System Requirements

TIBCO® Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition version 1.3.2 system requirements and third-party compatibility information are listed here.

Software

Software Version Update from previous version
Docker (Linux only)

The service builds a default Docker image based on Centos 7, which is also available from Docker Hub. (The recommended Docker version, 17.12.1-ce, was tested with Centos 7.4 and higher.)

You cannot modify the image we provide. You can provide another prebuilt image.

Check Docker Hub for an image that might work for you. 		17.03.1-ce, 17.06.2-ce, 17.09.1-ce, or 17.12.1-ce

Recommended: 17.12.1-ce

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TIBCO® Enterprise Runtime for R (TERR™) 6.0.0 no change
TIBCO Spotfire® 10.10.x no change
Important: Do not install TERR™ Server Edition (TERR service) on a node with other Spotfire services.

Hardware

Hardware Requirement Update from previous version
Processor
  • Minimum: 4 cores (Intel Core i3 or equivalent), 2 GHz, 64-bit.
  • Recommended: 8 cores or more (Intel Xeon E5 or equivalent), 2 GHz or higher, 64-bit.
Note: The system default is one engine fewer than the number of cores. You can add cores to accommodate additional engines. You can add cores to accommodate additional engines. See TIBCO® Enterprise Runtime for R - Server Edition Installation and Administration for information about configuring engines.
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Ram
  • Minimum: 8 GB.
  • Recommended: 16 GB.
Note: The minimum amount of RAM is suitable for only basic test systems, or systems with very few simultaneous users. Production servers with large analyses or many simultaneous users require significantly more RAM. Contact TIBCO for further assistance with this.
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Hard disk space
  • Minimum: 12 GB.
  • Recommended: 25 GB.
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Operating Systems

Tested operating system Version Update from previous version
Microsoft Windows Server
  • 2019
  • 2016
  • 2012 R2
  • 2012
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • 8.x 64-bit on x86-64*
  • 7.x 64-bit on x86-64
  • 6.x 64-bit on x86-64
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CentOS
  • 8.x 64-bit on x86-64*
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SUSE Enterprise Linux
  • 12.x 64-bit on x86-64
  • 11.x 64-bit on x86-64
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Important: * If you plan to run the TERR console on RHEL 8 or CentOS 8, then before installing TERR, you must first install the library libtinfo.so.5, which TERR requires to run on those operating systems.
  • For RHEL 8 and CentOS 8, install the package ncurses-compat-libs.
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