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Cloud Management - Terminology and Concepts

Introduction
  • Where does RightScale Fit in the Cloud Ecosystem?
  • Story of a RightScale Server

Basic Terminology and Definitions
  • Alerts
  • Alert Escalation
  • Compatibility Release
  • Dashboard Feature Stages
  • Deployment
  • Inputs
  • MultiCloud Image (MCI)
  • MultiCloud Marketplace (MCM)
  • RightScripts
  • Server
  • ServerTemplate
  • Server Array
  • RightScale Components Relationship Diagram

Advanced Concepts
  • Discovery and Inventory of Cloud Resources In RightScale
  • Cloning
  • Version Control (Diff and Merge)
  • Laws of Inheritance and Hierarchy
  • Locking
  • Release Methodology
  • RightImages
  • RightScale API
  • Server Defaults
  • Sharing
  • Tagging
  • Understanding Inputs

Management Tools
  • Archiving
  • Events
  • Freezing Software Repositories
  • Image Fingerprints
  • Logging Tools
  • Monitoring System
  • Reports
  • RightScale Account and User Role Management
  • Server Login Control

System Architecture
  • Repose
  • RightScale Alert System
  • Rightscale OS Software Mirrors

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