# ECE frc-\* Container Descriptions

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ece-frc-container-descriptions/306366>\
**Category:** Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE)\
**Created:** [June 3, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ece-frc-container-descriptions/306366 "2022-06-03T20:27:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![rahst12](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rahst12/32/1123_2.png) [@rahst12](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rahst12)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ece-frc-container-descriptions/306366/1 "2022-06-03T20:27:39Z")

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I'm looking for a description of what each of these ECE "default" containers are supposed to be doing on an allocator:

- frc-container-task-services-container-task-service
- frc-allocator-metricbeats-allocator-metricbeat
- frc-beats-runners-beats-runner
- frc-allocators-allocator
- frc-services-forwards-services-forwarder
- frc-client-forwarders-client-forwarder
- frc-runners-runner

Also, any idea what frc vs fac mean when pre-pended to these containers in ECE?

Thanks,  
Ryan

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ece-frc-container-descriptions/306366/2 "2022-06-17T20:28:10Z")

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**Author:** ![Parth\_Pathak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/parth_pathak/32/110116_2.png) [@Parth\_Pathak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Parth_Pathak)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ece-frc-container-descriptions/306366/3 "2023-12-06T08:51:05Z")

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FRC == Found Runner container.  
FAC == Found Allocator container.

The glossary of the common terminologies used in ECE is defined here:

> **[Glossary | Elastic Cloud Enterprise Reference \[3.4\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-enterprise/3.4/ece-glossary.html)**