notes/IT/Hashicorp Nomad.md

# Terminology
## Cluster Terms

| Phrase      | Definition                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| agent       | A process running in server or client mode.                                                                                                                                                                    |
| client/node | A Nomad client is responsible for running tasks assigned to it. A client registers itself with servers and watches for work to be assigned. When running the agent, the client may be referred to as a *node*. |
| server      | A Nomad server manages all jobs and clients, monitors tasks, and controls which tasks get placed on which nodes.                                                                                               |
| dev_agent   | The development agent is an agent configuration that provides useful defaults for running a single node cluster of nomad.                                                                                      |

## Work terms
| Phrase | Definition                                                     |
| ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| task   | The smallest unit of work in Nomad. Tasks are executed by task |
vault backup: 2024-09-30 15:03:49 2024-09-30 21:03:49 +00:00			`# Terminology`
vault backup: 2024-09-30 15:08:49 2024-09-30 21:08:49 +00:00			`## Cluster Terms`

vault backup: 2024-09-30 15:03:49 2024-09-30 21:03:49 +00:00			`\| Phrase \| Definition \|`
			`\| ----------- \| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \|`
			`\| agent \| A process running in server or client mode. \|`
			`\| client/node \| A Nomad client is responsible for running tasks assigned to it. A client registers itself with servers and watches for work to be assigned. When running the agent, the client may be referred to as a node. \|`
vault backup: 2024-09-30 15:08:49 2024-09-30 21:08:49 +00:00			`\| server \| A Nomad server manages all jobs and clients, monitors tasks, and controls which tasks get placed on which nodes. \|`
			`\| dev_agent \| The development agent is an agent configuration that provides useful defaults for running a single node cluster of nomad. \|`

			`## Work terms`
			`\| Phrase \| Definition \|`
			`\| ------ \| -------------------------------------------------------------- \|`
			`\| task \| The smallest unit of work in Nomad. Tasks are executed by task \|`