A host option that allows an ESX server fitted with a TPM to retain its encryption keys through a restart. Encrypted virtual machines can therefore carry on running when the key server cannot be contacted.
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Terms in this definition
- ESX
VMware's bare-metal hypervisor, installed on each host in a VCF fleet. Up to version 9.0 it was known as ESXi.
- TPM
Tokens per minute, the measure for Azure OpenAI quota and deployment rate limits. Going over it produces an HTTP 429 response.
- Encryption
Scrambling data so it cannot be read without the correct secret key, which is then used to turn it back again. Hashing, by contrast, cannot be reversed.
- KEYS
Lists the column or columns that identify each target row uniquely in an AUTO CDC statement.
- Virtual machines
Infrastructure-as-a-service compute giving complete control of the operating system, making it a fit for lift-and-shift moves and for software relying on OS-level pieces like COM.
- Index field attributes
Settings applied to each field in an Azure AI Search index:
searchablefor full text,retrievableto return it,filterablefor exact-match$filter,sortable,facetablefor counts, andkeyfor the unique document ID.