Terminology

The following list explains the terms that might be used in this documentation.

• Container: A runtime instance of an Open Container Image (OCI) compatible image.

• Datapool: Synonyms for Storage Pool.

• GPG: The abbreviation of Gnu Privacy Guard, which is an open standard used for signing, encrypting, and decrypting texts with public and private keys to increase the security of communications.

• Image: Images are the basis of the containers. An image is an ordered collection of root file system changes and the corresponding execution parameters for use within a container runtime.

• ISV: The abbreviation of Independent Software Vendor, who provides software solutions by developing and deploying containerized applications to the Secure Service Container partitions.

• Partition: A partition is the logic partition (LPAR) on the mainframe, and can be created by using the logic partitioning tools such as Hardware Management Console (HMC) or other logical partitioning tools.

• s390x: The underlying architecture of IBM Z or LinuxONE mainframe.

• SSH: The abbreviation of Secure Shell, which is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network by using public and private keys.

• Storage Pool: A storage pool is a uniquely named collection of storage disks on which the appliance file system is mounted.

• System Administrator: This role includes the system administrator of a machine, storage administrators, and network administrators.

• Tag: A tag is used to version images in a repository. For example, -22.9.3.

• Workload: The application and data provided and generated by a (running) Workload Image.

• Workload Data: Workload user or workload client data, workload logs, workload secrets stored in the appliance.

• Workload User: The end user of a workload.