Replatform and Build Linux Container Image

OmniDeq transforms/replatforms the windows processes into linux container images using linux Build box.

Build box

It is an intermediate build system which is used to build the container image and upload them on the respective docker registry.

Adding a Linux Build box for Windows Java Applications

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1. Click on Transform in the menu on the left side. The page opens as shown in the image below.

   

   • This page shows all the waves whose Discovery process was completed earlier.
     
     

2. Now click on the wave for which you want to transform and replatform the processes. The page opens as shown in the image below.

   

3. Select the Windows non iis or java server based process you want to transform and click on the Build Container Image button as shown in the image below.

   

4. Once the user clicks on build container Image button, it will open a page as shown in the image below.

   

5. Selecting the build box will populate the below fields :

   Container Type	Linux
   User Name	Type Username here
   Host	Type Fully Qualified Host Name” OR “IP Address” here
   Port	Default Port “22”, change as applicable
   Connection Type	Accept default as “SSH”, change as applicable
   Build Box Credentials	Choose credentials

   • Username : It is the credentials of the User which will be used to connect to the host.
   • Host Name or IP : It is the IP address of your node.
   • Port : It is the port number which will be used for data transmission. By default port will be 22 for linux.
   • Connection type : It is the protocol to connect to node. SSH connection type will be used for linux.
   • Build Box Credentials : It is a drop down which will display the SSH vault names. User can only choose the credentials which is added in OmniDeq vault.

6. Add registry detals :

   Registry Type

   Choose Registry Type

   • Registry Type : It is the type of registry where the container image will be pushed.
     
     

   Notes

   • OmniDeq supports multiple type of registries such as :

     • Docker Hub
     • ECR
     • QUAY
     • Custom

      

   • If a user wants to push the container image in Docker Hub then user will have to add the following details when adding a build box :
     
     

   Repository	Enter Repository Name
   Image Tag	Enter Image Tag which will be visible on the registry.
   Vault	Choose Credentials for the Docker Hub registry.

   • If a user wants to push the container image in ECR then user will have to add the following details when adding a build box :
     
     

   Server	Enter Repository URI
   Repository	Enter Repository Name
   Image Tag	Enter Image Tag which will be visible on the registry.
   Vault	Choose Credentials for the ECR registry.

   • If a user wants to push the container image in QUAY then user will have to add the following details when adding a build box :
     
     

   Server	Enter 'quay.io'
   Repository	Enter Repository Name
   Image Tag	Enter Image Tag which will be visible on the registry.
   Vault	Choose Credentials for the QUAY registry.

   • If a user wants to push the container image in Custom Registry then user will have to add the following details when adding a build box :
     
     

   Server	Enter the Custom Registry Address
   Repository	Enter Repository Name
   Image Tag	Enter Image Tag which will be visible on the registry.
   Vault	Choose Credentials for the Custom registry.

7. Once the user enters all the above details, Click on Transform button as shown in the image below.

   

   • User will get a success message "Auto Containerization started for ProcessName successfully"
     
     

8. While the transform process is running in the background, User can also see the Logs for transformation by selecting the process and clicking on the Logs tab in the bottom as shown in the image below.

   

9. User will get a success message after few minutes and the process transformation will be completed.

10. User can verify the Image on the registry which was pushed while adding the Build box.