There are a number of different resources within the Couchbase Server and these resources will require a different URI/RESTful-endpoint in order to perform an operations:
Server Nodes
A Couchbase Server instance, also known as 'node', is a physical or virtual machine running Couchbase Server. Each node is as a member of a cluster.
Cluster/Pool
A cluster is a group of one or more nodes; it is a collection of physical resources that are grouped together and provide services and a management interface. A single default cluster exists for every deployment of Couchbase Server. A node, or instance of Couchbase Server, is a member of a cluster. Couchbase Server collects run-time statistics for clusters, maintaining an overall pool-level data view of counters and periodic metrics of the overall system. The Couchbase Management REST API can be used to retrieve historic statistics for a cluster.
Buckets
A bucket is a logical grouping of data within a cluster. It provides a name space for all the related data in an application; therefore you can use the same key in two different buckets and they are treated as unique items by Couchbase Server.
Couchbase Server collects run-time statistics for buckets, maintaining an overall bucket-level data view of counters and periodic metrics of the overall system. Buckets are categorized by storage type: 1) memcached buckets are for in-memory, RAM-based information, and 2) Couchbase buckets, which are for persisted data.
Views
Views enable you to index and query data based on logic you specify. You can also use views to perform calculations and aggregations, such as statistics, for items in Couchbase Server. For more information, see Chapter 9, Views and Indexes.
Cross Datacenter Replication (XDCR)
Cross Datacenter Replication (XDCR) is new functionality as of Couchbase Server 2.0. It enables you to automatically replicate data between clusters and between data buckets. There are two major benefits of using XDCR as part of your Couchbase Server implementation: 1) enables you to restore data from one Couchbase cluster to another cluster after system failure. 2) provide copies of data on clusters that are physically closer to your end users. For more information, see Section 5.8, “Cross Datacenter Replication (XDCR)”.