elevation and
Geoprocessing Services Geocode Service
Antarctic_Imagery Elevation1Esri_Places_World1
Arctic_Imagery ElevationSync1
Arctic_Ocean_Base Terrain1
Arctic_Ocean_Reference Terrain3D1
NatGeo_World_Map
USA_Topo_Maps
2
World_Boundaries_and_Places
World_Boundaries_and_Places_Alternate
2
World_Dark_Gray_Base
World_Dark_Gray_Reference
World_Hillshade
World_Hillshade_Dark
World_Imagery
World_Light_Gray_Base
World_Light_Gray_Reference
World_Ocean_Base
World_Ocean_Reference
World_Physical_Map2
World_Street_Map
World_Topo_Map
World_Transportation
1
Refer to the ArcGIS Data Appliance 7.2 Help Documentation DVD for more information on publishing
these services.
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Resources
Arxys provides several reference documents. These are available at arxys.com/company
/support/ under the Arxys Support Documentation on the DataX Appliance Esri ArcGIS tab.
The ArcGIS Data Appliance 7.2 Help Documentation DVD is included in the box with your
data collection drives. Refer to the help for additional details.
For an up-to-date online help system, system requirements, information on licensing, and
more, visit links.esri.com/data-appliance/7.2/tech-docs.
Support
Esri Support
For information regarding the conguration and setup of ArcGIS services and usage,
visit support.esri.com/en/contact-tech-support.
For the most current information about all ArcGIS products, visit the Documentation for
ArcGIS website at doc.arcgis.com.
Arxys Support
For information and support regarding the ArcGIS Data Appliance hardware, contact
Arxys using the following options:
Phone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Website: support.arxys.com
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Pacic time)
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Services Reference Guide for 7.2
For specic instructions on how to connect to and use the services, see the
appropriate user guide for the ArcGIS application you are using.
Additional information can be found in the help le on the ArcGIS Data
Appliance 7.2 Help Documentation DVD by opening arcgis_data_appliance.pdf.
Use Services
12
Congure the Cache Directories
10
ArcGIS Server maintains a list of directories in which it can nd map cache tiles.
You need to explicitly add the Data Appliance cache directories to this list.
A. Sign in to ArcGIS Server using the ArcGIS Data Appliance data account
with administrative privileges.
B. Start ArcGIS Server Manager and sign in using your Primary Site
Administrator account.
C. Click the Site tab.
D. From the GIS Server tab on the left, click Directories.
E. Click the Add Directory button.
F. Provide a name, for example, CollectionA_Cache. From the Type list,
choose Cache.
G. For Location, provide the path to the cache directory on the ArcGIS Data
Appliance collection you made when you created shares in step 9; for
example, \\ARCGISDATAAPP\Collection<X>_cache. You do not need to
specify Description, Cleaning Mode, or Maximum File Age.
H. Click Add to add the directory.
I. Repeat steps E through H for each collection you created a cache
directory for when you created shares.
Publish Services
11
The following instructions apply to map services. Information about other
services can be found in the help le on the ArcGIS Data Appliance 7.2
Help Documentation DVD by opening arcgis_data_appliance.pdf.
Using ArcGIS Server Manager, you can publish a service denition le (.sd)
as a service. To publish a service denition using Server Manager, follow
these steps for each map service that you want to create:
A. Open ArcGIS Server Manager and sign in.
B. Click Services > Manage Services > Publish Service.
C. Browse to the Collection<X>_source_documents > service_denitions
directory on the Data Appliance data collection; for example, \\
ARCGISDATAAPP\Collection<X>_source_documents\service_denitions.
D. Select the service denition you want to publish; for example, World
_Imagery.sd, and click Open. See the Services Reference Guide for 7.2
after step 12 of this document for a list of the Data Appliance services.
E. Click Next.
Important: If you are publishing the World_Imagery service for World
Standard (on Collection D), World Advanced (on Collection E), North
America Standard (on Collection G), or North America Advanced (on
Collection H), you need to congure ArcGIS Server to use the source
document directories before you publish the World_Imagery service. For
more information, see arcgis_data_appliance.pdf on the ArcGIS Data
Appliance 7.2 Help Documentation DVD.
Publish Services (continued)
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F. By default, the service denition is published in the server folder
specied in the service denition conguration. You must publish the
service denition in this root folder.
G. If Build cache automatically when service starts is checked, uncheck it.
Click Next.
H. Optionally, choose to enable or disable capabilities for your
service denition.
I. Click Publish to publish the service denition as a service. The new map
service appears in the list of available services.
Note: We recommend that all your service names match the names of the ser-
vice denition le; you should not change a service name to a different name.
The publishing process uses the rst directory in the server’s list of
cache directories. You need to change it to the Data Appliance cache
directory created previously.
J. Click the Stop button to the right of the service name to stop the
service.
K. Click the Edit button to edit the service properties.
L. Click Caching and change the cache directory setting to reference the
Data Appliance collection.
M. Click Save to save your changes, and click the Start button to restart
the service.
N. Repeat this process for any other map services you want to publish.
Collection Directory Share Name Description
Collection A
\CollectionA_v7.2\cache CollectionA_cache Collection A Cache
\CollectionA_v7.2
\source_documents CollectionA_source _documents Collection A Source Documents
Collection B
\CollectionB_v7.2\cache CollectionB_cache Collection B Cache
\CollectionB_v7.2
\source_documents CollectionB_source _documents Collection B Source Documents
Collection C
\CollectionC_v7.2\cache CollectionC_cache Collection C Cache
\CollectionC_v7.2
\source_documents CollectionC_source _documents Collection C Source Documents
Collection D
\CollectionD_v7.2\cache CollectionD_cache Collection D Cache
\CollectionD_v7.2
\source_documents CollectionD_source _documents Collection D Source Documents
Collection E
\CollectionE_v7.2\cache CollectionE_cache Collection E Cache
\CollectionE_v7.2
\source_documents CollectionE_source _documents Collection E Source Documents
Collection F
\CollectionF_v7.2\cache CollectionF_cache Collection F Cache
\CollectionF_v7.2
\source_documents CollectionF_source _documents Collection F Source Documents
Collection G
\CollectionG_v7.2\cache CollectionG_cache Collection G Cache
\CollectionG_v7.2
\source_documents CollectionG_source _documents Collection G Source Documents
Collection H
\CollectionH_v7.2\cache CollectionH_cache Collection H Cache
\CollectionH_v7.2
\source_documents CollectionH_source _documents Collection H Source Documents
Create Shares
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H. Click Next.
I. Select the Customize permissions option and click Custom.
J. In the Customize Permissions dialog box, click Add.
K. In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, click Advanced. The Select
Users or Groups dialog box expands.
L. Click Find Now to display a list of all local users. Press the Ctrl key and
click the Administrator user and the arcgis user to highlight them. With
both users highlighted, click OK above the Search results area. The
dialog box reverts to a smaller size.
M. The two users you just selected should be listed under Enter the object
names to select. Click OK.
N. Make sure the permissions for the users and groups are set to Full Control.
O. Repeat steps 9C through 9N to create cache and source_documents
directories for each collection in your ArcGIS Data Appliance product
option.
ArcGIS Data Appliance must be congured to share the Data Appliance
collections with ArcGIS Server.
A. Sign in to ArcGIS Data Appliance as an administrator.
B. Right-click the Start menu and select Computer Management.
C. In the Computer Management application, click Shared Folders to
expand the tree, and right-click the Shares folder. Select New Share.
D. In the Create A Shared Folder Wizard, click Next to begin.
E. For Folder path, click Browse and navigate to the hard drive with the
data collection. Select the cache directory (or the source_documents
directory) to be shared and click OK.
F. Click Next.
G. Each product option comes with more than one collection of drives.
Each collection requires uniquely named shares for the cache and
source documents directories. When you enter the share name and
description, use the following naming convention for your cache shares
and source document shares according to the product option you
purchased.
For Ofine setting, accept the default.