To use the
simple-config.txt file to set up
Spotfire database authentication and user directory, you must modify the script so that it works in your environment.
Procedure
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Open
<server installation dir>/tomcat/spotfire-bin/simple-config.txt in a text editor and edit the variables:
- Depending on the database you use, comment out DB_DRIVER and DB_URL variables (“#”) that are not applicable for your system, and uncomment the variables for things you use (remove “#”). For example, if you use SQL Server, comment out Oracle variables and uncomment SQL Server variables.
- For DB_URL, provide the specific values indicated by angle brackets.
- For DB_USER and DB_PASSWORD, provide the
Spotfire database user name and password from the
create_databases.bat script (described in the sections listed under
Spotfire database setup).
- For the CONFIG_TOOL_PASSWORD, choose a command line password that will be used to protect the server configuration from unauthorized access and/or modification.
- For the ADMIN_USER and ADMIN_PASSWORD, first create a user and add it to the Administrators group (see step 4 in
Manually creating a simple configuration), and then provide the user name and password in the script.
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Save the script. If you do not want to overwrite the existing script, use another name.
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Open a command line and navigate to
<installation dir>/tomcat/spotfire-bin.
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Type
config run simple-config.txt and press Enter.
The script executes and creates a basic configuration for
Spotfire Server.
Note: The tool is conservative and does not overwrite the
bootstrap.xml or
configuration.xml files unless the
--force flag is used.
Note: It is recommended that you manually remove the
configuration.xml file when you are done. Do not remove
bootstrap.xml because it is required to start and run the server.
Note: The
simple-config.txt file contains sensitive information.