A resource is a deployment target, such as a database or Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition container. Resources are usually found on the same host where the agent that manages them is located. A host can be a physical server, virtual machine, or be cloud-based.

A group-type resource can represent any logical collection of resources.

Resources and resource groups identify the agents that do the work of deploying components, and provide other configuration information.

See Resources and Mapping resources to environments.