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Docker Service Broker
for Cloud Foundry
Ferran Rodenas @ferdy
Cloud Foundry Platform Engineering Team @ Pivotal
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2.
Cloud Foundry Services
Cloud Foundry Services enables application developers to
provision a service on demand and bind it to an application
using a really simple and agile workflow
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3.
Cloud Foundry Services Broker API
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4.
Cloud Foundry Services
• Where do I find services
ready for Cloud Foundry?
• Do I need to create an
specific service broker?
• Do I need to create a
BOSH release?
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5.
Docker Service Broker for Cloud Foundry
An easy and convenient way to expose development and
testing services to your applications without the overhead of
creating an specific service broker by just using
Docker images
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Disclaimer:
Everything stated in this presentation is to be considered my wife’s opinion, I have none (in my
opinion).
Actual mileage may vary.
Price does not include tax, title, and license.
Some assembly required.
Each sold separately.
Batteries not included.
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
If conditions persist, contact a physician.
Keep out of reach of children.
Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight.
Keep in a cool dark place.

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Docker Service Broker for Cloud Foundry
• Services Catalog: predefined Docker services
• Provision an instance: create and start a predefined Docker container and assign
random credentials via environment variables
• Bind an instance to an application: send service credentials hash back to the
bound application
• Unbind an instance
• Unprovision an instance: destroy Docker container
• Expose a management dashboard: top processes, stdout/stderr logs, …
• Syslog drain URL: drain your application logs to a Docker syslog (logstash, …)
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Docker Service Broker for Cloud Foundry
It can be deployed as a standalone application, as a
Docker container (frodenas/cf-containers-broker) OR
Using the Docker BOSH Release: https://github.com/cf-platform-eng/docker-boshrelease
• Deploy it on your choice of IaaS
• Service broker application self-healing
• VM self-healing
• Resize persistent data without data loss
• Drain containers logs to a remote syslog
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Services Marketplace
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Credentials Hash
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Management Dashboard
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11.
Show Demo Time
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12.
Wanna learn more?
Blog Post:
http://blog.pivotal.io/cloud-foundry-pivotal/products/docker-service-broker-for-cloud-foundry
Youtube videos:
• Part 1: Provision services using Docker containers http://youtu.be/cxBKN_nV59g
• Part 2: Binding applications to services http://youtu.be/AaWguQi_18g
• Part 3: Multi-database engines tests http://youtu.be/192ogfmJPPc
• Part 4: Draining application events and logs http://youtu.be/9hTo6Vk_cWk
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