Datacenters

Index

A regional datacenter in the cloud (Datacenter and Zone are synonymous). A cloud will often have multiple Datacenters which can help when architecting a highly available Deployment.

Fields

• Name - Name of the Datacenter / Zone.
• State - Indicates if the Datacenter / Zone is available or not. Example: available.
• Visibility - The visibility of the Datacenter / Zone. Example: private.
• Resource UID - Resource Unique IDentifier for the Datacenter / Zone. Each resource (or entity) in the Dashboard has a unique ID associated with it.

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Show

The Datacenter / Zone show page reveals additional information specific to a Datacenter / Zone, grouped by general Info and specific Timestamps.

• Info - Both generic and cloud specific data is displayed in the Info section. The data displayed here is fetched from the database, but could have originated and been set by RightScale directly (e.g. a Name or Tag) or from the cloud (e.g. a Resource UID or CPU Speed). Note that many are actionable links.
  • Resource UID - Resource Unique IDentifier. Each resource (or entity) in the Dashboard has a unique ID tied to it. Whether the ID is numeric or alphanumeric varies depending on the cloud infrastructure. The Resource UID is generated and persistent in the Cloud. The value is initially retrieved from the Cloud, set in the database, and retrieved/displayed in many areas of the Dashboard (tied to the specific cloud resource).
  • Description - Description of the Datacenter / Zone. Although an arbitrary string, best practices suggest applying a practical description.
  • State - Indicates if the Datacenter / Zone is available or not. Example: available.
  • Visibility - The visibility of the Datacenter / Zone. Example: private.
• Timestamps - Useful Datacenter / Zone timestamps (in the local TZ) are shown.
  • Created at - Time and date stamp when the Datacenter / Zone was created.
  • Updated at - Time and date stamp when the Datacenter / Zone was last updated.