First, we will take a look at the hardware and software requirements for the platform. We will use version 3.0 – the current version at the time of writing this book. It is known that the DCA exam was prepared even before Docker Enterprise version 2.0 was released. Neither Docker Desktop nor Kubernetes were part of the Docker Enterprise platform on that release. We will deploy the current version because the exam has evolved to cover important topics in newer versions. Let's quickly review the current maintenance life cycle:
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Docker Enterprise 2.1 |
Docker Enterprise 3.0 |
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End of life on 2020-11-06 |
End of life on 2021-07-21 |
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Components: - Enterprise Engine 18.09.z |
Components: - Enterprise Engine 19.03.z - Universal Control Plane 3.2.z - Docker Trusted Registry 2.7.z |
Docker provides 2 years of support from the release date. We recommend taking a look at Docker...