5.1. Requirements

5.1.1. Spotfire Server 14.0 LTS

5.1.1.1. Hardware

Processor

  • Minimum: 2 Cores (Intel Core i3 or equivalent), 2 GHz, 64-bit

  • Recommended: 4 Cores or more (Intel Xeon E5 or equivalent), 2 GHz or higher, 64-bit

RAM

  • Minimum: 8 GB

  • Recommended: 16 GB or greater

Hard disk space

  • Minimum: 10 GB for a small test system.

  • Recommended: At least 30 GB to fit multiple deployment areas, information link and library content caching, library exports, and log files.

5.1.1.2. Software

Operating system (only 64-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

  • OpenSUSE 15

  • Debian 12

  • Debian 11

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Spotfire Server database

  • Oracle Database 19c

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2022

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014

  • PostgreSQL 15

  • PostgreSQL 14

  • PostgreSQL 13

  • PostgreSQL 12

Authentication method

  • LDAP - Microsoft Active Directory

  • LDAP - The Directory Server product family (Netscape Directory Server, iPlanet Directory Server, Sun ONE Directory Server (v5), Sun Java System Directory Server (v6), Oracle Directory Server (v7)

  • Kerberos v5 for Active Directory

  • NTLMv2

  • Microsoft Windows NT Domain

  • Database table (Spotfire Server is used to both manage and store user names and passwords)

  • Custom JAAS modules using username/password credentials

  • X.509 client certificates

  • OpenID Connect

  • Custom web authentication component

Installation privileges on Windows

  • Spotfire Server 14.0.x must be installed under a Windows user account with full administrative privileges.

Locale

  • The server should run in an English (United States) language setting.

Web browser (for server administration/configuration pages)

  • Google Chrome

  • Microsoft Edge

  • Mozilla Firefox

Network

  • IPv4

  • IPv6

Java Development Kit

  • Oracle Java SE Development Kit 17

  • Eclipse Temurin 17 LTS (included in the installation)

5.1.2. Spotfire Server Node Manager 14.0 LTS

5.1.2.1. Hardware

Processor

  • Minimum: 2 cores (Intel Core i3 or equivalent), 2 GHz, 64-bit

  • Recommended: 6 cores or more (Intel Xeon E5 or equivalent), 2 GHz or higher, 64-bit

RAM

  • Minimum: 16 GB per instance

  • Recommended: 16 to ~50 GB per instance. If more than 50 GB RAM is available per instance, it is generally more beneficial to add an additional instance.

Hard disk space

  • Minimum: 10 GB

  • Recommended: At least two times the RAM size as available disk space.

5.1.2.2. Software

Operating system (only 64-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft .NET Framework

  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.8.x

Installation permissions

  • Spotfire Web Player service 14.0.x must be installed under a Windows user account with full administrative privileges.

  • Spotfire Automation Services Service 14.0.x must be installed under a Windows user account with full administrative privileges.