Glossary

PMK: Platform9 Managed Kubernetes is a fully managed CNCF certified Kubernetes platform, remotely installing, operating and maintaining customer clusters via a dedicated SaaS management plane.

PEC: The Platform9 Edge Cloud is a platform that provides a turnkey solution for deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters at the edge.

SMCP - The Self-Managed Cloud Platform is a Platform9 product that allows you to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters at the edge.

DU - The Deployment Unit is a physical or virtual machine that runs the Platform9 Edge Cloud Management Plane.

Airctl - The airctl command-line tool is used to manage the Platform9 Edge Cloud cluster.

Node - A physical or virtual machine that is part of a Platform9 Edge Cloud cluster.

VIP - A virtual IP address that is used to access a service on a cluster.

Bootstrap - The process of initializing a new node in a Platform9 Edge Cloud cluster.

ClusterSpec - A file that specifies the configuration of a Platform9 Edge Cloud cluster.

HA - High availability is a feature that ensures that a Platform9 Edge Cloud cluster can continue to operate even if one or more nodes fail.

Ingress - A service that provides access to applications running in a Platform9 Edge Cloud cluster.