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Windows-specific Container Configuration
This document describes the schema for the Windows-specific section of the container configuration. The Windows container specification uses APIs provided by the Windows Host Compute Service (HCS) to fulfill the spec.
LayerFolders
layerFolders
(array of strings, REQUIRED) specifies a list of layer folders the container image relies on. The list is ordered from topmost layer to base layer.
layerFolders
MUST contain at least one entry.
Example
"windows": {
"layerFolders": [
"C:\\Layers\\layer1",
"C:\\Layers\\layer2"
]
}
Devices
devices
(array of objects, OPTIONAL) lists devices that MUST be available in the container.
Each entry has the following structure:
id
(string, REQUIRED) - specifies the device which the runtime MUST make available in the container.idType
(string, REQUIRED) - tells the runtime how to interpretid
. Today, Windows only supports a value ofclass
, which identifiesid
as a device interface class GUID.
Example
"windows": {
"devices": [
{
"id": "24E552D7-6523-47F7-A647-D3465BF1F5CA",
"idType": "class"
},
{
"id": "5175d334-c371-4806-b3ba-71fd53c9258d",
"idType": "class"
}
]
}
Resources
You can configure a container's resource limits via the OPTIONAL resources
field of the Windows configuration.
Memory
memory
is an OPTIONAL configuration for the container's memory usage.
The following parameters can be specified:
limit
(uint64, OPTIONAL) - sets limit of memory usage in bytes.
Example
"windows": {
"resources": {
"memory": {
"limit": 2097152
}
}
}
CPU
cpu
is an OPTIONAL configuration for the container's CPU usage.
The following parameters can be specified:
count
(uint64, OPTIONAL) - specifies the number of CPUs available to the container.shares
(uint16, OPTIONAL) - specifies the relative weight to other containers with CPU shares.maximum
(uint16, OPTIONAL) - specifies the portion of processor cycles that this container can use as a percentage times 100.
Example
"windows": {
"resources": {
"cpu": {
"maximum": 5000
}
}
}
Storage
storage
is an OPTIONAL configuration for the container's storage usage.
The following parameters can be specified:
iops
(uint64, OPTIONAL) - specifies the maximum IO operations per second for the system drive of the container.bps
(uint64, OPTIONAL) - specifies the maximum bytes per second for the system drive of the container.sandboxSize
(uint64, OPTIONAL) - specifies the minimum size of the system drive in bytes.
Example
"windows": {
"resources": {
"storage": {
"iops": 50
}
}
}
Network
You can configure a container's networking options via the OPTIONAL network
field of the Windows configuration.
The following parameters can be specified:
endpointList
(array of strings, OPTIONAL) - list of HNS (Host Network Service) endpoints that the container should connect to.allowUnqualifiedDNSQuery
(bool, OPTIONAL) - specifies if unqualified DNS name resolution is allowed.DNSSearchList
(array of strings, OPTIONAL) - comma separated list of DNS suffixes to use for name resolution.networkSharedContainerName
(string, OPTIONAL) - name (ID) of the container that we will share with the network stack.networkNamespace
(string, OPTIONAL) - name (ID) of the network namespace that will be used for the container. If a network namespace is specified no other parameter must be specified.
Example
"windows": {
"network": {
"endpointList": [
"7a010682-17e0-4455-a838-02e5d9655fe6"
],
"allowUnqualifiedDNSQuery": true,
"DNSSearchList": [
"a.com",
"b.com"
],
"networkSharedContainerName": "containerName",
"networkNamespace": "168f3daf-efc6-4377-b20a-2c86764ba892"
}
}
Credential Spec
You can configure a container's group Managed Service Account (gMSA) via the OPTIONAL credentialSpec
field of the Windows configuration.
The credentialSpec
is a JSON object whose properties are implementation-defined.
For more information about gMSAs, see Active Directory Service Accounts for Windows Containers.
For more information about tooling to generate a gMSA, see Deployment Overview.
Servicing
When a container terminates, the Host Compute Service indicates if a Windows update servicing operation is pending.
You can indicate that a container should be started in a mode to apply pending servicing operations via the OPTIONAL servicing
field of the Windows configuration.
Example
"windows": {
"servicing": true
}
IgnoreFlushesDuringBoot
You can indicate that a container should be started in an a mode where disk flushes are not performed during container boot via the OPTIONAL ignoreFlushesDuringBoot
field of the Windows configuration.
Example
"windows": {
"ignoreFlushesDuringBoot": true
}
HyperV
hyperv
is an OPTIONAL field of the Windows configuration.
If present, the container MUST be run with Hyper-V isolation.
If omitted, the container MUST be run as a Windows Server container.
The following parameters can be specified:
utilityVMPath
(string, OPTIONAL) - specifies the path to the image used for the utility VM. This would be specified if using a base image which does not contain a utility VM image. If not supplied, the runtime will search the container filesystem layers from the bottom-most layer upwards, until it locates "UtilityVM", and default to that path.
Example
"windows": {
"hyperv": {
"utilityVMPath": "C:\\path\\to\\utilityvm"
}
}