Evaluation of containers as a virtualisation alternative for HEP workloads
Gareth Douglas Roy, Andrew Washbrook, David R. M. Crooks, Gang Qin, Samuel Cadellin Skipsey, Gordon Stewart, D. Britton · Journal of Physics Conference Series · 2015
In this paper the emerging technology of Linux containers is examined and evaluated for use in the High Energy Physics (HEP) community. Key technologies required to enable containerisation will be discussed along with emerging technologies used to manage container images. An evaluation of the requirements for containers within HEP will be made and benchmarking will be carried out to asses performance over a range of HEP workflows. The use of containers will be placed in a broader context and recommendations on future work will be given.