Configuring a Custom Docker Image on a Node with No Internet Access

If your node manager does not have external access to the internet, then you can create a Docker image on an internet-enabled computer, and then transfer it to your node manager.

Perform the first three steps of this task from the command line on a computer with internet access. Perform the rest of the task from the command line on the computer where your node manager is installed.

Prerequisites

  • You must have a computer with access to internet, and that has Docker installed on it.
  • You must have a Linux computer where the node manager is installed. (Your node manager and Spotfire Server can be on different computers).
  • You must have Docker installed on the computer running the node manager. If you install and start Spotfire Service for Python before you install Docker, then exceptions are written to the log.
Custom docker images for the Python service must contain the following.
  • The Java 11 Runtime.
  • The JAVA_HOME environmental variable, correctly defined. 
    ENV JAVA_HOME=</correct/path/to/java>

Procedure

  1. On a computer with internet access, create the Dockerfile.
    Important: Remember that for any script you write, the line endings must be appropriate for the operating system where Spotfire Service for Python runs. Many text editors can perform end-of-line (EOL) conversion. 
    ############################################
# A sample Dockerfile for a startup script. #
#############################################
FROM centos:8.2.2004
#  install openjdk
RUN yum update -y && yum install -y java-11-openjdk && yum clean all
#  set JAVA_HOME variable
ENV JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jre
    For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/.
  2. Build the image specifying the name and tag.
    Use the command docker build -t <name:version>, as follows. 
    docker build -t pysrv:258 .
    For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/build/.
  3. Save the image to a .tar file.
    Use the command docker save -o <name-version>.tar <name:version>, as follows. 
    docker save -o pysrv-258.tar pysrv:258
    For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/save/.
  4. If you have already installed Spotfire Service for Python from the Spotfire Server Nodes & Services page, and if it is running, then stop the service.
  5. Transfer the .tar file to the target computer (where the node manager is running).
  6. Load the .tar file into the node manager.
    Use the command docker load -i <name-version>.tar, as follows. 
    $ sudo docker load -i pysrv-258.tar
f2419d350464: Loading layer [==================================================>]  329.5MB/329.5MB
Loaded image: terrsrv:258
$ docker images
REPOSITORY              TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
pysrv                 258                 9941b68e7f65        17 hours ago        517MB
    For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/load/.
  7. On the computer running Spotfire Server, export the custom.properties as described in steps 1-3 of Configuring Spotfire Service for Python.
  8. Edit the settings in the file custom.properties, specifying the name and tag of your custom image. 
    use.engine.containers: TRUE
docker.image.name: <name:version>
  9. On the computer running Spotfire Server, import the custom.properties as described in Configuring Spotfire Service for Python.
  10. From the Spotfire Server Nodes & Services page, install the service, specifying the configuration to use, and then start the service.
    See Installing a Spotfire Service for Python Instance on a Node Manager for a Spotfire Server for more information.

    If you have already installed the service, then in the node manager, select the service and click Edit. From the Configuration drop-down, select the new configuration.

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