Install the FME Server Core and FME Engines
- Start the FME Server Installer.
- On the Choose Setup Type dialog, select the Distributed install option.
- On the Custom Setup dialog, select FME Server Core Components and FME Engine. Unselect Web Services. (Optionally, select Console. For more information, see FME Server Console.)
- On the Destination Folder dialog, specify the installation directory for FME Server.
- On the FME Server System Share dialog, specify a directory on another machine to store FME Server System Share files, which include Repositories and Resources. If this is a Linux installation, specify the mounted directory. For more information, see Provide a Remote File System.
- On the FME Server Hostname dialog, specify the host that will run the FME Server Core.
- On the Administrator Account dialog, enter a user name and password for the admin account. This account provides full access to FME Server, and is the starting point for configuring other user accounts following installation.
- On the Database Server Type dialog, specify the type of database for the FME Server Database. For more information, see Provide a Database Server.
- On the Database Server Parameters dialog, specify the connection parameters for the FME Server Database.
- On the Web Application Server Hostname dialog, specify the connection parameters for the web application server. For more information, see Provide a Web Application Server.
- Follow the remaining dialogs to complete the installation.
Note: If you are upgrading to a newer version of FME Server, make sure the specified directory is empty of files from the previous installation. Otherwise, conflicts may occur that can produce unexpected results in performance.