Zone utilization

A “Zone” is a separate and distinct location where your data and services can be hosted. This distinct separation allows for enhanced data security, disaster recovery, and helps maintain low latency by placing resources closer to users.

Web UI

When you navigate to the ‘Zones’ tab (under the Account window) and haven’t selected any zone from the list, you’ll see a summary. This provides a quick overview of all your available zones, displaying a Status Summary and the total quotas available for CPU, memory, and storage across all zones.

The Status Summary of a zone can show it as being ‘Online’, ‘Offline’, or in ‘Other’ states. ‘Online’ signifies that the zone is active and accessible, ‘Offline’ suggests the zone is currently inaccessible or not in use, and ‘Other’ represents various unique status conditions that could be specific to your settings or due to temporary conditions like maintenance or updates. Select the default zone Web UI - Zones summary

The total quotas for CPU, memory, and storage displayed represent the overall capacity allocated for all the zones in the selected account. These quotas let you understand the maximum potential of your SaaS platform and help you plan resource allocation across different zones efficiently.

When you select a specific zone from the list, you are presented with more detailed information related to that zone. This includes:

  • Description: A brief explanation of the zone, its purpose, and its characteristics.
  • Status: Indicates if the zone is currently active or inactive.
  • Last status check: Displays the last communication that happened to the zone
  • Visibility: Indicates if the zone is public or private.
  • Provider: This displays the provider of the zone. The provider could be a third-party cloud service or an in-house server, depending on your setup.
  • Zone Owner: Information about who owns and manages the zone. It could be an individual user, a team, or an entire organization.
  • Environments Usage: This provides data about the different environments operating within the selected zone. This can include information about dev, test, and production environments, the resources they’re consuming, and their current operational status. It may happen that a zone has no usage from its enviroments yet.
  • Default Zone: This indicates if the selected zone is the default zone for your account. The default zone is the one that your account automatically operates in unless another zone is specifically chosen.

Understanding and effectively utilizing zones in your account can significantly enhance your team’s productivity and help you manage your resources more effectively. They provide the necessary compartmentalization for complex projects, ensuring that each area of your work receives the resources and attention it needs to succeed.

Select the default zone Web UI - Zone detail

Manage zones with the CLI

Alternatively, the CLI can be used to check the information about the available zones:

playground zones list
NAME          CREATION_TIME                           ID                      PROVIDER    BASE_URL                            PUBLIC    STATE
ireland1      2023-05-30 12:36:54.393159 +0000 UTC    chqurphg2ggaqc6rvek0    EKS         ireland1.eks.zone.napptive.dev      true      ONLINE
mumbai1       2023-05-26 17:41:26.612345 +0000 UTC    choeuhhg2ggaqc6rvej0    EKS         mumbai1.eks.zone.napptive.dev       true      ONLINE
nvirginia1    2023-05-26 09:30:19.690872 +0000 UTC    cho7oapg2gg3vhiduatg    EKS         nvirginia1.eks.zone.napptive.dev    true      ONLINE

and to get more detailed information of a zone, execute:

playground zones info ireland1
NAME        CREATION_TIME                           ID                      PUBLIC    OWNER_ACCOUNT
ireland1    2023-05-30 12:36:54.393159 +0000 UTC    chqurphg2ggaqc6rvek0    true      napptive

PROVIDER    BASE_URL
EKS         ireland1.eks.zone.napptive.dev

STATE     DETAIL
ONLINE    Zone Online

DESCRIPTION
Ireland Zone

RESERVED ENVIRONMENT QUOTA IN cdelope
CPU     MEMORY    STORAGE
1       4000      0

IS_DEFAULT_ZONE
false