Installing a node manager interactively

To make Spotfire Web Player and Spotfire Automation Services available to end users, you first must install a node manager. A Spotfire implementation can contain several nodes, but each one must be installed on a different computer.

Prerequisites

  • Spotfire Server is installed and running.
  • In the firewall of the computer on which you are installing the node manager, open the ports that will be used for the node manager and the services. (See Step 5 below for information on how these ports are used.)
Note: This procedure is for an interactive installation, using the installation wizard. Alternatively, you can run a silent installation from the command line; for details, see Installing a node manager silently.

Procedure

  1. Double-click nm-setup.exe.
    Note: You may be prompted to install Microsoft .NET Framework at this point.
  2. On the installation wizard Welcome page, click Next.
  3. On the License page, read the agreement, select I accept, and then click Next.
  4. On the Destination Folder page you can change the location if you want to, and then click Next.
    Important: The directory path must not contain spaces.
    The Node Manager Ports page opens.
  5. On the Node Manager Ports page, enter numbers (or leave the defaults) for the following ports:
    • Node Manager registration port–The port that is used to set up secure internal communication channels.
      Important: If you are installing the node manager on the same computer as Spotfire Server, this port must be different than the Spotfire Server back-end registration port. The default for the Spotfire Server port is 9080.
    • Node Manager communication port (TLS)–The port that is used for secure (TLS) communication within the implementation.
      Important: If you are installing the node manager on the same computer as Spotfire Server, this port must be different than the Spotfire Server back-end communication port. The default for the Spotfire Server port is 9443.
    Note: The selected ports must be available and not blocked by a firewall.
    Tip: To check whether a port is in use, on a command line enter netstat -na.
  6. Click Next.
    The Spotfire Server page opens.
  7. On the Spotfire Server page, enter the following information, and then click Next.
    Important: These values must match the values you used when installing the Spotfire Server files.
    • Server name–The hostname of Spotfire Server.
      Note: Valid hostnames may contain only alphabetic characters, numeric characters, hyphens, and periods.
    • Server backend registration port–The registration port that you specified during Spotfire Server installation.
    • Server backend communication port (TLS)–The back-end communication port that you specified during Spotfire Server installation.
  8. On the Network Names page, select the computer names that can be used by back-end trust. In general you can leave all the listed names as they are.
  9. On the Ready to Install page, click Install.

What to do next

After the installation wizard finishes running, you must start the new node manager manually; see Starting or stopping a node manager (as a Windows service).