On 3/28/14, 14:14 , Kian-Tat Lim wrote:
>> - another engineer (Sebastian) from LAL is now 30% on lsst,
>> playing with docker (https://www.docker.io/),
>> already packaged Qserv into docker image ! :)
>> - very useful if people want to just get a working, pre-canned
>> qserv with some sample data and try it out
>
> This does look interesting for deploying server-side software.
> Since it's not a VM, it could be used for even more than just pre-canned
> demos with sample data -- deployment of production installations onto
> cluster machines, particularly borrowed ones, could be substantially
> eased. (Cf. DM-209)
>
> It does not fulfill requirements for client-side tools (like
> many uses of the LSST Stack) such as being able to use the user's
> customized [i]Python environment.
>
One place where containers could play a role is provenance management.
The surest way to ensure we can reproduce a data release run is to just
keep the entire system around (OS + software). Containers provide a
cheap way to do that.
--
Mario Juric,
Data Mgmt. Project Scientist, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
Web : http://research.majuric.org Phone : +1 617 744 9003
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