CLI Tutorial: Container Redeploy
In this guide, we’ll show how to redeploy a container from one image tag to another. Herewith, if needed, an option for whole layer redeployment is supported.
1. At first, locate the environment name and node ID/layer of the container(s) that should be redeployed. You can either view the required info via the dashboard or use the GetEnvs and GetEnvInfo methods to get the data directly from the terminal (for all or particular environment respectively).
Here, you can get all the info on the environment - layer names, node IDs, Docker images, tags, etc.
2. Once you’ve got the container’s ID and layer (nodeGroup name), you can view the list of tags available for the image. We’ll use the GetContainerNodeTags method with environment name and node ID as parameters:
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In our case, a list of tags for the jelastic/redis image is displayed.
3. Now, you have all the data required for container redeploy via CLI. Call the appropriate RedeployContainers method:
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The following parameters are used:
{envName} - name of the environment, where container(s) should be redeployed
{nodeGroup} - identifier of the environment layer to update (optional)
{nodeId} - identification number of the particular container to be redeployed (optional)
Note: You need to state either {nodeGroup} or {nodeId} parameter to define the operation target. The method ignores {nodeGroup} if both are provided and fails if neither is specified.
{tag} - image version to be deployed
{useExistingVolumes} - set it to true to keep data in the mounted volumes present within the updated container(s) (optional)
{login} and {password} - credentials to access an image from the private registry (optional)
The process can take several minutes and should respond with “result”: 0 (i.e. operation success). The response includes versions before and after redeploy, as well as the duration of each container’s update.
What’s next?
Look through some other CLI usecases:
