cloudstack/docs/en-US/management-server-overview.xml
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<section id="management-server-overview">
<title>Management Server Overview</title>
<para>
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.
</para>
<para>
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.
</para>
<para>
The machine must meet the system requirements described in System Requirements.
</para>
<para>
The Management Server:
</para>
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<listitem>
<para>
Provides the web user interface for the administrator and a reference user interface for end users.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Provides the APIs for &PRODUCT;.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Manages the assignment of guest VMs to particular hosts.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Manages the assignment of public and private IP addresses to particular accounts.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Manages the allocation of storage to guests as virtual disks.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Manages snapshots, templates, and ISO images, possibly replicating them across data centers.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Provides a single point of configuration for the cloud.
</para>
</listitem>
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</section>