Installation by Using TIBCO Universal Installer
TIBCO Universal Installer provides different modes to install TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail on Linux and Microsoft Windows platforms.
If this is the first TIBCO software product you are installing, you must specify the installation directory where all TIBCO products are installed. This directory is referred in this documentation as TIBCO_HOME. On Microsoft Windows platforms, the default TIBCO_HOME is C:\tibco. On UNIX or Linux, the default TIBCO_HOME directory is /opt/tibco. During installation, you must also specify the installation environment and components to be installed.
| • | TIBCO Universal Installer: You can install TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail by using TIBCO Universal Installer, which provides three installation modes. For more information, see Installation Modes and Procedures. |
| • | TIBCO_HOME: This is the directory where TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail is installed and is referred in this documentation as TIBCO_HOME. For example, the default TIBCO_HOME path on Windows is C:\tibco\hawk\<version>. On UNIX or Linux, the default path is /opt/tibco/hawk/<version>. |
| • | CONFIG_FOLDER: This is the directory where all default configuration for TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail is stored. For example, the default configuration path on Microsoft Windows is C:\ProgramData\, whereas on UNIX or Linux, it is /root/tibco/cfgmgmt/hawk. |
| • | CONFIG_FOLDER_REDTAIL: This is the directory where all default configuration for TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail advanced feature components is stored. For example, the default configuration path on UNIX or Linux is /usr/local/etc/tibco_redtail_conf. |
| • | DATA_FOLDER: This is the directory where all the TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail advanced feature components is stored. The data is categorized into different directories that is named after the related components. For example, the default data path on UNIX or Linux is /usr/local/tibco_redtail_data. |
To familiarize yourself with TIBCO Universal Installer, read the following topics before you begin installation:
| • | Installation Environment |
| • | Installation Components and Profiles |
| • | Installation Modes and Procedures |
Installation Environment
An installation environment isolates product installations. A product installed in one installation environment cannot access components in other installation environments.
An installation environment is the top-level installation directory for TIBCO products. An installation environment consists of the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Directory | Identifies the directory where the product is installed. |
TIBCO_HOME
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It is the top-level installation directory for TIBCO products. |
OIHR_HOME
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Identifies the name of the folder where the product is installed. |
Installation Components and Profiles
The components that you can install are grouped into different installation profiles. You can associate an installation profile with one or more components. When a profile is selected, the components that are default to the selected profile are selected for installation. By default, the TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail 7.2.0 Agent profile is selected. You can customize the installation by explicitly selecting the components that you want to install.
The following table describes the different installation profiles:
| Profile | Description |
|---|---|
| (Default selection) TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail 7.2.0 Agent |
Installs the Hawk agent and the Hawk microagent for the enterprise platform. Note: To install other enterprise TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail components such as OI Hawk Console and Hawk Event Service, customize installation and then manually select the components.
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| TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail 7.2.0 Container |
Installs the TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail container components. |
| TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail Admin Agent | Installs the Cluster Manager and the Admin Agent component for the enterprise platform. |
| TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail 7.2.0 Enterprise | Installs Hawk agent, Querynode, Webapp, Hawk RedTail Console, Postgres, Prometheus, and Grafana for Linux platform. |
| Custom Installation | In this profile, every component can be selected for installation. To enable this, select the Customize Installation check box first and then select the profiles that you want in the Installation Profile Selection page. |
Installation Modes and Procedures
You can run TIBCO Universal Installer in GUI, console, or silent mode.
| Mode of installation | Description |
|---|---|
| GUI | In GUI mode, you can select a product, product location, and so on. To invoke the installer in GUI mode, double-click the executable file. For more information, see Installing in GUI Mode. |
| Console | In console mode, you can run the installer on a command line. This is useful if your machine does not have a GUI environment. For more information, see Installing in Console Mode. |
| Silent | In silent mode, the installer installs the product without prompting you for information. The installer uses either default or custom settings that are saved in a response file. For more information, see Installing in Silent Mode. |