Spotfire Server and Environment - Quick Start

Installing the Spotfire Server files (RPM Linux)

You can install the Spotfire Server files on Linux using the RPM-based installer.

Before you begin

You must have sudo access to the host.
Note: For security and product performance reasons, it is recommended that you install Spotfire Server on a different computer than the database.

Procedure

  1. Copy the Spotfire Server installation software package from its download directory to a temporary directory on the target host.
    For example, /temp/.
  2. Open a terminal and go to the directory that contains the server installation file.
  3. Enter the following command to install the server:
    sudo rpm -ivh spotfireserver-<version_number>.x86_64.rpm
    A successful execution of the command produces text similar to this:
    Verifying...
    Preparing...
    Updating / installing...
    spotfireserver-<version>-<version>-1
    You must now execute /opt/spotfire/spotfireserver/<version number>/configure to complete the configuration.
    By default, the server is installed in the following directory: /opt/spotfire/spotfireserver/<version number>/.
  4. Execute the configure script, specifying the values for the different parameters.
    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.
    See details about the installation parameters on Installation of Spotfire Server if needed.
    If successful, text similar to the following is shown on the command line:
    Post install configuration of Spotfire Server <version number> was successful.