Installation Prerequisites
If you plan to install in an existing installation environment, it is recommended to stop all the processes that are using Java from TIBCO_HOME.
Before you run TIBCO Universal Installer on your Windows or UNIX system, you must login as a user with appropriate permissions, and your system must meet hardware and software requirements as mentioned in the following sections.
Some software is required, and the rest is optional. Before you run the installer, make sure you are running on a supported platform. See the Readme for information about the supported operating system platforms, versions, and about required patches.
Microsoft Windows
Only user with Administrator privileges can install TIBCO Hawk components on Windows platform. If you intend to install the product on a network drive, ensure that the account used for installation has Administrator permission to access the network drive.
UNIX or Linux
Any type of user—regular (non-root) user and super-user (root)— can install TIBCO Hawk. It is recommended the same installer account to install all TIBCO products. A graphic environment such as CDE or X Windows is required to run the installer in GUI mode.