Running Docker Containers on IBM Z

Learn about the basic Docker concepts and what you need to know to run Docker containers on the mainframe.

Throughout this publication, mainframe is used to include both IBM Z® and IBM LinuxONE™.

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Docker basics
Containers, an increasingly popular technology for deploying and running software on Linux, can run on IBM LinuxONE and IBM Z.
Components in a Docker environment
Typical Docker setups include multiple Docker hosts that are coordinated through a clustering technology and supported through management and infrastructural components.
Planning for Docker
You must decide which workloads to run in containers and how to set up your Docker hosts.
Managing images
You must find suitable images, adapt them where necessary, keep them current, and dispose of them when they are no longer needed.
Security
Docker adds new entities to a mainframe setup: images, containers, and Docker hosts. These entities must be considered for their security impact.
Avoiding common pitfalls
How to avoid common problems.