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Distributing Components (3-Tier)
Before installing a 3-tier distributed architecture, make sure you have:
- Read and understood Planning an FME Server Installation.
- Provided the prerequisites in Before Installation.
To perform a 3-tier installation of FME Server:
- Obtain the Installer
- Install the FME Server Core and FME Engines.
- Install the FME Server Web Services.
- Configure the FME Server Database on your database server.
- Request and Install a License.
- (If necessary) Update the Windows service accounts that run the FME System Services.
- Update the WebSocket Host.
- (Upgrade only) Restore your FME Server Configuration from a Previous Installation.
What's Next?
- Optimize: You can scale-up your FMEServer by:
- Increasing the number of FME Engines that run when you start FME Server.
- Adding FME Engines on separate machines that are closer to your data.
For more information, see Planning for Scalability and Performance.