Docker Installation

note you can't upgrade the litmus edge docker version using a software update file (upd) you can follow the docker recommended approach for docker image upgrade and volume management before you begin install docker engine 19 03+ https //docs docker com/get docker/ on a 64 bit machine that you have administrative permissions required for executing docker commands ensure the docker engine is configured to run a docker image with a root user step 1 launch a litmus edge docker image to launch a litmus edge docker image note if you specify cpu/ram limits for the docker container that's initialized from the docker image, allocate at least 2 4 cpus and 4 8 gb ram then scale up as needed 1 execute the following command to download and launch the litmus edge docker container docker run name le d cap add=net admin p 8443 443 v data volume /var litmusedge azurecr io/litmusedge std docker\ latest where \ name le defines the container name you can change this from a different name than le cap add=net admin should not be changed as net admin is required p 8443 443 defines the port mapping you can change the value to a port other than 8443 the internal 443 port can be mapped to any other external port other than 8443 as desired v data volume /var command mounts all container data to a volume called data volume you can name the volume to your preference optionally, use the following command to mount external storage to the volume and enable efficient file transfer between the host system and litmus edge v /path/to/folder/in/host /var/lib/customer/ftp data where /path/to/folder/in/host specifies the path to the folder on your host machine /var/lib/customer/ftp data defines the mirrored folder location in litmus edge note the sysctl net ipv4 ping group range="0 2147483647" parameter is not always required however, if you are using utilities and ping encounters errors due to host system limitations, add this parameter before initiating the container 5\ from the docker terminal window, it will display the ip address to access the litmus edge device through the web ui enter the ip address into an internet browser url bar to access the litmus edge device step 2 log in to litmus edge see access the litmus edge web ui docid\ hqybg3t5t6irowc2rbbhf for details on logging in