From 942898da667dcbf7d77c020921e59d10871cf306 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RA489 Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 21:55:56 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Add formal definition of workloads (#11302) * Add formal definition of workloads * Update workload.md * add light copyedit More section should not repeat short description. Both are served together on the built page. --- .../en/docs/reference/glossary/workload.md | 24 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/workload.md b/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/workload.md index 1730e7b93f..966703fcd4 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/workload.md +++ b/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/workload.md @@ -1,22 +1,24 @@ --- -title: Workload -id: workload -date: 2019-02-12 +title: Workloads +id: workloads +date: 2019-02-13 full_link: /docs/concepts/workloads/ short_description: > - A set of applications for processing information to serve a purpose that is valuable to a single user or group of users. + Workloads are objects you use to manage and run your containers on the cluster. -aka: +aka: tags: +- fundamental +- core-object - workload --- -A workload consists of a system of services or applications that can run to fulfill a -task or carry out a business process. + Workloads are objects you use to manage and run your containers on the cluster. - + -Alongside the computer code that runs to carry out the task, a workload also entails -the infrastructure resources that actually run that code. +Kubernetes performs the +deployment and updates the workload with the current state of the application. +Workloads include the DaemonSet, Deployments, Jobs, Pods, ReplicaSet, ReplicationController, and StatefulSet objects. For example, a workload that has a web element and a database element might run the database in one {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="StatefulSet" >}} of @@ -24,5 +26,3 @@ database in one {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="StatefulSet" >}} of a {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="Deployment" >}} that consists of many web app {{< glossary_tooltip text="pods" term_id="pod" >}}, all alike. -The organisation running this workload may well have other workloads that together -provide a valuable outcome to its users.