Nodes, services, and resource pools
In Spotfire Server you can scale up or scale down your implementation as needed, as well as create and manage resource pools. Resource pools are used in routing rules to direct Spotfire traffic to specific service instances.
For more information, see Nodes and services introduction, Node manager installation, and Routing rules.
- Creating resource pools
If you want a certain analysis, or all analyses requested by certain users, to open on specific instances of the Spotfire Web Player, create a resource pool that contains the selected instances and use it in a routing rule. - Adding resources to resource pools
To respond to changing needs in your organization, you can adjust the contents of resource pools at any time. - Removing resources from resource pools
To respond to changing needs in your organization, you can adjust the contents of resource pools at any time. - Troubleshoot distributing resources for Spotfire Web Player instances
If your Spotfire Web Player consistently experiences a non-equal distribution of resources, then review the configuration to determine how to better distribute resource pools and routing using these concepts and rules. - Changing the name of a resource pool
You can rename a resource pool directly in the Resource pools list. - Deleting resource pools
You can delete any resource pool that is no longer being used in a routing rule. - Updating node managers
When you add a node manager software update to the appropriate deployment area, an Update button is displayed in the information pane for each affected node. - Rolling back a node manager update
After updating a node manager, you have the option of undoing the update and returning to the previous version of the node manager. - Updating services
When you add an update for a service to the appropriate deployment area (or make any other change to a deployment, such as deleting a package or changing the deployment area of a service), an Update service button becomes available in the information pane for each affected service. - Rolling back a service update
After updating a service, you have the option of undoing the update and returning to the previous version of the service. - Changing the port of a service instance
The port defined when first adding one or more instances to a service will be used as the default when adding more instances, but you can change the port later by editing the instance. - Shutting down a service instance
If you want to shut down a service instance because it is no longer needed, or because you want to run it on a different node, you can shut the service down without disturbing the work of end users. You can also shut it down immediately. - Shutting down node services gracefully through script
To shut down services running on a node manager without immediately shutting down (and potentially disturbing end users work), start a delayed or graceful shutdown using the command line on the node manager local host. - Revoking trust of a node
You may want to remove the authorization of a node because you are upgrading your hardware, for example, or down-scaling your network, or if you see an unusual error and want to reset the computer. This immediately shuts down any services that are running on the node, and disables all management options for the node except re-trusting it.
- Creating resource pools
If you want a certain analysis, or all analyses requested by certain users, to open on specific instances of the Spotfire Web Player, create a resource pool that contains the selected instances and use it in a routing rule. - Adding resources to resource pools
To respond to changing needs in your organization, you can adjust the contents of resource pools at any time. - Removing resources from resource pools
To respond to changing needs in your organization, you can adjust the contents of resource pools at any time. - Troubleshoot distributing resources for Spotfire Web Player instances
If your Spotfire Web Player consistently experiences a non-equal distribution of resources, then review the configuration to determine how to better distribute resource pools and routing using these concepts and rules. - Changing the name of a resource pool
You can rename a resource pool directly in the Resource pools list. - Deleting resource pools
You can delete any resource pool that is no longer being used in a routing rule. - Updating node managers
When you add a node manager software update to the appropriate deployment area, an Update button is displayed in the information pane for each affected node. - Rolling back a node manager update
After updating a node manager, you have the option of undoing the update and returning to the previous version of the node manager. - Updating services
When you add an update for a service to the appropriate deployment area (or make any other change to a deployment, such as deleting a package or changing the deployment area of a service), an Update service button becomes available in the information pane for each affected service. - Rolling back a service update
After updating a service, you have the option of undoing the update and returning to the previous version of the service. - Changing the port of a service instance
The port defined when first adding one or more instances to a service will be used as the default when adding more instances, but you can change the port later by editing the instance. - Shutting down a service instance
If you want to shut down a service instance because it is no longer needed, or because you want to run it on a different node, you can shut the service down without disturbing the work of end users. You can also shut it down immediately. - Shutting down node services gracefully through script
To shut down services running on a node manager without immediately shutting down (and potentially disturbing end users work), start a delayed or graceful shutdown using the command line on the node manager local host. - Revoking trust of a node
You may want to remove the authorization of a node because you are upgrading your hardware, for example, or down-scaling your network, or if you see an unusual error and want to reset the computer. This immediately shuts down any services that are running on the node, and disables all management options for the node except re-trusting it.
Parent topic: Administration