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steveatsafeSafer

asked in Architecture

Is there another way we could deliver the installation options for FME Server?

You've been asked to install FME Server. First question you ask yourself, what does the IT department want? Is it an Express Installation or is it Distributed or maybe Customized installation. Do I install an Express first and later reconfigure a distributed database? Do I use an FME Server System Share on the network or locally? What are the advantages? Do I need a new user for the FME Services. The questions go on and the options are many, often leading to more questions. There are many ways to install FME Server and we do our best to share the documentation and articles to try to highlight the more popular and supported installation options. Do we cover all your questions? I'm personally curious to learn our user experiences when they are approached to install FME Server in a new environment. Could we make your job easier? Do you have suggestions on how we might present the documentation differently to help you make the best decisions for the

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8 years ago

nielsgerrits

asked in Architecture

FME server 2016 vs 2017

As we have FME server deployed externally, I have to make a trade off to either upgrade or skip a version.Big changes I found were: - GUI (less clicks) - Projects (export/import for better DTAP) - Security (AD)Do I miss any important changes, besides the upgraded FME Desktop functionality? (readers / writers / transformers)With these changes I tend to skip a version as nothing comes for free, please don't be offended dear Safers. I am very happy with the functionality in the 2016.1 package. As a technician I would love to upgrade but you know how it works...

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8 years ago

fmelizardSafer

asked in Architecture

What are the system requirements for the Floating License Installer / Manager?

There are standalone installers available for the Floating License Installer available at safe.com/downloads – what are the system requirements for this application? keywords: flexlm license manager flexara flexnet publisher

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8 years ago

etienneavon

asked in Architecture

Is FME 2017 fully supports SQL 2008?

Hi ,We want to upgrade FME server but are still using SQL 2008 R2 SP4

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8 years ago

rob_buckleyContributor

asked in Architecture

Why does Windows 7 not have FME 2017 RC in the list of installed programs?

I want to install a newer version of fme but windows 7 does not have fme in it's list of installed programs. I can however run the program from the task bar so it is installed ok. Is there an unistall utility from SAFE? How can I uninstall fme otherwise?

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8 years ago

mchauvet

asked in Architecture

FME Server 2017: two engines (32 and 64 bit)

I have a FME Server 2017.0 - Build 17259 - win64 and I was wondering if it's possible to have a 32 bit engine (2016 v1.2.1: we need it because the APIC plugin is not working with 2017 version) working together with a 64 bit engine (installer with the server). If it's possible, how can we manage to license all that?Thanks for your help!

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8 years ago

andrew_rContributor

asked in Architecture

FME Server Architecture/Best Practices

Does anyone have recommendations on training or white papers that go over the requirements and best practices for FME Server architecture? Looks like the training classes are geared towards building workspaces.

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8 years ago

fmelizardSafer

asked in Architecture

Will my 64 bit license server deliver licenses to 32 bit machines? And vice versa?

I am wondering whether my 64-bit license server will deliver licenses to 32-bit machines.

592

8 years ago

sigtillSupporter

asked in Architecture

FME Server with https - bug in web-gui to run workspace?

FME Server 2017.0.1 - Build 17288 - win64Setup with httpsWhen using any workspace - and RUN button - it seems to fail.However if I copy the Direct URL directly - it seems to work fine.Using Chrome and debuggingtools and log of the post and response belowResponse:HTTP Status 500 - Connection refused: connecttype Exception reportmessage Connection refused: connectdescription The server encountered an internal error that prevented it from fulfilling this request.exception<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Apache Tomcat/8.5.5 - Error report</title><style type="text/css">H1 {font-family

993

8 years ago

ariebuijs

asked in Architecture

license server don't work with 2016

Hello,We want to transfer the license server to a new one.Now FME 2104 2015 and 2017 are working fine but the FME 2016 have an license issue.What could be the problem ??Greetings Arie Buijs

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8 years ago

fmelizardSafer

asked in Architecture

I've configured the Tomcat with FME Server for SSL/HTTPS but there are errors in my browser

I've configured FME Server for HTTPS/SSL following the documentation. I've successfully imported my certificates, configured the web.xml, server.xml and config.xml and there are no errors in the Tomcat log files after restarting. Whenever I try to go to FME Server home page I get "Error SSL version or cipher mismatch" The ciphers and protocols listed in server.xml do match what my browsers support (Chrome and IE) after testing on https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/viewMyClient.html

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8 years ago

subinks238

asked in Architecture

Is FME Server 2015 is upgradable to FME Server 2016

How can upgrade the license of 2015 FME Server to FME server 2016. In FME server 2016 there is no licensing assistant to use the license from floating server.

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8 years ago

helmoet

asked in Architecture

FME Server Number of Engines does not display

We are running FME Server (2015.1.0.2 - Build 15482 - win32). Engines and licenses seem to work properly, jobs can be started and are processed by FME Server. Since we want to downsize the number of engines used, we try to follow procedure as described under "FME Server Web User Interface > Using the Interface > Configuring the Number of FME Engines to Start" which states: "Change the Engine Count field to the desired number of engines, and click Change Number of Engines"However, when we log in using an account that has superuser privilege, the list of Available Engines is there and shows 2 engines, but there is no "Engine Count" field nor "Change Number of Engines" button. Any ideas how to fix this?

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8 years ago

fmelizardSafer

asked in Architecture

I've configured my FME Server for HTTPS and now the backupconfiguration.fmw is not running correctly

I'm having trouble with the backupconfiguration task, as it doesn't run correctly. I've configured my FME Server for HTTPS and the backupconfiguration log file is still showing the unsecure url. How do i fix this?

522

8 years ago

lana456

asked in Architecture

Unnable to publish/ connect to FME Server

Hello,since a few weeks I'm not able anymore to publish workbenches on FME Server.The error message is: Login failed (Proxy Error) - Ensure that proxy configuration is correct, and that the proxy is accessbile. The FME Server URL, Username and Password are definitly correct. Other users can connect to it from other computers. In the past I could up- and download too, but since a few weeks the error message occurs. My computer hasn't changed. I can access the FME Server via Browser with the URL.How can I solve this issue?ThanksLana

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8 years ago

aguanSupporter

asked in Architecture

Migrate FME server database to Oracle

We are using FME server 2017.0. I am following this article https://s3.amazonaws.com/gitbook/Server-Admin-2017/ServerAdmin4Scalability/4.03.ChangingDatabaseProviderForFMEServerDatabase.html, chapeter 4 exercise 2 to change the FME database provider – from the default to, – not to a PostgreSQL, but to an Oracle12c database. I ran the Oracle scripts to create a FMESERVER user and installed the FME objects. After I changed the fmeCommonConfig.txt (see below) and restarted the FME server, I can not login the web UI using my previous logins. I can login admin/admin, but the contents are pretty much blank. I have no option to import the previously exported fsconfig file. I have to restore the original fmeCommonConfig.txt to go back the working FME server. Feel like I missed something here.fmeCommonConfig

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8 years ago

wanta

asked in Architecture

FME license system failure from changing Python interpreter

Hi,i tried to change the Python Interpreter from my fresh FME Server 2017, with a 60 day Trial license, to use the ArcGIS Python Interpreter and was getting following error: Any suggestions how to handle this problem?

725

8 years ago

rudy_vContributor

asked in Architecture

Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D Object Data Reader/Writer not working in 32-bit 2017

Hi Safe,FME_Desktop_Documentation/FME_ReadersWriters autocad_od/autocadI'm very annoyed that there is no mention that the Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D Object Data Reader/Writerwas removed in 32-bit (only available in 64-bit). Not even in the reader documentation itselfI only came across this issue when i tried to run my scripts on Server/Desktop 2017 - everything failedThis is fundamental change to how FME Desktop/Server works, I can accept change, but at least we would like to do a risk assessment when we upgraded to FME Server from 32-bit 2016 to 32-bit 2017.We now have to delay upgrading to 2017 Server until all scripts has been tested to work on 64-bitPlease add to Reader/Writer documentation the 32-bit Yes, 64-bit YesRudy (Iron-Fist)

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8 years ago

peterbaldwin

asked in Architecture

FME Server Subscriptions stop working

Hello, We have a number of FME Server Subscriptions setup which have just stopped working after a certain period. If you create another subscription with the same details then it works fine. They are all email subscriptions. I've checked the log file and I can't see anything wrong with it... does anyone know what might be causing it or how I can monitor it? Thank you, Peter.

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8 years ago

mygisSupporter

asked in Architecture

setting a reference to a folder using shared references.

Hello,I am using FME Server 2016.1 and I need to reference a folder named "farms:. I have added that into the config file and it appears in my resources list, no problem. However, the issue I am having is that I cannot run any workspace when I select the file for processing. If the files are put in other resources like data/myfiles, there is no issue. Below is the configuration I have added into the fmeserverconfig.txt file:SHAREDRESOURCE_TYPE_7=FILESHAREDRESOURCE_NAME_7=riversSHAREDRESOURCE_DISPLAYNAME_7=riversSHAREDRESOURCE_DESCRIPTION_7=This shared resource is for the riversSHAREDRESOURCE_ISMIGRATABLE_7=falseSHAREDRESOURCE_DIR_7=C:/ProgramData/Safe Software/FME Server///resources/data/water/rivers/SHAREDRESOURCE_SECURITY_DEFAULT_ROLES_7=fmeadmin The error I get on FME Server is:statusMessage Undefined macro `rivers' dereferenced in file `rivers\\shape2shape\\rivers2tab.fmw'

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8 years ago

david_r

asked in Architecture

Docker: location of internal database for "database connections"

Hi, it would be good if a Safer with intimate knowledge of the Docker version of FME Server could help out with this question:https://knowledge.safe.com/questions/47377/database-connection-version-control.html

301

8 years ago

Anonymous

asked in Architecture

Routing a Workspace in a Job

I know that you can route a workspace in a schedule to use a specific engine, and I know that you can append "tm_tag=fast" to the end of a URL to do the same, but how do you specify a tag when the user runs a workspace in the Run dialog page? I can't expect the user to understand that they have to add "tm_tag=fast" to the URL, they just run the workspace.Thanks

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8 years ago

fmelizardSafer

asked in Architecture

Why am I getting the error : "Error using AUTOCAD_OD reader in a WIN32 FME. This is no longer supported as of FME 2017"?

744

8 years ago

fmelizardSafer

asked in Architecture

I'm trying to license FME using the License Assistant and getting a "FME Not Licensed" error

keywords: fme not licensed

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8 years ago

f.kemminjeContributor

asked in Architecture

where should we keep/upload source data set file in fme server

Fme server 2016I developed ONE fme file which reads from csv file and writes to csv. I Published this fmw to fme server. If I use Fme server’s user web interface it asks me to upload the csv file and loading to temporary folder and fme server knows this path. its working good.I am using my own web page(image attached) and calling fme server’s URL inside my web application.But when I run this fmw, fme cannot locate the source dataset(csv) in the server. How/ Where can I upload/keep my source csv file in the server ?, So that fme server can locate this filepath when called thru fme server’s url. I copied csv to server path and I redirected my source dataset to this uploaded file, it is not locating and gives error.Can you Please tell me how can I achieve this?

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8 years ago

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