Installing the Spotfire Server files (interactively on Windows)

Running the Spotfire Server installer is the second step in the Spotfire Server installation process, after setting up the database.

Prerequisites

The Spotfire database has been set up on 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.
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 the Spotfire Server files (silently on Windows).

Procedure

  1. In the server installation kit that you downloaded from the TIBCO eDelivery site, double-click setup-win64.exe.
    Note: If you use Microsoft SQL Server with Windows Integrated Authentication, install Spotfire Server as the Domain User that you set up with the script create_databases_ia.bat. Also make sure that Spotfire Server always runs as this Domain User. Confirm with the logs that Spotfire Server starts.
  2. In the installation wizard Welcome dialog, click Next.
  3. In the License dialog, read the agreement, select the appropriate radio button, and then click Next.
  4. In the Third Party Components dialog, if you plan to configure the system for NTLM and you currently have access to the internet, select Download and install and then click Next.
    Note: If you do not currently have access to the internet, you can install the third-party components later; for instructions, see Downloading third-party components (JCIFS) for NTLM authentication.
  5. In the Destination Folder dialog you can change the location if you want to, and then click Next.
  6. In the Windows Service dialog, select the option you want and then click Next.
  7. In the Spotfire Server Port dialog you can specify the front-end port, and then click Next.
    Tip: To check whether a port is in use, open a command prompt, type netstat -na, and press Enter.
    Note: The ports selected during installation for front-end, back-end communication, and back-end registration ports must be open in the firewall. (The defaults are 80, 9443, and 9080.)
  8. In the Backend Communication Ports dialog you can specify the back-end ports, and then click Next.
  9. In the Node Manager Hosts dialog, select the computer names that can be used by back-end trust. In general you can leave all the listed names as they are.
  10. In the Ready to Install dialog, click Install.
    The Installing dialog tracks the progress of the installation.
  11. When the installation is completed, select Launch the configuration tool to open the configuration tool, or Launch the upgrade tool if you are upgrading.

What to do next

Apply any available hotfixes for Spotfire Server: Applying hotfixes