diff --git a/shared-files/_glossary.md b/shared-files/_glossary.md index 45d0e6d73fc4..973086f0599f 100644 --- a/shared-files/_glossary.md +++ b/shared-files/_glossary.md @@ -180,7 +180,17 @@ ## M +
+
+ Machine Pool +
+

+ Versions: Rancher v2.6 and later +

+
+ A machine pool is a logical grouping of nodes within a Kubernetes cluster, such as an RKE2, K3s, EKS, AKS, or GKE cluster. Each pool can be configured independently, allowing for flexibility in managing different types of workloads and resource requirements. Machine pool configurations include information such as Pool Name, Machine Count, and Roles, as well as options such as Auto Replace, Drain Before Delete, Kubernetes Node Labels, and Taints. +
Managed cluster
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+## N + + +
+
+ NeuVector Prime +
+

+ Versions: Rancher v2.8 and later +

+
+ The commercial enterprise offering for Neuvector; an end-to-end container security platform for containers, pods, and hosts in enterprise environments. Neuvector Prime offers real-time compliance, visibility, and protection for critical applications and data during runtime, by providing a firewall, container process/file system monitoring, security auditing with CIS benchmarks, and vulnerability scanning. +
+

+ Related terms: Neuvector +

+
+ Node Template +
+
+ A saved configuration of parameters to use when provisioning nodes in a specific cloud provider. Nodes can then be launched through the UI. Rancher uses Docker Machine to provision nodes from node templates. To create a node template, the cloud provider must have a node driver enabled in your Rancher installation. After you create a node template in Rancher, you can use it again to create node pools. +
+
+ +## P + +
+
+ Prime +
+

+ Versions: Rancher v2.7 and later +

+
+ Prime is a new edition of the commercial enterprise offering for Rancher and Neuvector. Rancher Prime and Neuvector Prime are built on the same source code as our non-commercial offerings, and will continue to be 100% open source. Prime provides additional value in the form of security assurances, extended lifecycles, access to focused architectures, and Kubernetes advisories. These Prime offerings also offer options to receive production support for innovative projects. Installation assets are hosted on a trusted registry owned and managed by SUSE. +
+

+ Related terms: Rancher Enterprise, Rancher Prime, Neuvector Prime +

+
+ Project +
+
+ A group of namespaces. Projects allow you to manage multiple namespaces as a group and perform Kubernetes operations in them. You can use projects to support multi-tenancy, so that a team can access a project within a cluster without having access to other projects in the same cluster. +
+
+ Project Resource Quotas +
+
+ A Rancher feature that limits the cluster resources that a project and its namespaces can consume. +
+

+ Synonyms: Resource quotas +

+
+ Pod Security Admission (PSA) +
+

+ Versions: Rancher v2.7.2 and later +

+
+ A built-in Kubernetes controller that enforces the Pod Security Standards (PSS) on pods running in a namespace. A PSA places requirements on a pod's security context and other related fields, and categorizes pods into three levels based on their security requirements: Privileged, Baseline, and Restricted. +
+
+ Pod Security Admission (PSA) Config Template +
+

+ Versions: Rancher v2.7.2 and later +

+
+ A Rancher custom-defined resource (CRD) that provide pre-defined security configurations that you can apply to a cluster. If you have administrator privileges, you can customize security restrictions and permissions by creating additional templates, or by editing existing templates. + +
+
+ Pod Security Policies (PSP) +
+
+ Kubernetes objects that control security-sensitive aspects of the pod specification, such as root privileges. If a pod does not meet the conditions specified in the PSP, Kubernetes will not allow it to start. PodSecurityPolicy was deprecated in Kubernetes v1.21, and removed from Kubernetes in v1.25. +
+
+ ## R
- Rancher + Rancher
A Kubernetes management tool to deploy and run clusters anywhere and on any provider. Rancher includes all the software and downstream cluster components used to manage the entire Rancher deployment. @@ -216,12 +310,51 @@

Related terms: K3s, RKE2

+
+ Rancher Chart +
+

+ Versions: Rancher v2.6 and later +

+
+ Native Helm charts with two files that enhance the Rancher user experience: `app-readme.md` and `questions.yaml`. Rancher charts add simplified chart descriptions and configuration forms to make application deployment easier, allowing users to understand how to launch an application without having to read through the entire list of Helm variables. +
+
+ Rancher CLI +
+
+ A unified tool for interacting with Rancher through a command line rather than the GUI. +
+
+ Rancher Enterprise +
+

+ Versions: Rancher v2.7 and later +

+
+ Also known as Rancher Prime; a new edition of the commercial enterprise offering built on the same source code. Installation assets are hosted on a trusted registry owned and managed by Rancher, with additional value coming from security assurances, extended lifecycles, access to focused architectures, and Kubernetes advisories. +
+

+ Synonyms: Rancher Prime +

+

+ Related terms: Prime +

Rancher Prime
+

+ Versions: Rancher v2.7 and later +

Rancher Prime is a new edition of the commercial, enterprise offering built on the the same source code. Installation assets are hosted on a trusted registry owned and managed by Rancher with additional value coming in from security assurances, extended lifecycles, access to focused architectures and Kubernetes advisories.
+

+ Synonyms: Rancher Enterprise +

+

+ Related terms: Prime +

Rancher server