Chapter 8. Terms and Abbreviations

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

Coordinates agent operation and serves requests from PPEM users.

Receives manager instructions and manages DBMS instances.

Postgres Pro DBMS operating on a server or virtual machine.

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

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

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

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).

Right to perform an action with a resource in PPEM.

Privilege group in PPEM.

Account associated with a user in PPEM.

User group in PPEM.