You can install the
Spotfire Server
files on Linux using the tarball installer.
About this task
- For security and product
performance reasons, install
Spotfire Server
on a different computer than the database.
- You might need to
configure Security-Enhanced Linux in your system, if enabled, to install the
Spotfire Server
using the tarball. Check the corresponding documentation for your operating
system.
Procedure
-
Copy the Spotfire Server installation software package from its
download directory to a temporary directory on the target host.
For example,
/temp/
.
-
Create a destination directory for the server.
Note: The directory
must contain the string
tss
for start and stop scripts to work.
Example
mkdir -p /opt/tibco/tss-<destination_folder>
-
From the destination directory, unpack the package.
Example
cd /opt/tibco/tss-<destination_folder>
tar xzf /temp/tss-<version number>.x86_64.tar.gz
The server is installed in the destination directory. (A
successful execution of the command does not result in any confirmation text.)
-
In the server installation directory, execute the
configure
post-installation script, specifying the
values for the parameters.
Example
./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 following table.
Table 1. Installation
parameters
Parameter
|
Description
|
Default
|
SERVER_FRONTEND_PORT
|
Used for communication with
Spotfire
clients.
|
80
|
SERVER_BACKEND_REGISTRATION_PORT
|
Used for key exchange to set up trusted
communication between the
Spotfire Server
and nodes.
|
9080
|
SERVER_BACKEND_COMMUNICATION_PORT
|
Used for encrypted traffic between nodes.
|
9443
|
Note: Alternatively,
you can run the command (./configure
) without parameters. In
this case, you are prompted for the missing information.
Text similar to the following is shown on the command
line:
Post install configuration of TIBCO Spotfire Server <version number> was successful.
- Optional:
You can configure
Spotfire Server
to start when the computer starts by running this command.
Important: You must have root user access to the computer
to run the following script.
Text similar to the following is shown on the command line.
TIBCO Spotfire Server <version number> has been successfully configured to start on system boot.
Note: Running the
configure-boot
script changes the installation
directory ownership to user
spotfire
and restricts other users from performing
actions on the installation directory.