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Before Installation

Before you install the FME Server components for a 3-tier architecture, ensure the following non-FME Server components are in place on your network:

  • Database server on a separate machine.
  • Web application server on a separate machine; or, if using the Web Application Server provided with FME Server, a machine on which to install it.
  • File system on a separate machine.
  • (Recommended) One or more Windows service accounts with read and write permissions on the network shares of the FME Server Core/Engines and the Web Application Server. In most distributed installations, this account is necessary for these components to communicate with each other across a network. For more information, see Running the FME Server System Services Under Different Accounts (Windows).

Next Steps

Proceed to Distributing Components (3-Tier).