Cloud Native

Nutanix provides an external volume plug-in for Kubernetes. Kubernetes is an open source platform for automating deployment, scaling, and operation of application containers across a cluster of hosts. This cluster of hosts can be made up of cloud provider VM instances, Nutanix-hosted VMs, or bare metal servers. Kubernetes is formed with multiple VMs and a master node. This plug-in runs in a pod and dynamically provisions requested persistent volume that is compatible with the Kubernetes iSCSI volume. Nutanix then provides persistent storage for the provisioned volume. Storage classes also have provisioners which determine which volume plugin should be used for provisioning Persistent Volumes. Read more about it here Try the Kubernetes Volume Plug-In with CE 5.5

Linux containers have been with us for a while, but companies like Docker have taken it to the mainstream in the last several years. For system administrators who manage virtual environments day to day, the introduction of containers from development teams may cause some anxiety.Should containers be treated differently, or do system administrator need to know when to deploy containers?Matt Hartley has recently published a good write up on it in Datamation.Article: Linux Containers vs Virtual MachinesOne of the first things to understand about containers vs. virtual machines is that containers are used for applications, and the virtual machines are designed for entire operating systems, and Matt mentions this in the article.You should try to keep containers to a single function.I also recently polled IT Pro's and asked if they have deployed containers yet and the vast majority said no.   Are you a virtualization administrator who is exploring the idea of containers? Do you currently hav