Remove the tile cache data store from an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment on Azure

Summary

If you created an ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 or earlier deployment on Microsoft Azure using ArcGIS Enterprise Cloud Builder for Azure, and the deployment contains a tile cache data store that is deployed on virtual machines that are separate from the rest of the ArcGIS Enterprise components, you can remove the tile cache data store virtual machines after you migrate hosted scene layer caches to the object store.

Procedure

If members of the ArcGIS Enterprise (11.3 or earlier) organization published hosted scene layers, the layer caches are stored in the tile cache data store, which is now deprecated. After you upgrade the ArcGIS Enterprise deployment, you need to add the object store to the deployment, migrate hosted scene layer caches to the object store, and test the hosted scene layers after migration. Refer to the following help pages for information about this process:

• Upgrade ArcGIS Enterprise deployments on Microsoft Azure
• Add an object store to an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment on Microsoft Azure
• Migrate hosted scene layer caches using the MigrateSceneServices utility

When you determine that the migration was successful and no more scene layer caches remain in the tile cache data store, follow the steps below that are appropriate to your deployment type to disable the tile cache data store and remove the virtual machines from the deployment so that you are no longer charged for the machines.

Note:
These instructions assume that there are no other ArcGIS components on the tile cache data store virtual
machines or any other software or data that you still need. Do not delete virtual machines that contain any components that are still part of the ArcGIS Enterprise deployment.

If you deployed ArcGIS Enterprise in Dual Machine Single Tier or Single Machine Single Tier mode, follow these steps:

1. Make a remote desktop connection to one of the tile cache data store virtual machines in Azure.
2. Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator.
3. Change directories to: C:\Program Files\arcgisdatastore\tools
4. Run the ArcGIS Data Store disabledatastore utility to unregister the tile cache data store from the hosting server and delete all tile cache data store contents..
   See the ArcGIS Data Store utility reference for information and syntax.
5. Sign in to the Microsoft Azure portal to remove the TileCacheDataStore value from the arcgis-vm-roles tags:
   1. Access each virtual machine in the deployment and click the Tags tab for the machine.
   2. Check the arcgis-vm-roles tag.
   3. For each machine that includes the TileCacheDataStore value, delete that value. If the value is part of a comma separated list, be sure to delete any extra commas.
   4. Click Save at the bottom of the Azure portal.
6. Sign in to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4 Cloud Builder for Azure to access the ArcGIS Enterprise deployment.
7. Follow the instructions in Manage machines in an ArcGIS deployment on Azure to delete the tile cache data store virtual machines that do not contain any other ArcGIS components.
8. Sign in to the Microsoft Azure portal to remove the TileCacheDataStore value from the arcgis-deployment-datastore-types Application Gateway tag.
   1. In the Azure portal, access the Application Gateway associated with the deployment.
   2. Click the Tags tab.
   3. Find the arcgis-deployment-datastore-types tag and delete TileCacheDataStore from the Value field. If there is more than one value in this field, be sure you do not leave commas behind. For example, if the Value field contains Relational,TileCacheDataStore, only Relational should remain in the field after you edit the value.
   4. Click Save at the bottom of the Azure portal.

If you deployed ArcGIS Enterprise in Multi Machine Multi Tier mode, follow these steps:

1. Make a remote desktop connection to one of the tile cache data store virtual machines in Azure.
2. Open a Command window as an administrator.
3. Change directories to C:\Program Files\arcgisdatastore\tools
4. Run the ArcGIS Data Store disabledatastore utility to unregister the tile cache data store from the hosting server and delete all tile cache data store contents.
   See the ArcGIS Data Store utility reference for information and syntax.
5. Sign in to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4 Cloud Builder for Azure to access the ArcGIS Enterprise deployment.
6. Follow the instructions in Manage machines in an ArcGIS deployment on Azure to delete all the tile cache data store virtual machines from the deployment.
7. Sign in to the Microsoft Azure portal to remove the TileCacheDataStore value from the arcgis-deployment-datastore-types Application Gateway tag.
   1. In the Azure portal, access the Application Gateway associated with the deployment.
   2. Click the Tags tab.
   3. Find the arcgis-deployment-datastore-types tag and delete TileCacheDataStore from the Value field. If there is more than one value in this field, be sure you do not leave commas behind. For example, if the Value field contains Relational,TileCacheDataStore, only Relational should remain in the field after you edit the value.
   4. Click Save at the bottom of the Azure portal.