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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 ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the QSERV-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=QSERV-L&A=1