Deploying Access Manager in Docker Containers
Micro Focus is happy to announce the Beta release of deploying Access Manager as Containers. Access Manager supports Docker for deploying the containers. Access Manager components are delivered as Docker images and are self-sufficient to run on their own.
Access Manager Docker images are optimized to run on Kubernetes, a popular container orchestration engine for Docker. Kubernetes simplifies deploying, running, scaling, and upgrading Access Manager Docker images. The Access Manager Docker images are cloud-native applications and can run in Kubernetes environments deployed on Linux servers and cloud.
The following are some of the noteworthy advantages while deploying the Docker images in Kubernetes:
- Significantly reduced installation and upgrade time, thereby reducing the maintenance cost.
- Decreased downtime and reduced manual intervention for upkeep. Kubernetes constantly checks the health of the Access Manager pods. If a pod stops working, Kubernetes automatically starts a new one.
- Kubernetes offers a built-in fault-tolerant environment and therefore has no service interruption.
- Kubernetes has built-in isolation mechanisms such as namespaces. It allows you to group container resources using access permissions, thereby enhancing security.
- Orchestrate and manage all container resources from a single control plane. This helps optimize the networking, load-balancing, security, and scaling across all Kubernetes nodes.
- Access Manager components can be easily scaled up to meet high demands.
- Support for deploying in cloud environments; Amazon EKS and Microsoft Azure AKS.
This release supports only a fresh installation of Access Manager v5.0. Upgrade from older versions is not supported.
Access Manager Docker images are supported only on a Kubernetes environment.
- Beta build of Access Manager for your testing and feedback.
- Early access to Documentation.
- Dedicated forum for discussing topics related to this release.
- Regular calls with Access Manager engineering and support teams where you can participate and share your feedback, issues, and well, kudos if you deserve it.
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