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Common problems and solutions

Answers to questions or issues that you may encounter when working with ArcGIS Monitor are provided. If the issue you're experiencing is not described below, you can also search for articles on the Esri Technical Support website.

Installation

Administration

Monitoring

Installation

Is there an installation log or summary stored somewhere that I can review?

Review your Linux distribution's package manager documentation for details.

Why are some folders left behind after uninstalling?

When you uninstall Monitor, some folders and files remain on the hard drive. These are for your convenience if you reinstall or upgrade the product. If you don't plan to reinstall, you can delete these files.

You may notice persisting files located at /var/lib/<ArcGIS Monitor account username>/confi-store-<server or agent>/.

Leaving this folder preserves the properties, logs, and supporting files that you may want to keep if you reinstall.

I get an error message about my license being expired.

If you receive a message about an expired license, contact Esri Technical Support to obtain a new license and reauthorize ArcGIS Monitor.

Once the license has been updated, you must restart the arcgis-monitor-server service using the following command for the changes to take effect:

  • Ubuntu: sudo service arcgis-monitor-server start
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: sudo systemctl start arcgis-monitor-server

Administration

Will Monitor work in a disconnected environment?

Monitor can be deployed in an environment where there is no internet connection or internet access is prohibited by your organization. Monitor does require network access to register and communicate with monitored components such as ArcGIS software, databases, and your underlying hardware infrastructure. In most cases, only intranet access is required. If your enterprise GIS implementation is distributed across multiple network environments, internet access may be required to allow communication between Monitor Server and Monitor Agent machines.

Can I safely rename a Monitor machine in a deployment?

Yes. ArcGIS Monitor Server automatically detects a machine name change, but you must restart the arcgis-monitor-server service using the following command:

  • Ubuntu: sudo service arcgis-monitor-server start
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: sudo systemctl start arcgis-monitor-server

Depending on your site deployment, you may need to perform additional steps to ensure proper configuration of the new machine name:

I receive a database disconnected error when I try to register the Monitor database or when I try to access Monitor.

Check the following:

  • Check the database machine or instance and ensure that it is online and available.
  • If the Monitor database is not on the same machine as Monitor Server, ensure that the database has been configured to allow remote clients to connect to it.
  • Check your firewall rules to ensure that Monitor Server can access the database machine or instance.
  • Check the database credentials are ensure that they are valid.

Monitoring

I can't sign in to Monitor.

To sign in to Monitor, you must provide a username and password. Usernames and passwords are case sensitive. You must provide the proper case to sign in. Contact your Monitor administrator to find out which username and password you should use. If you are the administrator, provide the username and password that you specified.

Learn more about accessing Monitor