Installer Overview

If this is the first TIBCO software product you are installing on the system, you can specify the installation directory where all TIBCO products will be installed. This directory is referred in this documentation as TIBCO_HOME. On Microsoft Windows platforms, the default TIBCO_HOME is C:\tibco. On UNIX/Linux, the default TIBCO_HOME directory is /opt/tibco.

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installation-path — The directory where TIBCO Hawk System components get installed and is referred in this documentation as HAWK_HOME. For example, the default HAWK_HOME path on Windows is C:\tibco\hawk\<version>, where on UNIX/Linux, it is /opt/tibco/hawk/<version>.

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configuration-path — The directory where TIBCO Hawk components get prepared with appropriate default configuration and kept ready for out-of-the-box execution. This folder is referred in this documentation as CONFIG_FOLDER. For example, the default CONFIG_FOLDER on Microsoft Windows is C:\ProgramData\tibco\cfgmgmt\hawk, whereas on UNIX/Linux, it is TIBCO_HOME/tibco/cfgmgmt/hawk.

For Windows 7 and Window 8.x, we recommend you to configure CONFIG_FOLDER as some folder other than C:\ProgramData to avoid any access control issues later.

TIBCO Hawk Installation enables TIBCO Hawk to be installed in multiple TIBCO_HOME. During installation, you can select the existing TIBCO_HOME or create a new TIBCO_HOME. If the existing TIBCO_HOME is selected, it may have other products installed including TIBCO Hawk. If there is any previous TIBCO Hawk installation in the TIBCO_HOME, the existing installation will:

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Replace, if the same version (major, minor) is installed.

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Upgrade to the latest version, if the patch version is latest.

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Add, in case of newer major or minor version.

The Universal Installer is responsible to create and setup directories under HAWK_HOME. All the files under HAWK_HOME should not be modified by any other component except the installer. An installation properties file that includes settings required for runtime is placed in the installation directory.

This file contains the settings that are used by TIBCO Hawk runtime modules. You do not need to uninstall previous releases of TIBCO Hawk in order to install the most recent version. TIBCO Universal Installer enables you to install multiple versions of TIBCO Hawk on the same machine.

If you try to install the most recent version of TIBCO Hawk in the same TIBCO_HOME that has older versions of TIBCO Hawk, Universal Installer lets you proceed ahead seamlessly. If you choose to install the most recent version of TIBCO Hawk in a new TIBCO_HOME, it helps you to create new TIBCO_HOME. For example, you can have TIBCO Hawk 4.9 and 5.2 co-exist in the same TIBCO_HOME.

If you try to re-install the most recent version of TIBCO Hawk in the same TIBCO_HOME, the installer displays a warning indicative of previous installation does exist and will be overwritten.