New features

This release of the Docker-Synergy playbooks deploys Docker EE 2.1, featuring Kubernetes 1.11.

Enterprise Containers 2.1

The following features were first added in the Docker-SimpliVity playbooks and have n=been migrated to the Docker-Synergy release.

Prometheus/Grafana on Kubernetes: The playbooks now set up a full monitoring stack for the deployed Kubernetes infrastructure using Prometheus Operator. They install kube-state-metrics and node-exporter components, as well as supporting Kubelet and Apiserver metrics. Sample dashboards for Grafana are installed to help you monitor your Kubernetes infrastructure.
Docker UCP metrics for Kubernetes: A separate, standalone Prometheus/Grafana deployment is provided to support visualization of UCP metrics. This will be integrated into the full stack deployment in a future release.
Sysdig for Kubernetes: The Sysdig deployment has been updated to use Kubernetes 1.11 RBAC and config maps for sensitive data.
NFS Provisioner for Kubernetes: The NFS Provisioner has been updated to use Kubernetes 1.11 RBAC.
WordPress and MySQL using NFS Provisioner: Playbooks are provided to validate the NFS Provisioner, featuring a WordPress and MySQL deployment with persistent storage.
kubectl: A convenience playbook is provided to download and install kubectl.
Client bundle: A convenience playbook is available to download and configure the client bundle from UCP.
Helm charts: Playbooks for downloading, installing and configuring Helm are provided, with the use of sample charts for validation purposes.