Scope
- JobScheduler Agent is operated with a Docker container.
- Prerequisites
- Consider to prepare the files indicated with chapter Build.
Build
The following files are required for the build context:
Dockerfile
- Start Script
start_jobscheduler_agent.sh
- JobScheduler Agent tarball as available from SOS for download.
Dockerfile
Download: Dockerfile
- Explanations
- Line 1: We start from an Alpine image that includes JDK 8. Newer Java version can be used, see Which Java versions is JobScheduler available for?
- Line 5: Consider that $UID provides the numeric ID of the account that the JobScheduler Agent installation inside the Docker container is performed for. This numeric ID typically starts above 1000 and should correspond to the account that is used on the Docker host, i.e. the account on the Docker Host and the account inside the container should use the same numeric ID. This mechanism simplifies exposure of the Docker container's file system.
- Line 8-9: Adjust the JobScheduler release number as required.
- Line 16-19: The Agent tarball is copied and extracted to the container.
- Line 22-24: An account and group "jobscheduler" is created that is handed over ownership of installed files.
- Line 27-28: The start script is copied to the container, see below chapter Start Script.
- Line 37: Port 4445 is exposed for later mapping. This port is used for the connection between JobScheduler Master and Agent.
- Line 40: The account "jobscheduler" that is the owner of the installation is exposed for later mapping. This account should be mapped at run-time to the account in the Docker Host that will mount the exposed volume.
- Line 42: The start script is executed to launch the JobScheduler Agent daemon.
Start Script
Download: start_jobscheduler_agent.sh
Start Script#!/bin/sh /var/sos-berlin.com/jobscheduler_agent/bin/jobscheduler_agent.sh start -http-port=4445 && tail -f /dev/null
- Explanations
- Line 3: The standard start script
jobscheduler_agent.sh
is used. Thetail
command prevents the start script from terminating in order to keep the container alive.
- Line 3: The standard start script
Build Command
There are a number of ways how to write a build command, find the following example:
A typical build command could look like this:
Build Command#!/bin/sh IMAGE_NAME="agent-1-13-4445" docker build --no-cache --rm --tag=$IMAGE_NAME --file=./build/Dockerfile --build-arg="USER_ID=$UID" ./build
- Explanations
- Consider use of the
--build-arg
that injects theUSER_ID
environment variable into the image with the numeric ID of the account running the build command. This simplifies later access to the volume that optionally can be exposed by the Dockerfile as the same numeric user ID and group ID inside and outside of the container are used.
- Consider use of the
Run
There are a number of ways how to write a run command, find the following example:
A typical run command could look like this:
Run Command#!/bin/sh IMAGE_NAME="agent-1-13-4445" RUN_USER_ID="$(id -u $USER):$(id -g $USER)" mkdir -p /some/path/logs docker run -dit --rm --user=$RUN_USER_ID --hostname=$IMAGE_NAME --network=js --publish=5445:4445 --volume=/some/path/logs:/var/sos-berlin.com/jobscheduler_agent/var_4445/logs:Z --name=$IMAGE_NAME $IMAGE_NAME
- Explanations
- Using a common network for JobScheduler components allows direct access to resources such as ports within the network.
- The
RUN_USER_ID
variable is populated with the numeric ID of the account and the group that executes the run command. This value is assigned the--user
option in order to inject the account information into the container (replacing the account specified with theUSE jobscheduler
instruction in the Dockerfile. - Specify a
logs
directory to be created that is referenced with the--volume
option to expose the log directory of the JobScheduler Agent for reading. Avoid to modify log files in this directory and to add new files.