VMware Enterprise Container Infrastructure
vSphere Integrated Containers provides critical enterprise container infrastructure to help IT Ops run both traditional and containerized applications side-by-side on a common platform. Supporting containers in their virtualized environments provides a number of benefits: IT teams get the security, isolation and management of VMs, while developers enjoy the speed and agility of containers - all within vSphere.
Introduction to vSphere Integrated Containers
Learn how to containerize your Enterprise workloads with vSphere Integrated Containers
vSphere Integrated Container Use Case: App Repackaging
Repackage your existing apps with vSphere Integrated Containers and run them in production alongside your existing workloads
vSphere Integrated Container Use Case: Developer Sandbox
Offer your developer a ticketless environment for them to access container resources on-demand
What Is Included in vSphere Integrated Containers
vSphere Integrated Containers includes the following three major components that enables VMware customers to deliver a production-ready enterprise container solution to their development teams. By leveraging their existing SDDC, customers can run container-based applications alongside existing virtual machine based workloads in production without having to build out a separate, specialized container infrastructure stack.
- vSphere Integrated Container Engine - Docker Remote API-compatible engine deeply integrated into vSphere (6.0, 6.5, 6.7) for instantiating container images that are run as VMs with support for distributing images to remote offices/branch offices.
- Container Management Portal - Portal for apps teams to manage the container repositories, images, hosts, and running container instances. RBAC with support for LDAP/AD.
- Container Registry - Securely stores container images with built-in RBAC and image replication. Provides vulnerability scanning, content trust with security policies. Supports 3rd party registries.
SPOTLIGHT
Learn more about vSphere Integrated Containers
Download Solution BriefDeep Dive into vSphere Integrated Containers
Download Architecture Overview white paperKEY BENEFITS
Run Containerized Apps Alongside Existing Workloads
By leveraging the existing capabilities of vSphere, IT Ops can run containerized apps alongside traditional VMs on the same infrastructure without having to build out a separate, specialized container infrastructure stack.
Combine Portability with Security, Visibility and Management
By running containers as VMs, IT teams can leverage vSphere’s core capabilities such as enterprise-class security, networking, storage, resource management, and compliance that are essential to running containerized apps in a production environment.
Leverage Your Existing Infrastructure, Scale Easily
Avoid costly and time-consuming re-architecture of your infrastructure that results in silos. Scale application deployments instantly.
Provide Developers with a Docker Compatible Interface
Developers already familiar with Docker can develop applications in containers, by using a Docker compatible interface and provision them through the self-service management portal or UI.
Open Source Projects
vSphere Integrated Containers comprises of three main components, all of which are available as open source projects on Github.
vSphere Integrated Containers Engine
Enterprise container runtime for vSphere that allows developers who are familiar with Docker to develop in containers and deploy them alongside traditional VM-based workloads on vSphere clusters. vSphere admins can manage these workloads through the vSphere Web Client in a way that is familiar.
For more information, check out https://vmware.github.io/vic/
Project Harbor
Enterprise container registry that stores and distributes container images. Harbor extends the Docker Distribution open source project by adding the functionalities usually required by an enterprise, such as security, identity and management.
For more information, check out https://vmware.github.io/harbor/
Project Admiral
Management portal that provides a UI for dev teams to provision and manage containers. Cloud administrators can manage container hosts and apply governance to their usage, including capacity quotas and approval workflows. Advanced capabilities are available when integrated with vRealize Automation.
For more information, check out https://vmware.github.io/admiral/
FAQS
vSphere Integrated Containers
What is vSphere Integrated Containers?
vSphere Integrated Containers is a vSphere feature that allows VI admins to create container hosts that are deeply integrated with vSphere. Once provisioned by the VI admin, developers are able to use the Docker CLI and API to run images in secure Container VMs. This gives developers self-service capabilities while at the same time allowing VI admins to control resource allocation. Since vSphere Integrated Containers uses native vSphere constructs, it allows you to leverage your existing infrastructure, tooling, policies and processes to manage containerized applications.
How do I purchase vSphere Integrated Containers?
vSphere Integrated Containers is available to all vSphere 6.0 and above Enterprise Plus customers. There is no additional license subscription required to use vSphere Integrated Containers. You can download it from myvmware.com.
How do I get started?
See the documentation to learn more about vSphere Integrated Containers, and try the Hands-on Lab.
RESOURCES
Guide
- White Paper: vSphere Integrated Containers 1.2 Architecture Overview
- Ten Priorities for Hybrid Cloud, Containers, and DevOps in 2017 - EMA Research Report and Decision Guide for Enterprise
- Solution Brief: Build and Run Traditional and Modern Apps with vSphere Integrated Containers
- Optimizing Critical Banking Workloads Using Vsphere Integrated Containers
- VMworld 2017 Deep Dive: vSphere Integrated Containers
- vSphere Integrated Containers Webcast Portal
- Cloud Native Applications Blog