ArcGIS Workflow Manager Server is scalable and accommodates both small and large deployments. When you first begin, you may start small and install all the components on a single machine. As you deploy your production site, or if your site needs to accommodate more users, you can add more Workflow Manager machines to the site.
Single-machine deployment
In a single-machine deployment, Workflow Manager is installed and federated on a single ArcGIS Server machine. This deployment scenario is straightforward to set up, maintain, and upgrade. It can support a sandbox environment for development and testing, but it is also a valid (and in some cases ideal) configuration for some production environments.
High-availability deployment
Workflow Manager can be configured as a highly available deployment to help ensure your organization meets system uptime requirements. Workflow Manager supports the configuration of a multiple-machine high-availability site, in which two or more Workflow Manager machines can be administered and used as a single logical unit.
A highly available Workflow Manager deployment can be configured with any supported highly available ArcGIS Enterprise deployment. ArcGIS Server must be installed but does not need to be licensed as a GIS server on the Workflow Manager machines.
Note:
Workflow Manager cannot be deployed using a single-machine high-availability configuration.
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Once the Workflow Manager machines are set up, they need to be configured for high availability. Complete the steps below on each Workflow Manager machine to enable high availability.
Note:
When federating your Workflow Manager machines with your ArcGIS Enterprise Portal, set the Administration URL to a URL that can be used to communicate with all servers in the site.
- Open %ProgramData%\esri\workflowmanager\WorkflowManager.conf in a text editor.
- Uncomment the following lines in the WorkflowManager.conf file:
- play.modules.disabled += "esri.workflow.utils.inject.LocalDataProvider"
- play.modules.enabled += "esri.workflow.utils.inject.DistributedDataProvider"
If these lines don't exist in your WorkflowManager.conf file, add them to the bottom of the file.
- Save the change to the file.
- Restart the ArcGIS Workflow Manager Server service using the Windows Services console.
- Repeat steps 1 through 4 on each Workflow Manager machine.
Workflow Manager is now configured for high availability.
Use a third-party network load balancer
A highly available Workflow Manager deployment can be configured to use either ArcGIS web adaptor or a third-party network load balancer. If your deployment is configured with a third-party network load balancer that supports a health check function, you need to use both the ArcGIS Server Health Check endpoint and the Workflow Manager Health Check endpoint (for example, https://gisserver.domain.com:13443/workflow/healthCheck, where gisserver and domain are replaced by the information about your workflow manager server).
Learn more about multiple-machine deployments with a third-party load balancer