Preparing for installing a standalone service

Your computer must meet certain criteria for a Spotfire Statistics Services installation.

1. Make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements. For more information, see http://support.spotfire.com/sr.asp.
2. For a Microsoft Windows® installation, determine whether to run the service using the local system account, or to run it under a service account.
   • If the service does not need to access resources on a network, you can install using the local system account.
   • If the service must access the network for resources, you must specify a service account.
   For a Linux® installation, you have access to all resources that you normally have access to when you are logged on as the user of the account, so you do not need to specify this option.
3. Verify that the port numbers you specify for the Main Service Port and the JMX Monitoring Port during the Spotfire Statistics Services installation are not being used by other applications on the computer.
   Important: Remember that when installing and configuring Spotfire Statistics Services to use a statistical engine, consider the configurations and strategies to restrict access. See Recommendations for safeguarding your environment for detailed information.

• Establishing log on as a service right
  On Microsoft Windows, If you need to specify a service account, ensure that the service account has the appropriate rights.
• Establishing permissions to write to a directory
  On a Linux server, You must make sure that the user has appropriate permissions to install Spotfire Statistics Services.