Installing a New Server

Prerequisites:

  • Before installing Spectrum Technology Platform, be sure to read the release notes. The release notes contains important compatibility information as well as release-specific installation notes.
  • Apply all the latest updates available for your operating system, especially those that resolve issues with Java.

To install a new server:

  1. Download Spectrum Technology Platform using the download instructions contained in your welcome email or the release announcement email.
  2. Extract the downloaded file to a temporary location on the server where you want to install Spectrum Technology Platform.
  3. Change the directory to the location of install.sh.
  4. Be sure you have permission to run the files by typing the following command:
    chmod a+x install.sh
  5. Run install.sh.
  6. Start the server.
    Note: If you are installing a cluster, you do not need to start the server.
    1. Change the working directory to the bin directory of where Spectrum Technology Platform is installed.

      For example:

      cd /usr/g1/tst/server/bin

    2. Source the setup file.

      For example:

      . ./setup
    3. Start the Spectrum Technology Platform server.
      • To start Spectrum Technology Platform in the background, type the following command:

        ./server.start

      • To start Spectrum Technology Platform in the foreground, type the following command:

        ./server.start console

  7. To ensure that Spectrum Technology Platform has started, open the log file SpectrumDirectory/server/logs/spectrum-server.log and look for this message:
    INFO  [Server] Spectrum(TM) Technology Platform (Version version build) Started
    Important: Do not attempt to stop the server until after it has fully started for the first time. Stopping the server before it performs an initial startup can cause your installation to become unusable.
  8. Apply all the updates for the platform and any modules you have installed. For a listing of updates, see Spectrum Technology Platform Updates.
Note: Further module-level configurations might be required in some cases, such as Spectrum Screener. For more information, refer to the installation section of the respective module guides.