Installing standalone TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services on Windows

Follow these instructions to install a standalone version of Spotfire Statistics Services on a Windows computer.

About this task

Note: Do not use this procedure if you intend to install a cluster. To perform a cluster installation, see Cluster deployment.

Important: When you install and configure 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.

Procedure

From the Spotfire Statistics Services installation media, use an application appropriate for unpacking the installation .zip package.
Review the accompanying release notes (if you have not done so already) and run the installation executable .

In the resulting Spotfire Statistics Services installation wizard, when you complete a step, click Next to proceed to the next panel.
Introduction: We recommend closing all running programs before proceeding with the installation.
License Agreement: Read the license agreement and if you agree to the terms, select I accept the terms of the License Agreement.
Installation Type: Select Standalone.
If you select Cluster, follow the instructions to install a cluster. See Cluster deployment.
Installation Path: Either accept the default, type a path, or choose a path.
Service Name: Accept the default name (SplusServer) or type a different service_name.

The service_name is used in several places. It is used as the name of a new directory under the path that you typed in the Installation Path panel. For example, for a 64-bit Windows installation, the service name the path is:

C:\Program Files\TIBCO\statsvcs1181\<service_name> where service_name is the value you supply, or the default, SplusServer.

The name of the Windows service is TSSS1181<service_name>. The <service_name> is also appended to the service display name; for example, TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services (SplusServer). It is also included in the server URL:

http://servername:port/service_name/

Note: You can install multiple instances of Spotfire Statistics Services on a single computer, but you must make sure that the service_name for each service is unique.
Ports (panel 1): Specify the HTTP port that is used by clients or APIs to access the service.
1. For Main Service Port, either accept the default or type a port number for the service.
  From here, we will refer to this value as port, as it appears in the server URL as http://servername:port/service_name. For example, http://MyServer:8080/TERRServer.
1. In JMX Monitoring Port, either accept the default or type a port number.
  Remember that the port numbers must be unique for each Spotfire Statistics Services instance on the machine.
Ports (panel 2): Select HTTP.
If you plan to use a front-end proxy or load balancer, you should select AJP. For more information, see Load balancer.
Service URL: This is the URL that accesses the Spotfire Statistics Services landing page. It is a concatenation of the server name, the port, and the service_name. For a standalone installation, just accept the default.
Service User (panel 1):
- If all of your resources are on your local machine, and you want to configure the Spotfire Statistics Services (service_name) to run using the credentials for the Local System account, accept the default Local System.
- If you must have access to resources on the network, select Other Account. (If you are not sure which option to select, review Preparing for installing a standalone service.
1. Service User (panel 2): If you selected Other Account, specify the service user and password. The specified account must have permission to access resources required for Spotfire Statistics Services.
Management User and Management Password: Provide the user name and password for authentication when using a JMX tool such as TIBCO Hawk or jconsole (for example). The default user name is admin.
These credentials are written to a server configuration file to provide for authentication when an authorized user accesses monitoring services. The value you provide here is encrypted when it is stored in the configuration file.
These credentials are specific to this Spotfire Statistics Services installation, and because they are stored in a server configuration file, we recommend not using your login credentials.
Pre-Installation Summary: Review your options, and then click Install.
The Installing Spotfire Statistics Services (service_name) panel appears while the server is installed and configured.
Start Service: If Start Service is selected, Spotfire Statistics Services (service_name) is started when installation completes. If you do not want the service to start at this time, clear Start Service.

If the Service User you specified in step 10 is not granted the Log on as a service right, clear Start Service or grant the user the Log on as a service right. See Preparing for installing a standalone service for more information.

If you need to change the number of engines configured on the server, see Changing the engine count on Windows. (You must stop the service to change the engine count.)

The Spotfire Statistics Services (service_name) service is set to start automatically, which means that the service starts when you reboot your computer.
Install Complete: Click Done. If you want to set some post-installation configuration options, such as changing the engine type or count, stop the service, and then restart it following your changes.

What to do next

Open a browser instance, and in the address box, type the URL created by the installation options you created. For example, http://<MyServer>:8080/SplusServer. The Spotfire Statistics Services portal page is displayed in the browser window, displaying information about the product, links to the documentation and the APIs, and displaying a list of the packages available in the engine.