Installing the Spotfire Server files (tarball Linux)

If you do not have root access to the Linux computer on which you want to install Spotfire Server, use the tarball installer rather than the RPM installer. Both the installation script and a post-installation script are run from the terminal.

Before you begin

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.

Note: When installing Spotfire Server on a Red Hat Linux computer with Security-Enhanced Linux enabled, it is recommended to use the RPM-based installer over the tar.gz file. If you choose to use the TAR file anyway, it is recommended to use /opt/tibco/<subfolder> as the installation directory.

Procedure

Open a terminal and go to the directory that contains the server installation file.
Unpack and run the TAR file by entering the following command:
```
tar xzf tss-<version number>.x86_64.tar.gz
```
Note: The directory must contain the string "tss" for start and stop scripts to work.
The server is installed in the directory where you ran the command. A successful execution of the command does not result in any confirmation text.
Go to the new server directory; its name will be tss-<version number>.x86_64.

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

Note: Alternatively, you can run the command (./configure) without any parameters. In this case you will be prompted for the missing information.

./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.

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

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

Optional: If you have root access to the computer, configure the server to start when the computer starts by running this command:
```
./configure-boot
```

What to do next

Apply any available hotfixes for Spotfire Server: Applying hotfixes