Introduction
Containerization is a method to isolate computing environment (operating system, data, software, configurations, etc.) into reusable packages called images. These are binary files which can easily be transferred between different machines. Images are instantiated into running Containers by a Container Engine. From user perspective, working with the Container is similar to working with another operating system on the shared hardware resources. This resembles what Virtual Machines provide. However, there are important technical differences between Container and Virtual Machine technologies. Mainly, any number of Containers can be executed by a single Container Engine on a single operating system. In case of Virtual Machines, each runs its own operating system with its own layer of hardware abstraction. In consequence, Containers are in general quicker to start and easier to operate.
The main Containerization technology used now is Docker. It consists of image file format description, the Container Engine and other components. It is available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
Goal
The goal of IMAS Docker creation is to prepare a Docker image containing full IMAS environment with additional tools such as Kepler and FC2K.
Latest IMAS Docker image
- IMAS version: 3.20.0
- UAL version: 3.8.3
- Kepler present
- FC2K not present yet
Loading Docker image
To load pre-built Docker image:
Code Block language bash xzcat ~g2tomz/public/imas-installer-20180921112143.tar.xz | docker load
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