Infrastructure layer – network, nodes, and storage

At the infrastructure layer, the focus is on the operational network, computational nodes, and backend storage.

When defining your infrastructure layer, it is a really good idea to consult the Docker-certified infrastructure documentation on Docker's website, https://success.docker.com/ (certified architecture). There are specific reference architecture guides available for VMware, AWS, and Azure. These guides provide key insights for the operations team planning and designing their Docker Enterprise infrastructure layer.

The operational network is primarily concerned with ingress, egress, and inter-node data flow with the appropriate isolation and encryption of Docker cluster nodes. Carving ...

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