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Improvements for Changing the FME Server Engine names

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Currently, the FME Server Engine names can be changed by manually editing the processMonitorConfigEngines.txt file.

But please don't rush off and try this! You will lose the ability to manage FME Server Engines via the web interface – for example, changing the Engine count. This also isn't exactly a "feature" as it has not been rigorously tested! Buyer beware when making this configuration change.

It would be amazing if we could use the FME Server web interface to change the names of FME Server Engines - perhaps on the Engines & Licensing page.

What do you think? Are there any drawbacks I haven't considered? Is anyone doing this now?


Wait, so how do I change FME Server Engine names? Add NODE_OVERWRITE=true to the top of the file, and find the START_ENGINE lines at the bottom to make some changes. Make sure to save and restart FME Server for the changes to take effect. (And remember, any changes to the FME Server Engine count must now be reflected in this file!)

Example...

Original: START_ENGINE_MyFMEServer_Engine1=!TEMPLATE_START_ENGINE!
Renamed: START_ENGINE_MyFMEServer_LiDAREngine=!TEMPLATE_START_ENGINE!

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    • Anonymous
    • July 14, 2017

    This would be very useful functionality. We have an engine on a remote host that we use specifically for tasks that need an ESRI license and also for 64 bit operations. It would be great to be able to see this engine identified by a custom name in the Engines & Licenses page.

    alexbiz
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    • alexbizEnthusiast
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    • December 6, 2019

    up! We still lack of some interfaces to manage hosts and engines

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