ESRI Posts Release Information for ArcIMS, ArcSDE, and ArcGIS Server Users
Sean McGinnis posted in my comments that ESRI has released a whitepaper to help with migration of ArcGIS Server products to 9.2. Some points of note are (some of this is rehash if you’ve been following, but just to recap I’ll post the big stuff):
ArcGIS Server now comes in 6 versions depending on functionality:
With the release of 9.2, ArcGIS Server is offered in six new product options distinguished by functionality (Advanced, Standard, and Basic) and by scalability (Enterprise and Workgroup). A description of ArcGIS Server product options is provided as an appendix to this document.
ArcSDE is no longer a stand alone product but part of ArcGIS Server, but basically the licensing hasn’t changed, but your maintenance now is for ArcGIS Server Enterprise Basic:
With the 9.2 release, ArcSDE is included with ArcGIS Server and is no longer sold separately.
ArcIMS continues to be sold, but now ESRI provides the a license of ArcGIS Server Standard Workgroup with it:
ArcIMS will continue to be available as a separate product, and we are providing ArcIMS customers with an equivalent version of ArcGIS Server with their 9.2 maintenance updates.
Now what about that whole ADF issue?
The 9.2 license includes the right for one developer to use the Web ADF/SDK per licensed socket pair.
If you had deployed ArcIMS 9.1 Application Server Connectors or ArcGIS Server 9.1 Web ADF/Runtime on a separate machine you are grandfathered in.
You can only use the additional ArcGIS Server license on the current server hardware as configured for the Application Server Connectors or Web ADF/Runtime deployment at the time ArcGIS Server software is shipped
Deploying additional Web ADF/Runtimes requires an additional license fee.
So if you haven’t deployed on a different server than ArcIMS or ArcGIS Server is running on at the time 9.2 shipped, you’ll have to shell out money for the Web ADF even if you don’t plan to run it on the same server.
Now what about serving up 3D Globes?
The ArcGIS Server 3D extension is included with ArcGIS Server Standard or Advanced to generate globe data cache(s) or publish a globe document as an ArcGIS globe service.
With Standard, you’ll be able to serve up globes, but not perform any analysis on them without buying the 3D extension.
And online editing of GIS datasets?
The editing functionality included with ArcGIS Server is permitted for use only with ArcGIS Server Advanced.
The PDF goes into much greater detail so I encourage everyone to read it so they understand what changes are happening at 9.2 and plan for them.
What about Metadata Support?
Currently ArcIMS is the only option to show metadata on the web according to the ESRI Live Seminar Yesterday.
And WFS was to be supported now is not until the next release.
Though Publishings mxd’s is very useful and will support shapefiles,personal geodatabases and File Geodatabases (including feature linked annotation).
Mapperz,
I thought, during that web seminar yesterday, that question came in and the answer from the ESRI lady was no, Metadata is not supported with Server. Again, I thought that was what was said.
Perhaps the dumbest thing out of all of that was the “only editing is permitted in advanced”
So they were SO lazy, that they could not limit that functionality via licensing. They just threw it in all server products and then said “now dont push that button”
Oh, and the part about 9.1 being only licensed for 2 CPUS with a max of 2 cores is rubbish. Someone please show me where they discuss core limitations. I think a person could take 9.1 today with a quad core CPU and be jsut fine, because I’ve never seen a 9.1 license mention cores, because multi core processors werent around when 9.1 was out.
Also note that ArcEngine Dev Kit is no longer sold as a separate product, only through EDN now.
What does this have to do with AGS ?
Well, I’m told by ESRI that sites who are current on their ArcEngine Dev Kit maintenance will be given a subscription to EDN for the remainder of the maintenance period. This subscription includes AGS development license.
Any one want to posit why ESRI has removed the ArcGIS Server forums from edn.esri.com, as well as deleted all the previous posts from support.esri.com for ArcGIS Server?
Hi, any one knows how to run ArcGIS 9.2 in a MacBook? I have the liscence and 20% in space for Linux, but it doesn’t run and Java is not also running in this OS 10.5 Leopard version. If someone know how to solve it, give me a tip. I tried several ways to make work 9.2, but no way (including Windows as plataform in my 20% remaining space in my Mac)
Thanks a lot, Gerson Levi-Mendes
Prezado gerson,
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