Basic Glossary for Aeolus 0.10.0
Before we get started with the initial configuration, here are some terms and definitions that will be useful to know.
Getting Started Guide
1. Provider Type and Provider
Cloud provider types include Amazon EC2, RHEV-M, Rackspace, etc. A provider is simply an instance of a provider type - for example, an EC2 region such as us-east-1. Users may have one or multiple accounts associated with a provider.
This guide will configure Aeolus for EC2, as well as a “Mock” provider for those without an available EC2 account. The mock provider is simply a fake provider used for testing.
2. Instance
An instance is a single virtual machine running on a provider.
3. Image
A Conductor image contains provider-independent metadata that Aeolus can use to generate disk images on supported providers.
This guide will create an image for Fedora 16.
4. Deployable and Deployment
A deployable references one or more images, along with the appropriate hardware profiles for those images.
A deployable is lauched as a deployment. A deployment consists of one or more instances controlled as a group, such as a database server, an application server, and multiple front-end web servers.
5. Pool
A pool is a grouping of instances and deployables. Aeolus provides tools for managing pools, allowing the user to easily manage functions such as administrative rights, permissions, and quotas.
6. Catalog
A catalog contains one or more deployables. Each catalog is associated with a single pool.
