Architecture
Overview
This section outlines the components, concepts, terminology, and capabilities of Aerospike Vector Search (AVS). Before installing or developing with AVS, Aerospike recommends that you review the basic architecture and system components to familiarize yourself with how AVS works.
You can try AVS quickly by using our Quick Start. The Quick Start is intended for Aerospike administrators to learn about the operational details of the product.
Concepts
- System diagram - Graphical depiction of the AVS system and individual components to help administrators understand AVS before moving on to installation.
Vector data in Aerospike - Describes how AVS data is laid out in the Aerospike Database so operators can optimize for their use case SLAs.
Ingestion and indexing - Data ingestion and indexing in AVS is an asynchronous process. This guide describes the steps involved in this process.
AVS search caching - AVS can be used as a high-performance search platform by optimizing the caching of indexes. This guide is for administrators looking to optimize performance.
Glossary of terms - An overview of vector and Aerospike terminology that are important to understanding AVS concepts.