To make
Spotfire Web Player,
Spotfire Automation Services,
the
TERR service,
and Spotfire Service for Python available to end users, you first must install
a node manager. A
Spotfire
implementation can contain several nodes, but each one must be installed on a
different computer.
Before you begin
- Spotfire Server
is installed and running.
- In the firewall of the
computer on which you are installing the node manager, open the ports that will
be used for the node manager and the services. (See
step
5 below for information on how these ports are used.)
This procedure describes an interactive
installation, using the installation wizard. Alternatively, you can run a
silent installation from the command line; for details, see
Installing a node manager (silently on Windows).
Procedure
-
Double-click
nm-setup.exe.
Note: You might be
prompted to install Microsoft .NET Framework at this point.
-
On the installation wizard
Welcome page, click
Next.
-
On the
License page, read the agreement, select
I accept, and then click
Next.
-
On the
Destination Folder page you can change the
location if you want to, and then click
Next.
-
On the
Node Manager Ports page, enter numbers (or leave
the defaults) for the following ports:
- Node Manager registration port—The
port that is used to set up secure internal communication channels.
Important: In a production environment, it is not advisable to run the
node manager and the
Spotfire Server
on the same computer. However, if you are installing the node manager on the
same computer as the server, this port must be different than the
Spotfire Server
backend communication port.
- Node Manager communication port
(TLS)—The port that is used for secure (TLS) communication within
the implementation.
Important: If you are
installing the node manager on the same computer as
Spotfire Server,
this port must be different than the
Spotfire Server
backend communication port. The default for the
Spotfire Server
port is 9443.
Note: The selected ports must be
available and not blocked by a firewall.
Tip: To
check whether a port is in use, on a command line enter
netstat -na.
-
Click Next.
The
Spotfire Server page opens.
-
On the
Spotfire Server page, enter the following
information, and then click
Next.
Important: These values
must match the values you used when installing the
Spotfire Server
files.
- Server
name—The hostname of
Spotfire Server.
Note: Valid
hostnames can only contain alphabetic characters, numeric characters, hyphens,
and periods.
- Server
backend registration port—The registration port that you specified
during
Spotfire Server
installation.
- Server
backend communication port (TLS)—The backend communication port
that you specified during
Spotfire Server
installation.
-
On the
Network Names page, select the computer names
that can be used by backend trust. In general you can leave all the listed
names as they are.
-
On the
Ready to Install page, click
Install.
-
Click
Finish when done.
What to do next
After the installation wizard finishes running, you must start the new
node manager manually; see
Starting
or stopping a node manager (as a Windows service).