Glossary

Backup credential

A secret that defines access credentials PDS uses to interact with a backup target

Backup policy

An object in PDS that defines when a backup is taken

Backup target

An object in PDS that defines an object storage option (Amazon S3, Azure Blob, and S3 compatible Storage)

Data service

Any data application that PDS supports

Deployment target

A Kubernetes cluster that PDS deploys data services onto

Storage option

A type of Portworx volume PDS creates on the deployment target for a data service to use