Chapter 8. Terms and Abbreviations

Key Terms #

Web Application #

Browser-based graphical user interface designed to manage and monitor DBMS infrastructure and resources.

Manager #

Coordinates agent operation and serves requests from PPEM users.

Agent #

Receives manager instructions and manages DBMS instances.

Resources and Objects #

DBMS instance #

Postgres Pro DBMS operating on a server or virtual machine.

Instance objects #

Separate objects in the DBMS, such as tablespaces, databases, schemas, tables, and indexes.

Instance parameters #

DBMS instance parameters, which are usually specified in the postgresql.conf configuration file.

Instance service #

Method of starting a DBMS instance. It is recommended to use systemd.

Data source #

Connectable source for storing resources of a certain type. PPEM classifies data sources by their deployment type (e.g., internal and external) and by the type of stored resources (e.g., metrics, logs, and backups).

Access Management #

Privilege #

Right to perform an action with a resource in PPEM.

Role #

Privilege group in PPEM.

User #

Account associated with a user in PPEM.

Group #

User group in PPEM.