One of the new feature introduced in Windows Server version 1709, about Docker, is the possibility to run Linux container like Windows Server Container. In this article I will show how to configure your environment to run Linux container on Docker based on Windows Server. Virtual Machine Configuration The main requirement to run Linux container […]
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Windows Server 1709: What’s New
Starting 17th October, Microsoft has released a new build of Windows Server, called with name RS3 (Red Stone 3), in the same moment of new build of Windows 10. The content in this section describes what’s new and changed in Windows Server and what is the new roadmap for the operating system. Naming The name […]
Docker: Enterprise Edition vs Community Edition
A spoke many times about Docker, with articles and video, but today I want do an important introduction about the different edition. In particular I will talk about Enterprise Edition and Community Edition. Docker Community Edition CE is ideal for developers and small teams looking to get started with Docker and experimenting with container-based apps. […]
Docker Networking
One of the most transparent/hidden item of Docker is related to network world but, as we will see, there’s much time to spend behind this argument. As we seen into the previous articles, when we create a new container in automatic he receives an IP address to expose services, when required, through NAT. What happen […]
Veeam Backup & Replication: Issues with Windows Containers (Docker)?
Docker is a great solution to create Microservices to reduce the footprint about deployment, management and security. The logic around the container is that I can create a new image in a couple of seconds and this could mean no backup. More or less is correct but without a backup, in case of failure from […]
Docker Automation with Dockerfile
During my previous articles, I showed how to create Docker containers, in Windows and Linux environment. In both solutions there’s always a problem about creation of master template, through manual editing and this means waste time. In this article we will see how to automate this phase with the Dockerfile. The logic is very […]
Deploy Docker in Windows Server 2016
Everybody know that Windows Server 2016 include the Docker engine but this wasn’t clear at beginning. In November 2015, Microsoft has released the TP3 where Docker and, also, Windows Server Container were presents; the second one was a similar clone of first with two interesting elements, like PowerShell and Hyper-V Container, powered by Nested-Virtualization. With […]
Operations Management Suite: Monitor Docker
Operations Management Suite is ever more the solution to be used to make monitoring for all “new generation” workloads, thanks to new cloud-model that allows Microsoft to release new features in real-time (day 0). Since a couple of days there’s a new public Integration Pack to keep under control Docker, so the world of […]