Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide
- Product overview
- Release notes
- Getting started
- Managing network settings
- Managing users
- Managing Flex Appliance Console users and tenants
- Using Flex Appliance
- Managing the repository
- Managing application instances from Flex Appliance
- Upgrading application instances
- About Flex Appliance upgrades and updates
- Appliance security
- Monitoring the appliance
- Reconfiguring the appliance
- Troubleshooting guidelines
Flex Appliance terminology
Table: Common terms defines some of the common terminology used in Flex Appliance:
Table: Common terms
Term | Definition |
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Application | A Veritas software program that can be installed and used on a Flex appliance. For example, NetBackup. |
Instance | A single deployment of an application that was historically a standalone server. For example, a NetBackup master server or a NetBackup media server. |
Application add-on | A piece of software that can be installed on an application to modify or add to its capabilities. For example, a NetBackup Emergency Engineering Binary (EEB). |
Repository | The location on the appliance that stores your applications, application add-ons, and Flex Appliance upgrades and updates. You must add these files to the repository before you can use them. |
Tenant | A separate space that you can create for a specific group of users and for a specific use. For example, you may create separate tenants for the different teams within your company. |
Flex Appliance upgrade | A Flex Appliance release that removes and replaces the currently running version. An upgrade release contains new features, enhancements, and fixes. |
Flex Appliance update | A Flex Appliance release that modifies the currently running version but does not replace it. An update release is primarily comprised of fixes, though it may also include enhancements. |