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Software Alert For ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 For Java When Using Round-Robin Or Failover Configuration

If you are using ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 for Java then please read the following alert. Description In ArcGIS Server, failover and round-robin are two methods for configuring multiple server object manager (SOM) machines. After applying Service Pack 1 to ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 for the Java Platform, unexpected behavior has been experienced with round-robin and/or failover in the server environment. With round-robin, the request is always sent to the secondary host. With failover, if a failure occurs with the primary host SOM machine, the initial failover from the primary host machine to a secondary SOM...
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ArcGIS API For JavaScript 1.6 Now Available

The ArcGIS API for JavaScript 1.6 is now available. This is currently live and can be referenced. Concepts, samples and reference documentation for the ArcGIS API for JavaScript has been updated as well. There are a few bug fixes along with a some new features. Some of the highlights of what’s new in this latest release include: Support for Dojo 1.4.1 Ability to rename Dojo namespaces Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (102100) In addition to the enhancements above this latest version contains various bug fixes to improve the stability and performance. There have also been some updates to the extensions...
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ArcGIS Mapping For Microsoft SharePoint 1.1.1 Now Available

With the release of the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF 1.1 and ESRI MapIt 1.1, ESRI Parts for Microsoft SharePoint 1.1 was made available for download. ESRI Parts for Microsoft SharePoint 1.1 was a new product offering for those that wanted to integrate rich mapping functionality into their SharePoint sites. Information on this can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/development/… The ESRI Parts leverage the framework SharePoint provides to offer interactive and configurable mapping components that give you a geospatial view of your organization’s data. The ability to visualize data...
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ArcGIS Server 9.3 Windows Security Requirements Whitepaper

Over the last few weeks I have had a few users asking for detailed security requirements for ArcGIS Server 9.3 running on Windows. As such I wanted to remind everyone of a whitepaper that is published on the Enterprise Resource Centre. This document provides a list of security settings required for ArcGIS Server implementations. Most customers will not need to refer to this document, as the default installation steps help manage these settings automatically. This document is primarily for customers who need to manually set security settings in hardened environments. There are four primary areas of...
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Add Virtual Hard Drive Mounting To Your Right-Click Menu Using Vhd Attach

One of the new slick features of Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the ability to handle VHD’s. You can use them for a number of different tasks including archiving files and folders through to booting up another operating system. While Windows 7 supports VHD’s, they aren’t as easy to work with as uou have to use Disk Management via the administration tools to mount and unmount VHD’s. This can become rather painful if you are wanting to work with many of them and do this often. There is a neat little tool called VHD Attach which speeds up this process, allowing you to...
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