gis-l: ArcSDE Denials of Service

[Clay, Linc]

GIS Users,

Please let me apologize for the problems you may have been experiencing
accessing=20
ArcSDE layers.  We have been bringing up a number of ArcIMS intranet and
Internet=20
mapping sites, which have been consuming many server and Oracle =
processes.
The result=20
has been that some users have not been able to get a free server or =
Oracle
process needed=20
to get to ArcSDE services.

Here's what we are doing to solve the problem. =20

* The Systems group is increasing the number of processes allowed at the
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systems level on EPIC31, the ArcSDE server. =20

* The DBA group has been working with us to try to better tune Oracle =
for
more users. =20

* We have been tuning ArcSDE to better handle more users.

* We are asking ArcIMS developers to release un-needed ArcSDE =
connections so
other=20
users can use the freed processes.

* We are asking GIS users to close ArcView and ArcGIS when not actively =
in
use.

* If we cannot provide the GIS user community with the performance that =
we
have=20
provided in the past, we will use GISSUN5 as an ArcSDE server for =
ArcIMS.
This will=20
eliminate the competition between ArcIMS and all the other GIS clients.

Again, we apologize for the service disruptions some of you may have
experienced.  We=20
ask that you bear with us as we try to integrate ArcIMS mapping in =
support of
our agency=20
mission.  We believe that ArcIMS will become an integral part of our =
business
process=20
and that ultimately it will become the foundation for complete spatial
integration of our=20
data.

Thanks,

-Linc

Linc Clay
Bureau of Information Systems/GIS
2600 Blair Stone Rd., MS 6520
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400
Voice: 850-245-8295 / SC 205-8295
Fax: 850-245-8263 / SC 205-8263
E-mail: linc.clay@dep.state.fl.us