Heat
Heat is the orchestration component. Orchestration is the process of launching multiple instances that are intended to work together. In orchestration, there is a file, known as a template, used to define what will be launched. In this template, there can also be ordering or dependencies set up between the instances. Data that needs to be passed between the instances for configuration can also be defined in these templates. Heat is also compatible with AWS CloudFormation templates and implements additional features in addition to the AWS CloudFormation template language.
To use Heat, one of these templates is written to define a set of instances that needs to be launched. When a template launches, it creates a collection of virtual resources ...
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