4.3. Migrating a Container to a New Profile Version

Abstract

You delete profiles from a container from either the container instances page or the container's detail page.

Overview

Profiles are stored in versions and when a container is created it is associated with a version from which it draws profiles. When you want to make changes to the containers in a fabric, one way to do so is to create a new profile version and modify the profiles and then migrate the containers to the new version. This provides two benefits:
  • You can slowly roll out changes to the fabric by migrating small groups of containers at a time.
  • You can quickly revert containers back to their original configuration by migrating back to the original version.
Important
The new profile version is immediately loaded into the live container(s).

Procedure

To migrate one, or more, containers to a new profile version:
  1. Select Containers from the main menu.
    The Containers page opens.
  2. Click Migrate Containers.
    The Migrate Containers page opens.
  3. Select the containers to migrate from the left hand table.
  4. Select the version to migrate to which the containers will be migrated from the right hand table.
  5. Click Apply.
    You are returned to the Containers page and the selected containers are using the new profile version.