vSphere Integrated Containers enables IT teams to seamlessly run traditional workloads and container workloads side-by-side on existing vSphere infrastructure.
The solution is delivered as an appliance, that comprises the following major components:
- vSphere Integrated Containers Engine, a container runtime for vSphere that allows you to provision containers as virtual machines, offering the same security and functionality of virtual machines in VMware ESXi™ hosts or vCenter Server® instances.
- vSphere Integrated Containers Plug-In for vSphere Client, that provides information about your vSphere Integrated Containers setup and allows you to deploy virtual container hosts directly from the vSphere Client.
- vSphere Integrated Containers Registry (Harbor), an enterprise-class container registry server that stores and distributes container images. vSphere Integrated Containers Registry extends the Docker Distribution open source project by adding the functionalities that an enterprise requires, such as security, identity and management.
- vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal, a container management portal, built on the VMware Admiral project, that provides a UI for DevOps teams to provision and manage containers, including the ability to obtain statistics and information about container instances. Management Portal administrators can manage container hosts and apply governance to their usage, including capacity quotas and approval workflows. Management Portal administrators can create projects, and assign users and resources such as registries and virtual container hosts to those projects.