Deploying FME Server

FME Server can be deployed in a number of configurations.

Platforms

FME Server can be deployed on a variety of platforms:

Local Infrastructure (Physical Hardware)

This is the traditional platform where you purchase FME Server and install it on your own hardware systems.

Infrastructure as a Service (Virtual Hardware)

This is where you purchase FME Server and install it on virtual hardware that is provided as service by a company such as Amazon.

Platform as a Service (FME Cloud)

This is where FME Server is delivered pre-installed on an Amazon virtual computer, with the whole platform provided by Safe Software on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Distributed Systems

A distributed system is when different components of a system are located on separate, networked, computers.

For example, in a distributed environment FME Engines can run on a computer or computers that are separate from the FME Server host. Administrators can configure the FME Engines to register with a failover FME Server host, which acts as a backup if the primary FME Server host fails.

FME Server licensing does not use a separate license server. Instead licensing is stored in the FME Server System Share, which multiple FME Server Cores can point towards.