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'''APACHE:''' A software for running a webserver | '''APACHE:''' A software for running a webserver | ||
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'''CALM/Cloud account lifecycle management:''' Cloud lifecycle management | '''CALM/Cloud account lifecycle management:''' Cloud lifecycle management | ||
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'''CEPH:''' Distributed data storage platform, our standard storage software on the cloud | '''CEPH:''' Distributed data storage platform, our standard storage software on the cloud | ||
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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. | '''[[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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'''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. | '''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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'''[[CVMFS|CVMFS]]:''' A distributed read-only content distribution system, often used for managing software. | '''[[CVMFS|CVMFS]]:''' A distributed read-only content distribution system, often used for managing software. | ||
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'''Dashboard:''' The web portal, named "Horizon" for our OpenStack clouds, for viewing and managing a user's cloud resources. | '''Dashboard:''' The web portal, named "Horizon" for our OpenStack clouds, for viewing and managing a user's cloud resources. | ||
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'''Ephemeral disk:''' Virtual disk files, associated (and destroyed) with an instance/VM. | '''Ephemeral disk:''' Virtual disk files, associated (and destroyed) with an instance/VM. | ||
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'''Flavour:''' The [[OpenStack|OpenStack]] term for defining the compute, memory, and storage capacity of a new instance/VM | '''Flavour:''' The [[OpenStack|OpenStack]] term for defining the compute, memory, and storage capacity of a new instance/VM | ||
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'''Floating IP:''' An IP address that can be associated with an instance/VM to allow external access | '''Floating IP:''' An IP address that can be associated with an instance/VM to allow external access | ||
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'''[[FTP_server_in_CC-Cloud|FTP]]:''' A common web server type | '''[[FTP_server_in_CC-Cloud|FTP]]:''' A common web server type | ||
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'''Horizon:''' See "dashboard" | '''Horizon:''' See "dashboard" | ||
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'''Host:''' The physical resources supporting an instance/VM | '''Host:''' The physical resources supporting an instance/VM | ||
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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 | '''[[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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'''Instance:''' A virtual server in the cloud infrastructure. Also known as a Virtual Machine (VM). | '''Instance:''' A virtual server in the cloud infrastructure. Also known as a Virtual Machine (VM). | ||
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'''[[Using_ipv6_in_cloud|IPV6]]/Internet Protocol Version 6''' | '''[[Using_ipv6_in_cloud|IPV6]]/Internet Protocol Version 6''' | ||
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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. | '''[[Arbutus_Object_Storage|Object Storage]]:''' Persistent storage space for large amounts of data. Typically read access only, e.g. images and data sets. | ||
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'''[[OpenStack|OpenStack]]:''' The software suite used on Compute Canada clouds to control hardware resources such as computers, storage and networking | '''[[OpenStack|OpenStack]]:''' The software suite used on Compute Canada clouds to control hardware resources such as computers, storage and networking | ||
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'''Persistent Cloud:''' An instance/VM anticipated to run indefinitely, such as web servers, database servers, etc. Typically has low or bursty CPU requirements. | '''Persistent Cloud:''' 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]:''' Program allowing PI's to request and receive a given amount of Cloud resources | '''[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 | ||
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'''[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 | '''[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 | ||
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'''S3/Simple Storage Service:''' A type of object storage | '''S3/Simple Storage Service:''' A type of object storage | ||
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'''[[OpenStack/en#Security_Groups|Security Group]]:''' A set of rules controlling traffic to and from an instance/VM | '''[[OpenStack/en#Security_Groups|Security Group]]:''' A set of rules controlling traffic to and from an instance/VM | ||
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'''Snapshot:''' A copy of a volume that can be used as a backup or to launch another instance/VM. | '''Snapshot:''' 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:''' Protocol to allow encrypted communications over a networks | '''SSL/Secure Sockets Layer:''' Protocol to allow encrypted communications over a networks | ||
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'''[[Using_swift|SWIFT]]:''' Another type of object storage | '''[[Using_swift|SWIFT]]:''' Another type of object storage | ||
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'''Tenant:''' A group or user's allocation of cloud resources | '''Tenant:''' A group or user's allocation of cloud resources | ||
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'''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. | '''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. | ||
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'''VGPU/Virtual graphics processing unit:''' An instance/VM can have one or more VGPUs assigned to it. | '''VGPU/Virtual graphics processing unit:''' An instance/VM can have one or more VGPUs assigned to it. | ||
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'''[[OpenStack/en#Working_with_Volumes|Volume]]:''' An allocation of storage resources that can be attached or detached to/from an instance/VM. | '''[[OpenStack/en#Working_with_Volumes|Volume]]:''' An allocation of storage resources that can be attached or detached to/from an instance/VM. | ||
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'''VM/Virtual Machine:''' See "instance" | '''VM/Virtual Machine:''' See "instance" | ||
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[[Category:CC-Cloud]] | [[Category:CC-Cloud]] | ||