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    This document provides an introduction and overview of Linux containers (LXC) and Docker. It discusses the history of container technologies, what LXC is, its uses cases and weaknesses. It then demonstrates LXC using libvirt-lxc and the command line. Finally, it introduces Docker as a higher-level tool for containers and demonstrates Docker.

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    This document provides an introduction and overview of Linux containers (LXC) and Docker. It discusses the history of container technologies, what LXC is, its uses cases and weaknesses. It then demonstrates LXC using libvirt-lxc and the command line. Finally, it introduces Docker as a higher-level tool for containers and demonstrates Docker.

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    The key takeaways are that LXC is a lightweight operating system-level virtualization technology that relies on namespaces and cgroups to provide isolation between containers. Docker is a tool that provides a higher level of abstraction on top of LXC to package and run applications in containers in a portable way across different Linux distributions.

    LXC is an operating system-level virtualization that provides lightweight virtualization using containers. It relies on cgroups, SELinux, and namespaces to isolate containers, and is included in the Linux kernel. It provides near-native performance and can be managed with tools like libvirt-lxc or lxc-tools.

    Common use cases for LXC containers include running lightweight web servers, creating testing environments, isolating applications from each other for security and reliability, and running low latency applications.

    INTRODUCTION TO

    LINUX CONTAINTER (LXC)


    AND DOCKER
    Michael Lessard. RHCA
    Senior Solutions Architect, Red Hat
    michaellessard
    January 2014

    LXC DOCKER | MICHAEL LESSARD

    A bit of history Virtualization and containers

    Chroot (version 7 Unix, 1979)

    FreeBSD Jails (FreeBSD 4, 2000)

    Linux vserver (Linux, Oct 2001)

    Para-virtualization Xen (Linux, 2003)

    Solaris zones (Solaris 10, 2004)

    OpenVZ (Linux, 2005)

    Full virtualization KVM (Linux, 2007)

    Linux Containers - LXC (Linux 2.6.29 2009)


    In red Virtualization on the os level (containers)

    LXC DOCKER | MICHAEL LESSARD

    What is LXC ?

    An operating system-level virtualization

    Light weight virtualization

    Containers

    Relies on cgroup,selinux and namespace

    Included in the kernel

    Can be managed using libvirt-lxc (RHEL and Fedora)


    or lxc-tools (Fedora)
    Perceived near bear metal performance

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    Uses cases

    Lightweight web servers

    Testing environment

    Application isolation

    Low latency app

    LXC DOCKER | MICHAEL LESSARD

    Weaknesses

    Locked into running the host kernel

    Unlike a fully virtualized machine, you are restricted to


    the kernel running on the host

    No Windows support

    LXC DOCKER | MICHAEL LESSARD

    Demo

    LXC DOCKER | MICHAEL LESSARD

    DEMO WITH LIBVIRT LXC (FEDORA)


    # yum install lxc libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc
    # sytemctl restart libvirtd
    Demo lxc container1 and container2
    Demo virt-sandbox
    Demo Docker

    LXC DOCKER | MICHAEL LESSARD

    DEMO USING VIRT-MANAGER

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    LXC DEMO USING THE COMMAND LINE


    # virsh uri
    qemu:/// session
    # export VIRSH_DEFAULT_CONNECT_URI=lxc:///
    # virsh uri
    lxc:///

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    VALIDATE LXC CAPABILITIES


    # virsh capabilities

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    CONFIGURE A CONTAINER
    # vi lxc_example.xml

    <domain type='lxc'>
    <name>lxc_example</name>
    <memory>500000</memory>
    <os>
    <type>exe</type>
    <init>/bin/sh</init>
    </os>
    <vcpu>1</vcpu>
    <clock offset='utc'/>
    <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
    <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
    <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
    <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
    <interface type='network'>
    <source network='default'/>
    </interface>
    <console type='pty' />
    </devices>
    </domain>

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    DEFINE AND START THE CONTAINER


    # virsh define lxc_example.xml
    # virsh start lxc_example
    # virsh list
    # virsh dominfo lxc_example
    # virsh console lxc_example

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    DEMO WITH VIRTSANDBOX - HTTPD


    # yum install libvirt-sandbox httpd
    # systemctl restart libvirtd
    # virt-sandbox-service create -C --network dhcp -u httpd.service httpd
    # systemctl start httpd_sandbox
    # virt-sandbox-service connect httpd
    # dhclient eth0
    # ifconfig
    Point browser on http://(ip-address)
    note : /var/lib/libvirt/filesystems

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    NEXT STEP

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    DOCKER

    Container-based tooling

    High level tool for LXC

    Portable deployment across machines

    Public shared containers

    Automatic build

    Tool ecosystem (nova,


    salt, chef, puppet,
    jenkins, openshift ...)
    And more ...
    http://docker.io

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    DOCKER DEMO (Fedora 20)


    # yum install docker-io
    # sytemctl start docker ; systemctl enable docker
    # docker search ubuntu
    # docker pull ubuntu
    # sudo docker run ubuntu apt-cache search memcached
    # docker search arch
    # docker pull base/arch
    # docker run base/arch pacman -Ss memcached
    # docker images
    # docker run -i -t ubuntu /bin/bash
    # docker ps -a
    # docker rmi base/arch
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