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Install the FME Engines

Install the FME Engines by starting the FME Server installer on another computer (<engineHost>) and specifying the 'Engine' setup type. To get started, follow the steps below:

Windows

  1. Start the FME Server Installer.
  2. Select the Engine setup type.

  3. On the FME Server Hostname dialog, enter the hostname of the <coreHost> computer.

  4. On the Existing Repository Directory dialog, provide the UNC path to the repository directory. (In most cases, the directory is the same as the <coreHost> repository directory.)

Linux

  1. Mount the FME Server Core installation directory shared by <coreHost>:

    mount <coreHost>:<FMEServerDir>/home/FMEServer

  2. Start the FME Server Installer.
  3. Select the Engine Install.

  4. Choose to install only the FME Engine component by selecting Yes to the FME Engine component prompt and No to the other component prompts.

    The installer prompts you for the path to the <coreHost> installation directory.

  5. Enter the path to the mounted directory.

    The installer prompts you for the name of the FME Server Host.

  6. Enter the host name of the <coreHost> computer.

  7. Manually start FME Server, and configure it to start automatically.

    See Configuring Start-up.

You may have to disable any firewalls that are running on this computer.

The installation on <engineHost> starts two FME Engines by default. The FME Engines start and then register with the FME Server Core running on <coreHost>. You can confirm that the FME Engines were added by logging into the Web User Interface and looking for active FME Engines that are from the <engineHost>.

If you want this computer to start more or less FME Engines, follow the steps in Licensing.

To verify the installation, see Verify the Installation (Windows) or Verify the Installation (Linux).

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