Docker for Azure Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

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FAQ

Can I use my own VHD?

No, at this time we only support the default Docker for Azure VHD.

Can I specify the type of Storage Account I use for my VM instances?

Not at this time, but it is on our roadmap for future releases.

Which Azure regions will Docker for Azure work with?

Docker for Azure should work with all supported Azure Marketplace regions.

Where are my container logs?

All container logs are aggregated within the xxxxlog storage account.

Where do I report problems or bugs?

Send an email to docker-for-iaas@docker.com or post to the Docker for Azure GitHub repositories.

In Azure, if your resource group is misbehaving, please run the following diagnostic tool from one of the managers - this will collect your docker logs and send them to Docker:

$ docker-diagnose
OK hostname=manager1
OK hostname=worker1
OK hostname=worker2
Done requesting diagnostics.
Your diagnostics session ID is 1234567890-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please provide this session ID to the maintainer debugging your issue.

Note: Your output will be slightly different from the above, depending on your swarm configuration.

Metrics

Docker for Azure sends anonymized minimal metrics to Docker (heartbeat). These metrics are used to monitor adoption and are critical to improve Docker for Azure.

How do I run administrative commands?

By default when you SSH into a manager, you will be logged in as the regular username: docker - It is possible however to run commands with elevated privileges by using sudo. For example to ping one of the nodes, after finding its IP via the Azure/Azure portal (e.g. 10.0.0.4), you could run:

$ sudo ping 10.0.0.4

Note: Access to Docker for Azure and Azure happens through a shell container that itself runs on Docker.

What are the different Azure Regions?

All regions can be found here: Microsoft Azure Regions An exerpt of the above regions to use when you create your service principal are:

australiaeast
australiasoutheast
brazilsouth
canadacentral
canadaeast
centralindia
centralus
eastasia
eastus
eastus2
japaneast
japanwest
northcentralus
northeurope
southcentralus
southeastasia
southindia
uksouth
ukwest
westcentralus
westeurope
westindia
westus
westus2
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