The vSphere Integrated Containers architecture gives two container deployment models:
- Virtual container hosts: vSphere Integrated Containers leverages the native constructs of vSphere to provision containers. It extends the availability and performance capabilities (DRS, HA, vMotion ) of vSphere to containerized workloads. A container image can be used as a virtual machine, and developers can also consume it as a Docker API.
- Docker container hosts: Developers can self-provision Docker container hosts on demand and use them as a development sandbox to repackage apps. This architecture complements agile development practices and DevOps methodologies such as continuous integration (CI) and continuous ...