Installing the Spotfire Server files (RPM Linux)

If you have root access to the Linux computer on which you want to install Spotfire Server, you can use the RPM-based installer.

About this task

If you do not have root access, use the tarball installer instead.

The Spotfire database has been prepared; for instructions, see Spotfire database setup.

Note: For security and product performance reasons, it is recommended that you install Spotfire Server on a different computer than the database.

Open a terminal and go to the directory that contains the server installation file.
Enter the following command to install the server:
```
rpm -ivh tss-<version number>.x86_64.rpm
```
A successful execution of the command produces text similar to this:
```
Preparing...
Updating / Installing...
    l:tss-<version>-1-1
You must now execute /opt/tibco/tss/<version number>/configure to complete the configuration.
```
By default, the server is installed in the following directory: /opt/tibco/tss/<version number>/.

Replace the italicized parameters in the following post-installation script; the parameters are defined in the table below. Then run the script.

Note: Alternatively, you can run the script without any parameters. In this case you will be prompted for the missing information.

<server installation dir>/<version number>/configure -s SERVER_FRONTEND_PORT -r SERVER_BACKEND_REGISTRATION_PORT -b SERVER_BACKEND_COMMUNICATION_PORT

Note: Include only those parameters whose default values you are changing. The default values are listed in the table below.

Table 1. Installation parameters
Parameter	Description
SERVER_FRONTEND_PORT	Used for communication with Spotfire clients. The default is 80.
SERVER_BACKEND_REGISTRATION_PORT	Used for key exchange to set up trusted communication between the Spotfire Server and nodes. The default is 9080.
SERVER_BACKEND_COMMUNICATION_PORT	Used for encrypted traffic between nodes. The default is 9443.

For more information about ports and how they are used, see Ports and firewall configuration.

Text similar to the following is shown on the command line:

Post install configuration of TIBCO Spotfire Server <version number> successful.

Apply any available hotfixes for Spotfire Server: Applying hotfixes