Official docs outline
13 sections- What is Milvus
Overview of the Milvus vector database and its use cases.
- Architecture
Separation of storage and compute, node roles and data flow.
- Collections
Creating and managing collections and databases.
- Schema and Fields
Field types, primary keys, dynamic fields and vector fields.
- Insert, Upsert and Delete
Writing, updating and deleting entities.
- Indexes
Index types such as HNSW, IVF and DiskANN, metric types and index selection.
- Vector Search
ANN search, search parameters, metric types and output fields.
- Filtered Search and Query
Scalar filter expressions combined with vector search.
- Hybrid and Full-Text Search
Sparse/dense hybrid search, full-text search and reranking.
- Partitions
Partitioning data to narrow search scope and manage data.
- Consistency Levels
Tunable consistency levels and their trade-offs.
- Authentication and RBAC
User authentication, roles, privileges and TLS.
- Scaling and Deployment
Standalone, distributed and managed deployment options and scaling.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.