Docker Compose and Workload Automation containers: the 3 “S” joint venture

​Are you familiar with docker-compose in the Workload Automation (WA) deployment process? 
 
It’s about time you started using it to deploy Workload Automation containers. 
The 3 “S” joint venture of WA, along with Docker Compose, stand by the following slogans:

• Simplicity?!?!?!? Not more than 5 steps …………. 
• Speed?!?!?!? Just enough time for a coffee break …….
• Security?!?!?! No worries, we take care of everything ………

​Let’s start the 3 “S” adventure!

1. If you are an IBM customer retrieve your IBM entitled key to access the IBM Entitled Registry or request a new one. To request a new one, see https://github.com/WorkloadAutomation/ibm-workload-automation-docker-compose/blob/master/README.md.
   
   If you are an HCL customer, ask to your Sales representative for a HCL entitled key. For more information, see 
   https://github.com/WorkloadAutomation/hcl-workload-automation-docker-compose/blob/master/README.md.
   
   
2. If you are an IBM customer, log in to the IBM Entitled Registry and look for the most recent WA docker images:

docker login -u cp -p <your_IBM_entitled_key> cp.icr.io
 
You should find entries similar to the following in the IBM Entitled Registry:
cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-workload-automation-agent-dynamic:9.5.0.02.20200727
cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-workload-automation-server:9.5.0.02.20200727
cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-workload-automation-console:9.5.0.02.2020072
 
If you are an HCL customer, log in to the HCL Entitled Registry and look for the most recent WA docker images:
docker login -u <your_username> -p <your_HCL_entitled_key> hclcr.io
 
You should find entries similar to the following in the HCL Entitled Registry:
hclcr.io/wa/hcl-workload-automation-agent-dynamic:9.5.0.02.20200727
hclcr.io/wa/hcl-workload-automation-server:9.5.0.02.20200727
hclcr.io/wa/hcl-workload-automation-console:9.5.0.02.20200727
 

3. Clone the Workload Automation public Docker Compose repository on your machine by running:  
IBM:
git clone https://github.com/WorkloadAutomation/ibm-workload-automation-docker-compose.git
 
or
 
HCL:
git clone https://github.com/WorkloadAutomation/hcl-workload-automation-docker-compose.git
 
 
Otherwise, if you do not have Git installed on your machine, download the zipped file from the main page of the repository by clicking “Code” and select “Download zip file”.

4. Customize the WA container installation parameters as required by modifying them in your local docker-compose.yml file.

5. Accept the license in wa.env and, additionally, for HCL customers only, set the Flexera License ID. 

6. To start the WA containers, from the directory where the docker-compose.yml file has been cloned, run the following command:  
      docker-compose up –d
 
 
And that’s it! Now go have a coffee while the WA containers get up and running, and by the time you’re done, they’ll be ready to use …………
 
If you’re curious, then try it out and become a 3 “S” joint venture sponsor user!

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Author's Bio

Davide Malpassini, Workload Automation Technical Lead
Davide joined HCL in September 2019 as the  Technical Leadworking on the IBM Workload Automation product suite. He has 14 years of experience in software development and was tasked with the extension of the Workload Automation product from a Kubernetes native environment to the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, and the  REST API for the Workload Automation engine. He has a Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering.  

Serena Girardini, UX manager Workload Automation 
She is the Test and UX manager for the Workload Automation product in distributed environments. She joined IBM in 2000 as a Tivoli Workload Scheduler developer and she was involved in the product relocation from the San Jose Lab to the Rome Lab during a short-term assignment in San Jose (CA). For 14 years, Serena gained experience in Tivoli Workload Scheduler distributed product suite as a developer, customer support engineer, tester and information developer. She covered for a long time the role of L3 fix pack release Test Team Leader and, in this period, she was a facilitator during critical situations and upgrade scenarios at customer sites. In her last 4 years at IBM, she became IBM Cloud Resiliency and Chaos Engineering Test Team Leader. She joined HCL in April, 2019 as an expert Tester and she was recognized as the Test Leader for the product porting to the most important Cloud offerings in the market. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics.

Louisa, Developer, Workload Automation 
She works as an Information Developer planning, designing, developing, and maintaining customer-facing technical documentation and multimedia assets.  Louisa completed her degree at University of Toronto, Canada, and currently lives in Rome, Italy. 

Pasquale Peluso, Software Engineer, Workload Automation 
He joined HCL in September 2019 as a member of the Verification Test team. He works as verification tester for the Workload Automation suite on distributed and cloud-native environments. He has a Master's Degree in Automation Engineering.

Filippo Sorino, Tester, Workload Automation 
He joined HCL in September 2019 as a Junior Software Developer working as a Tester for the IBM Workload Automation product suite.  He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.

​Federico Yusteenappar, Workload Automation Junior Software Developer
He joined HCL in September 2019 as Junior Software Developer working as a Cloud Developer for the IBM Workload Automation product suite. His main focus was the extension of the Workload Automation product from a Kubernetes native environment to the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. He has a Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering.