What is the different between Node and Service Can Node contain more than one type of services When do we create a new node

[4GMS STEE-InfoSoft]

From my studying and installation experience,'Node' or 'Node Manager' is where the services (like Web Player, Automation Services) will run, although all management of the system is through the TIBCO Spotfire Server. Is it a 'separated small Spotfire server' It is better to have a clear concept of Node and Service. Is it a group of 'service' called Node

 

Below link can have a practical concept of Node and Service:

https://docs.tibco.com/pub/spotfire_server/7.8.0/doc/html/TIB_sfire_serv...

[Manoj Singh]

A node manager is a container for setting up, running, or tearing down services such as Spotfire Automation Services, Spotfire Web Player, or TERR service. A service running on a node manager runs in a separate process, can open service ports and the service installation files resides under /services/