Before editing the
Spotfire Server configuration in an XML editor or a text editor, you must export the configuration to an XML file.
About this task
Alternatively you can edit the configuration in the configuration tool; see
Manually editing the server configuration in the configuration tool.
For general information, see
Manual configuration.
Procedure
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On the computer running
Spotfire Server, open a command line as an administrator and change the directory to the location of the
config.bat file (config.sh on Linux). The default location is
<installation dir>/tomcat/spotfire-bin.
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Export the active configuration to a
configuration.xml file by using the
export-config command.
The
configuration.xml file appears in your working directory.
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Open
configuration.xml in an XML editor or a text editor and make your changes.
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When you have finished, save and close the file.
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Upload the edited configuration file back to the
Spotfire database by using the
import-config command.
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Restart the
Spotfire Server; for instructions, see
Start or stop Spotfire Server.
Results
The imported configuration becomes the active configuration for that server or cluster.