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What is a Server?
The collection of properties and attributes that define a virtual machine that has run, will run, or is running in the cloud.
More exhaustive information about a Server can be found in the Dashboard Users Guide under Servers.
- Anatomy of a Server
- What happens when a Server is launched with RightScale?
- Where does a Server inherit its configurations?
- Is there a difference between launching a Server and launching an Instance?
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