Category Archives: Photon
Photon OS vs. Photon Platform – Stop The Insanity
I get this question a lot, or I think the conversation is about one solution and it ends up being about the other. In this post I will very simply describe both solutions. This is not a 10 pager here, Continue reading Photon OS vs. Photon Platform – Stop The Insanity
How to use VMware Admiral Container Service with Harbor Registry
Ok, so you figured out how to get Admiral and Harbor up and running and now you want to use them both together so you don’t have to go out to Docker Hub anymore right? Well you came to the Continue reading How to use VMware Admiral Container Service with Harbor Registry
How to reset ESXi after Photon Controller Deployment
If for some reason your Photon Controller deployment fails or you want to re-purpose a host for another Photon Controller deployment you will need to redeploy you will need to reset your ESXi host by removing the Photon VIB.
Pivotol Cloud Foundry on Photon Platform Demo
How to Vote for Ryan Kelly’s VMworld 2016 Sessions
It’s that time again and this year we are back in Vegas party people! Help me get to VMworld again this year by voting for my speaking sessions. I had a blast last year and appreciate the huge support I Continue reading How to Vote for Ryan Kelly’s VMworld 2016 Sessions
How to create a local Docker Hub Registry on Photon OS
In this guide I will show you how to create a local Docker Hub type registry on your laptop or in your data center so that you can securely and quickly push and pull images. Typically a developer would need Continue reading How to create a local Docker Hub Registry on Photon OS
Containers for the vSphere Admin
Updated 8/12/16 At VMworld last year there were various announcements around containers and VMware’s commitment to support this technology. Since I work at VMware, I have been been using this technology for over a year. When speaking with customers last Continue reading Containers for the vSphere Admin
How to use Vagrant to deploy containers on vSphere with VMware Photon!
You already have a large vSphere environment and your developers are quickly eating up space on their Laptops or worse, they are going out to a Public cloud on their corporate card. Why not enable them to use their favorite Continue reading How to use Vagrant to deploy containers on vSphere with VMware Photon!
How to run a Docker Swarm Cluster on vSphere with Photon
At this point you have been playing around with containers on one VM but you want to take it a step further and orchestrate container deployments across multiple VM’s. In this guide I will show you the fastest way to Continue reading How to run a Docker Swarm Cluster on vSphere with Photon