Glossary

Lifecycle Manager E2E Test Glossary

This glossary is intended to be a comprehensive, standardized list of Kyma Lifecycle Manager terminology. It includes technical terms specific to Kyma, Kyma LifeCycle Manager, and more general terms that provide useful context.

Terms

Term	Description
"Error" State	KCP Kyma CR special state
"Ready" State	KCP Kyma CR special state
"Warning" State	KCP Kyma CR special state
Certificate Secret	Secret containing TLS certificate in the SKR cluster
Enqueue Event	Event that enqueues SKR Cluster reconciliation in the Lifecycle Manager
KCP Cluster	Kyma Control Plane cluster
KCP Kyma CR	Kyma CR created in the KCP Cluster
Kubeconfig Secret	Secret containing SKR Cluster kubeconfig in the KCP Cluster
Kubernetes Resource Manifest	YAML representing Kubernetes resource
Kyma CR Status	Sub-resource of the Kyma CR representing its overall health
Kyma Metrics	Metrics related to the Kyma CR
Kyma Module	Any Module available in Kyma
Mandatory Module	Module that is enforced to be ran on the SKR Cluster
Manifest CR	Custom Resource representing Module Manifest
Module CR	Custom Resource used for configuring Kyma Module behaviour
Module Default CR	Module CR with default values that is deployed along the Kyma Module
Module Distribution Channel	Channel used for Kyma Module deployment
Module Manifest	List of Kubernetes resources that Kyma Module consists of
Module Operator	Kubernetes operator managing the Kyma Module
ModuleTemplate CR	Custom Resource representing Kyma Module
Purge Controller	Controller used for force-deleting contents of SKR Cluster after set time period
Purge Metrics	Metrics related to the Purge Controller
Runtime Watcher	Component used for monitoring changes in the SKR Cluster and triggering their reconciliation
Sample CR	Example CR used by the Template Operator
SKR Cluster	SAP Kyma Runtime cluster that User workload is ran in
SKR Kyma CR	Kyma CR created in the SKR Cluster
Template Operator	Example Module Operator
TLS Secret	Kubernetes Secret containing certificate used by the Runtime Watcher
User	Person using Kyma Modules and running their workload in the SKR Cluster