Spotfire® System Requirements

Spotfire Automation Services 14.0 LTS

This page lists system requirements for Spotfire® Automation Services version 14.0 LTS.

System requirements for Spotfire® Automation Services – Service, version 14.0 LTS

Hardware
Processor
  • Minimum: 2 cores, (Intel Core i3 or equivalent) 2 GHz, 64-bit
  • Recommended: 4 cores or more (Intel Xeon E5 or equivalent), 2 GHz or higher, 64-bit
Note: As a guideline, it is recommended to have at least one core per concurrent Automation Services job. The number of concurrent jobs is controlled by the maxConcurrentJobs setting; by default, maxConcurrentJobs is set to the number of cores on the computer. After this limit has been met, system performance will generally benefit more from higher clock speed than additional cores.
Note: Only amd64 (also known as x64, x86_64) architecture is supported.
RAM
  • Minimum: 16 GB
  • Recommended: 16 to ~50 GB per instance. If more than 50 GB RAM is available per instance, it is generally more beneficial to add an additional instance.
The minimum amount of RAM is normally sufficient for standard usage. For production servers, more memory may be needed if you are running many concurrent jobs and/or using analysis files with a large memory footprint. Contact Spotfire for further assistance with this.
Hard disk space
  • Minimum: 10 GB
  • Recommended: 10 GB is recommended for installation and normal use. If you are running many concurrent jobs and/or using very large analysis files, more space may be needed.
Software
Operating system The following operating systems are supported:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Debian 12
  • Debian 11
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Note: Only 64-bit versions of the operating systems are supported.
.NET On Windows:
  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.8.

On Linux:

  • Microsoft ASP.NET Core Runtime 6
Note: You must have administrator rights to install .NET Framework or ASP.NET Core Runtime 6.
Spotfire software Connection to a Spotfire® Server 14.0.x, with a Spotfire 14.0.x deployment.
Note: For production environments, we strongly advise that you deploy each of the different types of Spotfire services on separate, dedicated computers (physical computers, virtual machines, or containers).

If you still decide to deploy different services on the same computer (for example, for testing purposes), you must manage the resource allocation of the processes so they do not conflict with each other.

Installation privileges on Windows The Spotfire Automation Services Service 14.0.x must be installed under a Windows user account with full administrative privileges.
Microsoft Office (optional)

To use Spotfire functionality that integrates with Microsoft Office products, such as exporting to PowerPoint, importing data from Access, and importing data from older versions of Excel, Microsoft Office must be installed.

The following versions of Microsoft Office are supported:

  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Office 2019, 64-bit version
  • Microsoft Office 2016, 64-bit version
  • Microsoft Office 2013, 64-bit version
Note: An alternative to installing Microsoft Office is to install only the drivers: Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components

(also referred to as "Microsoft Access Database Engine").

Connectors (optional)

If you are using Spotfire Connectors to access data in external systems, note that additional system requirements might apply, including that a data source driver for the connector typically must be installed.

For detailed information and system requirements for all connectors included in Spotfire 14.0.x, see System Requirements for Spotfire® Connectors.

System requirements for Spotfire Automation Services – Job builder, version 14.0 LTS

Software
Spotfire software
  • Spotfire® Analyst 14.0.x
Authentication method
The following authentication methods are supported:
  • Anonymous login
  • Integrated Windows authentication