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Terminology
- Environment
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A namespace that encapsulates the software installed and managed by Oracle Cloud Native Environment. Each environment contains at least the Kubernetes module.
- Kubernetes Node
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A host in an Oracle Cloud Native Environment that contains the Platform Agent and other required software to run as a Kubernetes cluster member, either as a control plane or worker node.
- Module
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A module represents some installable object in an environment. The most common module is the Kubernetes module, as it is required for most other modules. A module may encapsulate other modules.
- Node
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A host system that is a member of an Oracle Cloud Native Environment, including hosts used as Kubernetes control plane and worker nodes, and hosts that run the Platform API Server and Platform CLI.
- Operator Node
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A host in an Oracle Cloud Native Environment that contains the Platform CLI. This node may also be a Platform API Server node.
- Platform Agent
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The Oracle Cloud Native Environment Platform Agent is a software agent installed on all nodes which is used by the Platform API Server to report and change state as directed by the Platform API Server.
- Platform API Server
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The Oracle Cloud Native Environment Platform API Server manages the state of one or more environments, including the deployment and configuration of modules to one or more nodes in a cluster.
- Platform API Server Node
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A host in an Oracle Cloud Native Environment that contains the Platform API Server. This node may also be an operator node.
- Platform CLI
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The Oracle Cloud Native Environment Platform Command-Line Interface used to create and manage deployments. The olcnectl command.