Terminology

BladeLogic Portal introduces some terminology and working practices that may be unfamiliar to BMC Server Automation experts. Key items that you will see referenced in this documentation include:

• Operations—Instances of an executed use case (equivalent to a job in BMC Server Automation).
• Content—A set of rules or objects that the BladeLogic Portal can use to perform a task (for example, a job, component template, or BLPackage).
• Targets—End points that you want to manage or affect during an operation. In the BMC Server Automation context, targets are often servers.
• Site—An instance of the underlying automation product (for example, a BMC Server Automation instance).
• Portal security group—A grouping mechanism for which restrictions and settings can be set and then inherited by portal users.