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[EN] update Cluster (#3492)
Signed-off-by: Noah Ispas (iamNoah1) <noahispas@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Noah Ispas <Noahispas@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Nate W <natew@cncf.io> Co-authored-by: Nate W <natew@cncf.io>
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content/en/cluster.md

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title: Cluster
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status: Completed
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category: Concept
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tags: ["infrastructure", "fundamental", ""]
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tags: ["infrastructure", "fundamental", "architecture"]
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A cluster is a group of computers or applications that work together towards a common goal.
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In the context of cloud native computing, the term is most often applied to [Kubernetes](/kubernetes/).
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A Kubernetes cluster is a set of services (or workloads) that run in their own containers, usually on different machines.
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The collection of all these [containerized](/containerization/) services, connected over a network, represent a cluster.
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A cluster is a group of computers or applications called [nodes](/nodes/) that work together towards a common goal.
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In cloud native computing, the term is often applied when talking about a [Kubernetes](/kubernetes/) cluster.
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It can be seen as a specific kind of [distributed system](/distributed-systems/) where the nodes are a bit more tightly coupled.
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## Problem it addresses
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Software that runs on a single computer presents a single point of failure
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if that computer crashes, or someone accidentally unplugs the power cable,
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Software that runs on a single computer presents a single point of failure
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if that computer crashes, or someone accidentally unplugs the power cable,
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then some business-critical system may be taken offline.
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That's why modern software is generally built as [distributed applications](/distributed-apps/), grouped together as clusters.
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content/en/distributed-systems.md

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title: Distributed System
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tags: ["architecture", "infrastructure", "fundamental"]
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A distributed system is a collection of autonomous computing elements
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A non-distributed system exposes itself to risks of failure because if one machine fails, the entire system fails.
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A distributed system can be designed in such a way that,
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even if some machines go down, the overall system can still keep working to produce the same result.
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even if some machines go down,
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the overall system can still keep working to produce the same result.

content/en/nodes.md

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title: Nodes
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A node is a computer that works in concert with other computers, or nodes, to accomplish a common task.
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Take your laptop, modem, and printer, for example.
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They are all connected over your wifi network communicating and collaborating, each representing one node.
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In [cloud computing](/cloud-computing/), a node can be a physical computer,
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a virtual computer, referred to as a [VM](/virtual-machine/), or even a [container](/container/).
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a virtual computer, referred to as a [VM](/virtual-machine/),
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or even a [container](/container/).
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A node gives you a distinct unit of compute (memory, CPU, network) that you can assign to a cluster.
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In a [cloud native](/cloud-native-tech/) platform or app a node represents a single unit that can perform work.
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Ideally, individual nodes are undifferentiated in that
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any one node of a particular type is indistinguishable from any other node of the same type.
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Ideally, individual nodes are undifferentiated in that any one node of a particular type is indistinguishable from any other node of the same type.

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