Installation Terminology and Architecture
We use the following terms when discussing installation and upgrade:
- ArcadiaStateStore
- We deploy the ArcadiaStateStore, also known as the Arcadia State Server, on a single instance, the Service Node.
- ArcadiaCatalog
- We deploy this service, also known as Arcadia Catalog Cache, on a single instance, on a single instance, the Service Node.
- ArcEngine
- The ArcEngine, our Arcadia Analytics Engine, runs all of Arcadia's high-performance aggregation and cubing functions. It must be deployed on every data node.
- ArcViz
- We deploy our Arcadia Visualization Server, which runs the user interface, on a single instance. This is typically the Web or Edge Node.
- Web Node
- This is a node that runs the ArcViz service, our user interface; also known as the Edge Node. It can be the primary name node.
- Edge Node
- See Web Node.
- Service Node
- This is a node that runs the ArcEngine planner; it is typically the primary name node.
- Master Node
- See Master Node.
