Tag Archives: Containers
How to install an Enterprise Docker registry on Photon OS with Harbor
So you have been using Docker for some time now and you want to get serious and start storing your images locally. With this guide I will show you how to install and configure VMware Harbor, an open source enterprise class Docker Registry.
Testing Harbor Registry with PhotonOS
Now that you have your new registry server installed let’s test it out with Photon OS.
CNA7522 – Containers for the vSphere Admin
Following up on the overwhelming response from my blog post from last years observations at VMworld I have been asked to present this in a break out session this year. I spent many years as a vSphere admin at a large corporation and I have come across a lot of Continue reading CNA7522 – Containers for the vSphere Admin
How to use the Docker Volume Driver with Photon Platform
VMware recently released a Beta version of a plugin for Docker volumes. I was curious to see if it also works on Photon Platform. Well it does! In this guide I will walk you through setting it up and then we will run my favorite app in a container to Continue reading How to use the Docker Volume Driver with Photon Platform
How to use the Docker Volume Driver for vSphere with Photon OS
VMware recently released a Beta version of a plugin for Docker volumes for vSphere. In this guide I will walk you through setting it up and then we will run my favorite app in a container to show you how it works. In this guide I will be using vSphere Continue reading How to use the Docker Volume Driver for vSphere with Photon OS
The Docker Swarm Blueprint for vRA7 is here!

It’s the moment you have been waiting for. The easy button to deliver Docker Swarm Clusters on vSphere is here. With all the policy, standards and governance you have come to expect from vRealize Automation. NOTE: This is using the evaluation installation of Docker Swarm and is considered insecure as Continue reading The Docker Swarm Blueprint for vRA7 is here!
Containers for the vSphere Admin
Updated 8/12/16 At VMworld last year there were various announcements around containers and VMware’s commitment to support this technology. Since I work at VMware, I have been been using this technology for over a year. When speaking with customers last year it dawned on me that most of our customers Continue reading Containers for the vSphere Admin
How to use Vagrant to deploy containers on vSphere with VMware Photon!
You already have a large vSphere environment and your developers are quickly eating up space on their Laptops or worse, they are going out to a Public cloud on their corporate card. Why not enable them to use their favorite tools on vSphere? This post is not about using Vagrant Continue reading How to use Vagrant to deploy containers on vSphere with VMware Photon!
From iso to web server in less than 3 minutes
What your about to see is real, I won’t cut away and the video is not altered. Don’t believe me? Try it for yourself —> https://vmware.github.io/photon/