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<!DOCTYPE bookinfo PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Publican/DocBook_DTD/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % BOOK_ENTITIES SYSTEM "cloudstack.ent">
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%BOOK_ENTITIES;
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]>
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<section id="management-server-overview">
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<title>Management Server Overview</title>
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<para>
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The Management Server is the &PRODUCT; software that manages cloud resources. By interacting with the Management Server through its UI or API, you can configure and manage your cloud infrastructure.
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</para>
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<para>
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The Management Server runs on a dedicated server or VM. It controls allocation of virtual machines to hosts and assigns storage and IP addresses to the virtual machine instances. The Management Server runs in a Tomcat container and requires a MySQL database for persistence.
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</para>
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<para>
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The machine must meet the system requirements described in System Requirements.
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</para>
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<para>
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The Management Server:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Provides the web user interface for the administrator and a reference user interface for end users.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Provides the APIs for &PRODUCT;.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Manages the assignment of guest VMs to particular hosts.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Manages the assignment of public and private IP addresses to particular accounts.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Manages the allocation of storage to guests as virtual disks.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Manages snapshots, templates, and ISO images, possibly replicating them across data centers.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Provides a single point of configuration for the cloud.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</section>
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