5. Creating WordPress Containers¶

This command relies on a pre-created CSV for the container (see Managing Persistent Storage Volumes). You can also create a persistent volume along with the container. To do this, replace the --filesystem parameter with --disk pool=<UUID>,size=<N>, e.g., --disk pool=27a0ce77,size=3 (the size is in gibibytes). The volume name will automatically match the container name.

1. Create a Windows container based on the WordPress image:

   $ virt-install --connect docker://node1.winctpreview.com --name vpnclient<N>_winct01wp --memory 1024 --boot init=* --os-variant none --console none --disk bus=virtio,path=virtuozzo/wordpress:techpreview --network type=network,mac=C4:37:72:75:<XX>:<YY>,source=vSwitch1 --filesystem C:/ClusterStorage/CSV_vpnclient<N>_winct01wp/,C:/Data/ --noreboot --noautoconsole
   Starting install...
   Domain creation completed.
   You can restart your domain by running:
   virsh --connect docker://node1.winctpreview.com start vpnclient<N>_winct01wp
   

   This command creates the following container:

   • Location: node1.winctpreview.com
   • Name: vpnclient<N>_winct01wp. The name must be unique on the node. For ease of filtering, replace vpnclient<N> here and everywhere else with your username.
   • MAC: C4:37:72:75:<XX>:<YY>. To avoid MAC conflicts, replace <XX> and <YY> with the number from your username and container index, respectively. For example, C4:37:72:75:01:01 if your username is vpnclient1 this is the first container you create.
   • RAM: 1024MB
   • Network: DHCP from the virtual switch vSwitch1
   • Persistent storage: C:\\ClusterStorage\\CSV_vpnclient<N>_winct01wp\\
   • Base image: virtuozzo/wordpress:techpreview

2. Start the container:

   $ virsh --connect docker://node1.winctpreview.com start vpnclient<N>_winct01wp
   Domain vpnclient<N>_winct01wp started
   

3. Find out the container IP address. For example:

   $ /usr/share/winrm-docker-deploy/run-win-cmd node1.winctpreview.com vpnclient<N>_winct01wp cmd /c 'ipconfig | find "IPv4"'
   node1.winctpreview.com: cmd /c ipconfig | find "IPv4"
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.37.130.181
   

   If you get 169.254.<...>, the container is still waiting for an IP address from DHCP. Please run the command again in a minute.

4. Open the WordPress installer page at http://<CT_IP_addr>/wp-admin/install.php and continue WordPress installation. For ease of use, you can provide the following details to the WordPress installer:

   • Site title: WordPress-winct01wp
   • Username: adminwinct01wp
   • Email: adminwinct01wp@winctpreview.com
   • Select: Discourage search engines from indexing this site

5. Log in to WordPress at http://<CT_IP_addr>/wp-login.php. The dashboard will be at http://<CT_IP_addr>/wp-admin/index.php.