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CHPC Cloud Resources
Glossary of Terms
Floating IPs - An IP address that a project can associate with a VM so that the instance has the same public IP address each time that it boots. You create a pool of floating IP addresses and assign them to instances as they are launched to maintain a consistent IP address for maintaining DNS assignment.
Port - A virtual network port within Networking; VIFs / vNICs are connected to a port.
CIDR ??
Ingress - The process of filtering incoming network traffic. Supported by Compute.
Ephemeral volume - Volume that does not save the changes made to it and reverts to its original state when the current user relinquishes control.
External Network - A network segment typically used for instance Internet access.
Availability zone - An Amazon EC2 concept of an isolated area that is used for fault tolerance. Do not confuse with an OpenStack Compute zone or cell.
GateWay IP - An IP address, typically assigned to a router, that passes network traffic between different networks.
Subnet - Logical subdivision of an IP network
