Nodes and services introduction
Install nodes in the environment to enable the use of Spotfire web clients and Spotfire Automation Services.
With Spotfire Server installed, the installed Spotfire client, called Spotfire Analyst, can be used. To enable the use of Spotfire web clients and Spotfire Automation Services, one or more nodes must also be configured, preferably on dedicated computers.
For each node, the administrator installs and enables services with a specified capability. Each node can have services with the Spotfire Web Player capability, the Spotfire Automation Services capability, or both. The Web Player service allows users to perform analyses in a web browser. Automation Services can be used to automate creation of analysis files, for example, with new data. The capabilities of the enabled services determine the functionality that the node provides to Spotfire end users, through the Spotfire Server. For failover and performance purposes, multiple service instances can be added on each node.
You can scale your Spotfire environment by adding or removing nodes and service instances.