Managing Container Registries

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During the enablement of Data Engine, one container registry is configured. You can add each additional container registry afterwards.

Viewing Container Registries

  1. From the left navigation menu, select Data Engine and then Container Registries.

  2. The following fields are displayed for each container registry:

    Name

    The name of the container registry resource.

    Base URL

    The base URL of the container registry.

    GUID

    A globally unique VAST ID for the container registry resource.

    Kubernetes Cluster

    The Kubernetes cluster linked to the container registry, on which functions that reference images on the container registry are deployed.

    Tenant

    The tenant to which the container registry resource belongs.

    Tags

    Any metadata tags added to the container registry resource.  

Adding a Container Registry

  1. From the left navigation menu, select Data Engine and then Container Registries.

  2. Right-click in the list area and select Create New.

  3. Complete the fields to connect the container registry:

    Primary kubernetes cluster

    Select the primary Kubernetes cluster from the dropdown.

    Additional kubernetes clusters

    Select any additional Kubernetes clusters that are configured on the tenant if you want them to be able to deploy any function that has its image stored on the container registry.  

    Name

    Enter a name for the container registry.

    Base URL

    Enter the base URL of the container registry.

    Description

    Enter a description for the container registry. (Optional.)

    Authentication Method

    Select the authentication method required by the container registry for the DataEngine to authenticate to the container registry:

    • User credentials. Choose this option if a user name and password is required. In the Username and Password fields, enter valid user credentials for authenticating to the container registry.

    • Kubernetes secret. Choose this option if a stable authentication secret is required. In the Kubernetes Secret Name field, enter the name of an existing Kubernetes Secret that contains the credentials for authenticating to the container registry .

    • None. Choose this option if no authentication is required to connect to the container registry.

    Tags

    Optionally, you can use this section to tag the container registry with any meaningful text strings for ease of organization and identification.

    To add a tag, enter a string in the Tag field and then click Add Tag.

    The tag is added to the Tags list.

    If you want to remove a tag that you added, click the tag's removal icon.

  4. Click Done.

Modifying a Container Registry

To modify a container registry configuration, right-click the container registry and select Edit.

Deleting a Container Registry

To delete a container registry, right-click the container registry and select Remove.