Spotfire® System Requirements

Spotfire Automation Services 7.9

This page lists system requirements for TIBCO Spotfire® Automation Services version 7.9.

System requirements for TIBCO Spotfire® Automation Services – Service, version 7.9.x

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 (controlled by the maxConcurrentJobs setting - by default, maxConcurrentJobs will be set to the number of cores on the machine). Once that has been met, in general your performance will benefit more from higher clock speed than additional cores.
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 TIBCO 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 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or higher
Note: Only 64-bit versions of the operating systems are supported.
Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5.x (4.5.2 and higher), 4.6.x
Note: On Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (all variants), Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 must be enabled as well.
Note: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.x works side by side with older Framework (3.5 and earlier) versions, but performs an in-place update for .NET Framework 4.
Note: Microsoft .NET Framework requires Administrator rights to complete installation.
TIBCO Spotfire software Connection to a TIBCO Spotfire Server 7.9.x, with a TIBCO Spotfire 7.9.x deployment.
Note: It is recommended to run the TIBCO Spotfire Automation Services Service on a dedicated system (physical or virtual) - not shared with a TIBCO Spotfire® Server or other applications.
Installation permissions TIBCO Spotfire Automation Services Service 7.9.x must be installed under a Windows user account with full administrative privileges.
Microsoft Office (Optional)

The following versions of Microsoft Office are supported for Office-dependent functionality:

  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Office 2016, 32-bit and 64-bit versions
  • Microsoft Office 2013, 32-bit and 64-bit versions
  • Microsoft Office 2010, 32-bit and 64-bit versions
Note: Microsoft Office must be installed to use Spotfire Automation Services functionality that integrates with Office products, such as importing data from Microsoft Access or importing data from older Excel file version. An alternative to installing Microsoft Office is to only install 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 7.9.x, see System Requirements for TIBCO Spotfire® Connectors
Java JRE (Optional)
Note: The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is only required if you want to use the Automation Services Task 'Remap Information Services Catalogs and Schemas'.
The following versions of Java JRE are supported:
  • Oracle JRE 1.8
  • Oracle JRE 1.7
  • Oracle JRE 1.6

System requirements for TIBCO Spotfire® Automation Services – Job builder, version 7.9.x

Software
TIBCO Spotfire software
  • TIBCO Spotfire® Analyst 7.9.x
Authentication method
The following authentication methods are supported:
  • Anonymous login
  • Windows integrated authentication
Java JRE (Optional)
Note: The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is only required if you want to use the Automation Services Task 'Remap Information Services Catalogs and Schemas'.
The following versions of Java JRE are supported:
  • Oracle JRE 1.8
  • Oracle JRE 1.7
  • Oracle JRE 1.6