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docker images for i open source manangement.

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docker4i

Docker images for i open source manangement.

Currently, we have following 4 dockers in this repo.

  • ibmirpm

    • This docker could help you to setup RPM env on target IBM i system.

  • ibmibld39

    • This docker help you to setup build essential packages, especially for python 3.9 on target IBM i system.

  • ibmiml39

    • This docker helps you to setup following Machine Learning frameworks(based on python3.9) on target IBM i system.

      • pybind11 cython six threadpoolctl joblib pyzmq ninja seaborn
      • Pillow
      • numpy
      • scipy
      • scikit-learn
      • jupyter jupyterlab
      • matplotlib
      • pandas

    • NOTE: The packages after numpy would take long time depends on your systems. If failed or too long time without any reponse. Don't worry, try to install them directly on IBM i using python3.9 -m pip install <packageName> .

  • mlserver

    • This docker help you to setup Machine Learning Server(mlserver==1.1.0) on IBM i system.

How to build the docker images

  • Following command could help you build out the docker images.
docker build -t <your_repo>/<your_image_name> .
  • We also have pre-build images available for your use dicrectly from docker.io. You can just download and use them by docker pull as below:
    • docker.io/zheddie/ibmirpm
    • docker.io/zheddie/ibmibld39
    • docker.io/zheddie/ibmiml39
    • docker.io/zheddie/ibmimlserver

Prereqs to run these dockers on your IBM i.

  • Following LPP are required tobe installed:

    • 5770SS1 Option 33 Portable App Solutions Environment(PASE)
    • 5770SS1 Option 13 System Openness Includes
    • 5770SC1 Option 1 OpenSSH, OpenSSL, zlib

  • Following PTFs are required

    • i 7.3: SI80883
    • i 7.4: SI80885
    • i 7.5: SI80884

  • To make the OpenSSH work, we need to start the *SSHD server before we access it. Following command could be used to start the *SSHD in 5250 session.

    • STRTCPSVR SERVER(*SSHD)

  • Non-password access is recommanded, or else, you would be prompt for any remote acess.

    • ssh-copy-id <your_account>@<target_ibmi_system>

  • To make you easily access all utilities in RPM, PATH env could be set as below when ever you access IBM i through OpenSSH.

    • export PATH=/QOpenSys/pkgs/bin:~/gcc10bin:$PATH
    • export OBJECT_MODE=64

How to run these dockers

doccker run -it --rm -v <your_home_dir>/.ssh/id_rsa:/root/.ssh/id_isa -e ICONNECT=<your_account>@<target_ibmi_system> <your_repo>/<your_image_name>