[GeoNode-devel] download original datasets feature randomly fails

[Paolo Corti]

Dear Alessio
thanks a lot for the detailed explanation.
The reason in our instances could be that for many layers we haven't
anymore the original shapefile but just the data in PostGIS.
Which means that the best option for us is to disable that link.
ps: by the way, was this tested both with rest and the importer
uploader? (we are using the latter)
Have a great weekend
Paolo

On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 3:47 AM Alessio Fabiani
<alessio.fabiani at geo-solutions.it> wrote:
>
> Hello Paolo,
> don't know exactly why is failing in your case, it is usually working, at least on my experience.
>
> However, the idea is the following.
> All the download methods exposed on GeoNode, relies on OGC calls. For vectors WFS, raster WCS and other formats WMS.
> That means that you overload GeoServer and potentially, especially for huge datasets, a single download can stuck your server by consuming all the machine resources available.
> Notice also that GeoServer always does a format conversion when you ask for a raw data format.
>
> The latest versions of GeoServer have some protection mechanisms allowing you to configure the cap of resources to be consumed.
> That means that for big datasets the download won't be allowed at all.
>
> The intention of "Original Dataset" download link, is to allow GeoNode to package the uploaded files into the filesystem along with all the SLDs defined and metadata formats, and send back to the user
> without making OGC requests.
> Of course this will successfully work only if:
>
> 1. The original uploaded file still exists and it is accessible on the filesystem
> 2. The layer is not a pure table on a DB but has a file associated with it
>
> Other than this, and this could be the cause why it is failing in your case, the "upload session" metadata stored on GeoNode database should point to the correct original files uploaded into GeoNode.
>
> That said, if you have the chance to investigate a bit more on the cause of the failures, we can try to make it a bit more reliable.
>
> Cheers,
> A.
>
>
>
>
> Il giorno ven 17 mag 2019 alle ore 00:41 Paolo Corti <pcorti at gmail.com> ha scritto:
>>
>> Hi devs
>> when downloading a layer, "Zipped Shapefile" works as expected, while
>> "Original Datasets" randomly fails. Also, I am not sure what is the
>> latter for: when I am able to download it successfully, I see a zip
>> file containing a bunch of .sld and geojson file.
>> Would be glad to learn more about this
>> thanks
>> Paolo
>>
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