A collection of containers that share the same distributed runtime registry.

The service running inside a Fabric Container that is responsible for configuring and provisioning the container according to the profiles assigned to the container . It is also responsible for updating the registry with runtime information about the services in container.

A Apache Karaf-based container that is managed by a Fabric Agent.

See Also Fabric Ensemble.

A group of one or more Fabric Servers that provide a number of services that bind a fabric. These services include the Fabric Registry, dynamic load balancing, and location transparency.

See Also Fabric Registry, Fabric Server.

A ZooKeeper-based distributed registry that stores runtime and configuration information about the services in a fabric.

A server that, as part of a Fabric Ensemble, provides a number of services that bind a fabric. These services include the Fabric Registry, dynamic load balancing, and location transparency.

See Also Fabric Registry.

A unit of OSGi deployment that enables you to deploy multiple bundles in a single step.

An XML file that defines one or more features.

A URL that points to a feature repository file.

A bundle that uses a POM file to specify its dependencies.

An open source project that provides a distributed runtime registry that provides configuration, deployment, and discovery services to a collection of distributed containers.

See Also fabric.