Part I. Overview

Table of Contents

1. About PPEM

2. Features

3. Architecture

3.1. Description of Components

3.2. High-Level Architecture

3.3. Manager and Agent Architecture

3.4. Monitoring Architecture

3.5. Backup Architecture

3.6. Instance Data Collection and Post-Processing

4. Hardware and Software Requirements

4.1. Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements

4.2. Resource Calculation

5. Supported Platforms and Operating Systems

6. Compatibility

7. Security

7.1. Manager and Agent

7.2. Networking

7.3. User-to-Manager Authentication

7.4. Manager-to-User Authentication

7.5. Authentication and Authorization Operation Scheme

7.6. User Authentication via OpenID Connect

7.7. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Model

7.8. Audit Event Log

8. Considerations and Limitations