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'''APACHE:''' A software for running a webserver
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! Description
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'''CALM/Cloud account lifecycle management:''' Cloud lifecycle management
|'''APACHE'''  
 
|A software for running a webserver
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'''CEPH:''' Distributed data storage platform, our standard storage software on the cloud
|'''CALM/Cloud account lifecycle management'''
 
| Cloud lifecycle management
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'''[[Arbutus_CephFS|CEPHFS]]/CEPH File System:''' CEPH storage that can be mounted for e.g. data sharing on multiple instances/VMs.
|'''CEPH'''  
 
|Distributed data storage platform, our standard storage software on the cloud
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'''Compute Cloud:''' A flavour of instances/VMs which will be running for a limited time and may have high CPU/memory requirements during the entire lifespan.
|'''[[Arbutus_CephFS|CEPHFS]]/CEPH File System'''  
 
| CEPH storage that can be mounted for e.g. data sharing on multiple instances/VMs.
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'''[[CVMFS|CVMFS]]:''' A distributed read-only content distribution system, often used for managing software.
|'''Compute Cloud'''
 
| A flavour of instances/VMs which will be running for a limited time and may have high CPU/memory requirements during the entire lifespan.
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'''Dashboard:''' The web portal, named "Horizon" for our OpenStack clouds, for viewing and managing a user's cloud resources.
|'''[[CVMFS|CVMFS]]'''  
 
|A distributed read-only content distribution system, often used for managing software.
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'''Ephemeral disk:''' Virtual disk files, associated (and destroyed) with an instance/VM.
|'''Dashboard'''  
 
|The web portal, named "Horizon" for our OpenStack clouds, for viewing and managing a user's cloud resources.
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'''Flavour:''' The [[OpenStack|OpenStack]] term for defining the compute, memory, and storage capacity of a new instance/VM
|'''Ephemeral disk'''
 
| Virtual disk files, associated (and destroyed) with an instance/VM.
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'''Floating IP:''' An IP address that can be associated with an instance/VM to allow external access
|'''Flavour'''  
 
|The [[OpenStack|OpenStack]] term for defining the compute, memory, and storage capacity of a new instance/VM
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'''[[FTP_server_in_CC-Cloud|FTP]]:''' An obsolete file transfer protocol (should not be used for new deployments)
|'''Floating IP'''
 
| An IP address that can be associated with an instance/VM to allow external access
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'''Horizon:''' See "dashboard"
|'''[[FTP_server_in_CC-Cloud|FTP]]'''
 
| An obsolete file transfer protocol (should not be used for new deployments)
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'''Host:''' The physical resources supporting an instance/VM
|'''Horizon'''
 
| See "dashboard"
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'''[[OpenStack/en#Working_with_images|Image]]:''' Files which contain the contents of a virtual disk, often a base operating system in the creation of a volume or ephemeral disk
|'''Host'''  
 
|The physical resources supporting an instance/VM
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'''Instance:''' A virtual server in the cloud infrastructure. Also known as a Virtual Machine (VM).
|'''[[OpenStack/en#Working_with_images|Image]]'''
 
| Files which contain the contents of a virtual disk, often a base operating system in the creation of a volume or ephemeral disk
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'''[[Using_ipv6_in_cloud|IPV6]]/Internet Protocol Version 6'''  
|'''Instance'''
 
| A virtual server in the cloud infrastructure. Also known as a Virtual Machine (VM)
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'''[[Arbutus_Object_Storage|Object Storage]]:''' Persistent storage space for large amounts of data. Typically read access only, e.g. images and data sets.
|'''[[Using_ipv6_in_cloud|IPV6]]/Internet Protocol Version 6'''  
 
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|'''[[Arbutus_Object_Storage|Object Storage]]'''
'''[[OpenStack|OpenStack]]:''' The software suite used on Compute Canada clouds to control hardware resources such as computers, storage and networking
| Persistent storage space for large amounts of data. Typically read access only, e.g. images and data sets.
 
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|'''[[OpenStack|OpenStack]]'''
'''Persistent Cloud:''' An instance/VM anticipated to run indefinitely, such as web servers, database servers, etc. Typically has low or bursty CPU requirements.
| The software suite used on Compute Canada clouds to control hardware resources such as computers, storage and networking
 
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|'''Persistent Cloud'''
'''[https://alliancecan.ca/en/services/advanced-research-computing/research-portal/accessing-resources/rapid-access-service| RAS/Rapid Access Service]:''' Program allowing PI's to request and receive a given amount of Cloud resources
| An instance/VM anticipated to run indefinitely, such as web servers, database servers, etc. Typically has low or bursty CPU requirements.
 
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|'''[https://alliancecan.ca/en/services/advanced-research-computing/research-portal/accessing-resources/rapid-access-service RAS/Rapid Access Service]'''  
'''[https://alliancecan.ca/en/services/advanced-research-computing/research-portal/accessing-resources/resource-allocation-competitions| RAC/Resource Allocation Competition]:''' Program via which PIs can request additional resources
|Program allowing PI's to request and receive a given amount of Cloud resources
 
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|'''[https://alliancecan.ca/en/services/advanced-research-computing/research-portal/accessing-resources/resource-allocation-competitions RAC/Resource Allocation Competition]'''  
'''S3/Simple Storage Service:''' A type of object storage
| Program via which PIs can request additional resources
 
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|'''S3/Simple Storage Service'''
'''[[OpenStack/en#Security_Groups|Security Group]]:''' A set of rules controlling network traffic to and from an instance/VM  
|A type of object storage
 
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|'''[[OpenStack/en#Security_Groups|Security Group]]'''
'''Snapshot:''' A copy of a volume that can be used as a backup or to launch another instance/VM.
| A set of rules controlling network traffic to and from an instance/VM  
 
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|'''Snapshot'''  
'''SSL/Secure Sockets Layer:''' Protocol to allow encrypted communications over networks
| A copy of a volume that can be used as a backup or to launch another instance/VM.
 
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|'''SSL/Secure Sockets Layer'''
'''[[Using_swift|SWIFT]]:''' Another type of object storage
| Protocol to allow encrypted communications over networks
 
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|'''[[Using_swift|SWIFT]]'''
'''Tenant:''' A group or user's allocation of cloud resources (now called a Project)
|Another type of object storage
 
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|'''Tenant'''  
'''VCPU/Virtual central processing unit:''' An instance/VM can have one or more CPUs assigned to it, each of which is seen as a single physical CPU core by the operating system.
|A group or user's allocation of cloud resources (now called a Project)
 
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|'''VCPU/Virtual central processing unit'''
'''VGPU/Virtual graphics processing unit:''' An instance/VM can have one or more VGPUs assigned to it.
| An instance/VM can have one or more CPUs assigned to it, each of which is seen as a single physical CPU core by the operating system.
 
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|'''VGPU/Virtual graphics processing unit'''  
'''[[OpenStack/en#Working_with_Volumes|Volume]]:''' An allocation of storage resources that can be attached or detached to/from an instance/VM, exposed as a block device (a virtual disk).
| An instance/VM can have one or more VGPUs assigned to it.
 
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|'''[[OpenStack/en#Working_with_Volumes|Volume]]'''
'''VM/Virtual Machine:''' See "instance"
| An allocation of storage resources that can be attached or detached to/from an instance/VM, exposed as a block device (a virtual disk).
 
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|'''VM/Virtual Machine'''
| See "instance"
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Revision as of 16:46, 22 June 2022

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Term Description
APACHE A software for running a webserver
CALM/Cloud account lifecycle management Cloud lifecycle management
CEPH Distributed data storage platform, our standard storage software on the cloud
CEPHFS/CEPH File System CEPH storage that can be mounted for e.g. data sharing on multiple instances/VMs.
Compute Cloud A flavour of instances/VMs which will be running for a limited time and may have high CPU/memory requirements during the entire lifespan.
CVMFS A distributed read-only content distribution system, often used for managing software.
Dashboard The web portal, named "Horizon" for our OpenStack clouds, for viewing and managing a user's cloud resources.
Ephemeral disk Virtual disk files, associated (and destroyed) with an instance/VM.
Flavour The OpenStack term for defining the compute, memory, and storage capacity of a new instance/VM
Floating IP An IP address that can be associated with an instance/VM to allow external access
FTP An obsolete file transfer protocol (should not be used for new deployments)
Horizon See "dashboard"
Host The physical resources supporting an instance/VM
Image Files which contain the contents of a virtual disk, often a base operating system in the creation of a volume or ephemeral disk
Instance A virtual server in the cloud infrastructure. Also known as a Virtual Machine (VM)
IPV6/Internet Protocol Version 6
Object Storage Persistent storage space for large amounts of data. Typically read access only, e.g. images and data sets.
OpenStack The software suite used on Compute Canada clouds to control hardware resources such as computers, storage and networking
Persistent Cloud An instance/VM anticipated to run indefinitely, such as web servers, database servers, etc. Typically has low or bursty CPU requirements.
RAS/Rapid Access Service Program allowing PI's to request and receive a given amount of Cloud resources
RAC/Resource Allocation Competition Program via which PIs can request additional resources
S3/Simple Storage Service A type of object storage
Security Group A set of rules controlling network traffic to and from an instance/VM
Snapshot A copy of a volume that can be used as a backup or to launch another instance/VM.
SSL/Secure Sockets Layer Protocol to allow encrypted communications over networks
SWIFT Another type of object storage
Tenant A group or user's allocation of cloud resources (now called a Project)
VCPU/Virtual central processing unit An instance/VM can have one or more CPUs assigned to it, each of which is seen as a single physical CPU core by the operating system.
VGPU/Virtual graphics processing unit An instance/VM can have one or more VGPUs assigned to it.
Volume An allocation of storage resources that can be attached or detached to/from an instance/VM, exposed as a block device (a virtual disk).
VM/Virtual Machine See "instance"
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