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Containers in OpenStack

You're reading from   Containers in OpenStack Leverage OpenStack services to make the most of Docker, Kubernetes and Mesos

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788394383
Length 176 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Pradeep Kumar Singh Pradeep Kumar Singh
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Madhuri Kumari Madhuri Kumari
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Preface 1. Working with Containers 2. Working with Container Orchestration Engines FREE CHAPTER 3. OpenStack Architecture 4. Containerization in OpenStack 5. Magnum – COE Management in OpenStack 6. Zun – Container Management in OpenStack 7. Kuryr – Container Plugin for OpenStack Networking 8. Murano – Containerized Application Deployment on OpenStack 9. Kolla – Containerized Deployment of OpenStack 10. Best Practices for Containers and OpenStack

Key features


Zun has many advanced features in addition to the basic management of containers. In this section, we will talk about some of the advanced features present in Zun. There are many other features in progress, such as SRIOV networking, PCIe devices, and so on, which are referred to in the Zun documentation.

Cinder integration

Zun supports the attaching of persistent storage to the containers which exist even after the container exits. This storage can be used to store large amounts of data outside the host, which is more reliable if the host goes down. This support is enabled in Zun via Cinder. Users can mount and unmount Cinder volumes to their containers. The users first need to create the volume in Cinder and then provide the volume while creating the container.

Container composition

Zun supports the creation of multiple containers as a single unit. This unit is known as a capsule in Zun. This concept is very similar to pods in Kubernetes. A capsule contains multiple containers...

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