Sizing guidelines for a Spotfire Server environment
No simple formula can determine the optimal hardware configuration for Spotfire® or to determine how many concurrent consumers a given hardware configuration can support. The best approach is to start small and add more capacity as it is needed.
The topics in this section provide general guidelines and conditions to consider for scaling the Spotfire® environment.
- Sizing considerations for Spotfire Server
Spotfire® Server contains a central application server and five major services for servicing the Spotfire® Web Player server, Spotfire® Automation Services, Spotfire® Statistics Services, and client desktops. - Sizing considerations for Spotfire Web Player
Spotfire® Web Player is a service connected to the Spotfire® Server to serve content to application users (Business Author and Consumer). It typically runs on a separate computer or computers. - Sizing considerations for Spotfire Automation Services
Spotfire® Automation Services is a web service for automatically executing multi-step jobs within your Spotfire® environment. - Sizing considerations for Spotfire Statistics Services
Spotfire® Statistics Services contains three major services that can connect to your Spotfire Server to run complex statistical analyses.
- Sizing considerations for Spotfire Server
Spotfire® Server contains a central application server and five major services for servicing the Spotfire® Web Player server, Spotfire® Automation Services, Spotfire® Statistics Services, and client desktops. - Sizing considerations for Spotfire Web Player
Spotfire® Web Player is a service connected to the Spotfire® Server to serve content to application users (Business Author and Consumer). It typically runs on a separate computer or computers. - Sizing considerations for Spotfire Automation Services
Spotfire® Automation Services is a web service for automatically executing multi-step jobs within your Spotfire® environment. - Sizing considerations for Spotfire Statistics Services
Spotfire® Statistics Services contains three major services that can connect to your Spotfire Server to run complex statistical analyses.