Because the Spotfire Server depends on the database to store its core operational data.
Without the DB, the server has nowhere to save:
🔹 Users, groups & roles
🔹 Permissions & licenses
🔹 Library folder structure & dashboard metadata
🔹 Scheduled updates & services configuration
🔹 Action log / audit log information
🔹 Application preferences & deployment settings
In short —
📌 The database is the foundation of the entire Spotfire deployment.
If the DB is not created first, you’ll face installation failures, configuration rollback, clustering issues, and risk of incomplete governance.
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Takeaway:
✔ Database first = smooth installation, better governance, future-proof scaling.
✘ Server first = errors, rework, downtime.
