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Viewing a software container


A software container object in BMC Discovery represents an instance of a software container (such as Docker) running in the environment. Software Container nodes represent the containers, rather than any management software such as the Docker Engine. The Docker Engine and its equivalent for other providers is modeled using an SI.


Note

Software containers are not synchronized to the CMDB. The transient nature and purpose of software containers means that synchronizing them might cause excessive churn in the CMDB. However, to ensure that the CMDB reflects the state of the container software configuration, the related SIs, load balancers, and deployment information are synchronized as usual. 

To view a software container

  1. From the main menu, select Explore > Data.
    The Infrastructure page opens.
  2. In the Cloud & Container Orchestration section, click Software Container.
  3. Select a software container from the list, as illustrated in the following image: 

    SoftwareContainer.png

The following table describes the information fields for a typical software container.

Field nameDescription

Name

Name of this host container (for example, Docker Container kubelet on aus-adeitom-i1)

Type

Type of host container (for example, Docker Container

Container Image

Image used to create the container (for example rancher/hyperkube)

Container ID The Container ID. For example: 679aebcc8ae4894995d35738ecb8f162679aebcc8ae4894995d35738ecb8f162
Contained Software Instances List of Contained Software Instances

Discovery Content Reference Page

Discovery Content Reference page describing the product and the pattern used to discover it. For example:
https://docs.bmc.com/docs/display/Configipedia/Docker

Instance Count

Number of containers grouped together

Host

Host on which the software container is running

Tags

A list of tags for the container.

Managed by Software Instance

Link to the Software Instance representing the management software for this Software Container

Maintaining Pattern

Pattern that maintains this Software Container

Network Mode The configuration that the container uses to connect to the network. For example, bridge, host, and overlay.

 

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