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It is common knowledge that Flow has to be on the same server as ESRI ArcGIS Server for all the ESRI toys to function correctly.
How does this work with a Remote Engine? If we have 2 servers, one with Flow and the other with ArcGIS Server, can we overcome the licencing issue by installing a remote engine on the ArcGIS Server machine?

I see from this article Using FME Flow with Esri ArcGIS Software – FME Support Center that it states
“ArcGIS Server must be installed and licensed on the same machine as the FME Flow Engine Service”, but what does this mean in practice…???? The “Flow Engine Service” means the main installation of Flow, rather than Remote Engine, yes? 

Any help will be warmly appreciated.

Regards

Stu

 

Simply replace “Flow” with “Flow Engine” in the first sentence :-)

ArcGIS has to be installed and licensed on the same server as the Flow Engine that must access its functionality.

So yes, you can install a remote Flow Engine on the ArcGIS Server and configure a Flow queue to route all Esri-dependent Workspaces to that particular Engine.

Simply replace “Flow” with “Flow Engine” in the first sentence :-)

ArcGIS has to be installed and licensed on the same server as the Flow Engine that must access its functionality.

So yes, you can install a remote Flow Engine on the ArcGIS Server and configure a Flow queue to route all Esri-dependent Workspaces to that particular Engine.

Well this is wonderful news, David! 😁
That will certainly make my life easier. Thank you.
Do you happen to know if it needs to be a standard engine or can a CPU-Usages engine be utilised? I guess it makes no difference...

I believe both will work, as both standard and CPU engines are identical, only the license differs.

Superb, many thanks ​@david_r 

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