Install TIBCO BPM Enterprise for Kubernetes

Use the TIBCO Universal Installer to install the product and build a Docker image of the TIBCO BPM Enterprise application.

Before you begin

Docker must be installed and running.

    Procedure
  1. Navigate to the temporary directory containing the previously downloaded and extracted TIBCO BPM Enterprise archive file.
  2. Run the TIBCOUniversalInstaller executable.
  3. Click Next on the Welcome screen.
  4. Accept the license agreement and click Next.
  5. Select Create a New TIBCO_HOME to create a new installation environment. In the Directory field, specify or browse for the directory in which you want to install TIBCO BPM Enterprise. Click Next.
    Note:
    • The directory cannot be the same as the directory of an existing installation environment.
    • The directory should be empty.
    • The directory path cannot contain the following special characters:

      # $ % & * < > ? ` |

  6. On the Installation Profile Selection screen, select BPM for Kubernetes, then click Next.
  7. Accept the default directory for the TIBCO Configuration Directory screen referred to as CONFIG_HOME), or type a directory name, or click Browse to select a directory, then click Next.
    Note: Ensure that the selected directory is not the configuration directory for another TIBCO installation environment.
  8. On the Database Type screen, click the required database type. If you want to select a database type other than PostgreSQL, click Browse to navigate to the location of the appropriate JDBC driver.

    For more details about the supported drivers for each database type, see JDBC_DRIVERCLASS.

  9. Click Next.
  10. On the Pre-Install Summary screen, verify the details, then click Next.
    The installer completes the following tasks:
    • processes and copies the required TIBCO BPM Enterprise files to TIBCO_HOME,
    • configures the TIBCO BPM Enterprise software, copying the required files to CONFIG_HOME, and
    • builds the Docker image of the TIBCO BPM Enterprise application, which you can then add to Kubernetes.
  11. When the installation is complete, click Finish to close the installer.