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 command line.

Prerequisites

The Spotfire database has been set up within your Oracle or SQL Server database; for instructions, see Setting up the Spotfire database on Oracle or on SQL Server.
Note: For security and product performance reasons, it is recommended that you install Spotfire Server on a different computer than the database.

Procedure

  1. Open a command-line interface, go to the directory where you want to install Spotfire Server, and unpack and run the tar file by running the following command: tar xzf tss-<version number>.x86_64.tar.gz
    Note: The directory must contain the string "tss" in order for start and stop scripts to work.
    As the script runs it prompts you for any missing arguments.
  2. In the command-line interface, run the post-installation script in the directory where the tar file was unpacked: ./configure [-d] [-s ] [-r ] [-b ], where:
    • -d disables the download of third-party components.
    • -s specifies the server front-end port.
    • -r specifies the back-end registration port.
    • -b specifies the back-end communication port.
  3. 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