SEATTLE, June 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- DockerCon 2016
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News Highlights:
- RackHD Machine Driver is a new integration for provisioning and
managing Docker hosts through RackHD
- Hardware -agnostic solution for openly deploying Docker Engine
and Swarm directly on bare metal servers
- Latest innovation in a series of open source solutions for
containers led by EMC {code}
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- Social: Follow @Rack_HD, @EMCcode, @EMCCorp, and
@EMC_News, and join conversations with #ContainYourself and
#RackHD
- Join the EMC {code} Community or find us on GitHub
- Stop by booth #G23 at DockerCon 2016
Full Story:
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today
announced RackHD™ Machine Driver, a hardware–agnostic solution for
open deployment of Docker solutions directly on bare metal.
The RackHD Machine Driver is an integration with Docker Machine to
manage the lifecycle of physical servers for the Docker Engine and
future Docker solutions. This new project enables users to easily
embrace Docker containers on bare-metal servers and simplify the
deployment of software infrastructure by combining the power of a
turnkey-supported container platform with RackHD hardware
management and orchestration. It is the latest project in a series
of container-focused solutions from the EMC® {code}™ team
supporting developer and open source communities.
RackHD Machine Driver increases efficiency by using the RackHD
hardware management and orchestration capabilities to drive
automation for compatible hardware through the RackHD open APIs.
This new solution differs from other available drivers that are
focused on automating virtual machines and proprietary systems. It
allows operators and developers to easily take advantage of the
efficiencies that containers provide for infrastructure and
applications. Other open source solutions announced by EMC {code}
this year include REX-Ray™, Polly™, libStorage™, and UniK™.
The demand for containers and application platforms is
increasing for enterprise environments. As a result, there are
higher expectations for operating infrastructure guided by DevOps
and software methodologies. RackHD Machine Driver allows enterprise
teams to readily take advantage of the freedom and flexibility of
open source infrastructure and containers. Through tight
integration, the innovative approaches of RackHD Machine Driver are
a perfect match for Docker in private clouds and physical data
centers. Together, they make container platforms a reality for
physical data centers and help deliver the next iteration of the
Software-Defined Data Center.
RackHD Machine Driver Key Features:
- Enables lifecycle management of a physical server for Docker
solutions
- Completely agnostic of server vendors, enabling a common
orchestration capability across the data center
- Enables extra integrations and operating systems through
customizable workflows
- Leverages Docker containers for simplified operational
experience
- Can also be used to provision other application platforms
- Enables private cloud bare-metal deployment to simplify the
container platform experience through integration with Rancher
1.0
Availability
RackHD Machine Driver is currently
available on GitHub.
EMC Executive Quote
Josh
Bernstein, Vice President, Technology, EMC {code}, EMC
Corporation
"Containers are here to stay. Our goal is to
help provide cohesive solutions that make containers and storage
easily consumable together in order to further broaden adoption and
allow the enterprise user to harness the flexibility and choice
benefits of the container ecosystem."
EMC Customer Quote
Frans
Van Rooyen Infrastructure Architect,
Adobe
"The RackHD bare metal provisioning and orchestration engine will
enable us to deliver significant time savings in deploying
infrastructure by enabling a higher level of automation, work flow
and firmware management in our deployment processes."
EMC Partner Quotes
Nick
Stinemates, Vice President, Business Development &
Technical Alliances at Docker, Inc
"As Docker production
deployments by enterprise users continue to grow in number and
scale, adding critical capabilities such as persistent storage to
the mix is more important than ever. The work of the EMC
{code} team helps make meshing storage with container orchestration
simpler and more seamless."
Sheng Liang, Co-Founder and
CEO, Rancher Labs
"Rancher 1.0 uses the RackHD Machine
Driver explicitly to enable private cloud bare-metal deployment.
The combination of Rancher and RackHD offers a rich user experience
that enables DevOps Admins to operate Docker in production at a
large scale—just what the container community needs."
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in
enabling businesses and service providers to transform their
operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this
transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and
services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping
IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most
valuable asset – information – in a more agile, trusted and
cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found
at www.EMC.com.
EMC, {code}, libStorage, Polly, RackHD, REX-Ray, UniK,
and the EMC logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC
Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries. All other trademarks used are the property
of their respective owners.
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