diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md b/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md index 5ca00242c7..796a04c3fd 100644 --- a/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md +++ b/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md @@ -195,17 +195,17 @@ options for `zfs` start with `zfs`. to create and manage the thin-pool volume. This volume is then handed to Docker to exclusively create snapshot volumes needed for images and containers. - Managing the thin-pool outside of Docker makes for the most feature-rich + Managing the thin-pool outside of Engine makes for the most feature-rich method of having Docker utilize device mapper thin provisioning as the - backing storage for Docker's containers. The highlights of the lvm-based + backing storage for Docker containers. The highlights of the lvm-based thin-pool management feature include: automatic or interactive thin-pool resize support, dynamically changing thin-pool features, automatic thinp metadata checking when lvm activates the thin-pool, etc. - As a fallback if no thin pool is provided, loopback files will be + As a fallback if no thin pool is provided, loopback files are created. Loopback is very slow, but can be used without any pre-configuration of storage. It is strongly recommended that you do - not use loopback in production. Ensure your Docker daemon has a + not use loopback in production. Ensure your Engine daemon has a `--storage-opt dm.thinpooldev` argument provided. Example use: @@ -441,29 +441,33 @@ options for `zfs` start with `zfs`. * `dm.min_free_space` - Specifies the min free space percent in thin pool require for new device + Specifies the min free space percent in a thin pool require for new device creation to succeed. This check applies to both free data space as well as free metadata space. Valid values are from 0% - 99%. Value 0% disables - free space checking logic. If user does not specify a value for this optoin, - then default value for this option is 10%. + free space checking logic. If user does not specify a value for this option, + the Engine uses a default value of 10%. - Whenever a new thin pool device is created (during docker pull or - during container creation), docker will check minimum free space is - available as specified by this parameter. If that is not the case, then - device creation will fail and docker operation will fail. + Whenever a new a thin pool device is created (during `docker pull` or during + container creation), the Engine checks if the minimum free space is + available. If sufficient space is unavailable, then device creation fails + and any relevant `docker` operation fails. - One will have to create more free space in thin pool to recover from the - error. Either delete some of the images and containers from thin pool and - create free space or add more storage to thin pool. + To recover from this error, you must create more free space in the thin pool + to recover from the error. You can create free space by deleting some images + and containers from the thin pool. You can also add more storage to the thin + pool. - For lvm thin pool, one can add more storage to volume group container thin - pool and that should automatically resolve it. If loop devices are being - used, then stop docker, grow the size of loop files and restart docker and - that should resolve the issue. + To add more space to a LVM (logical volume management) thin pool, just add + more storage to the volume group container thin pool; this should automatically + resolve any errors. If your configuration uses loop devices, then stop the + Engine daemon, grow the size of loop files and restart the daemon to resolve + the issue. Example use: - $ docker daemon --storage-opt dm.min_free_space=10% + ```bash + $ docker daemon --storage-opt dm.min_free_space=10% + ``` Currently supported options of `zfs`: diff --git a/man/docker-daemon.8.md b/man/docker-daemon.8.md index cdc7781782..2b95133bdb 100644 --- a/man/docker-daemon.8.md +++ b/man/docker-daemon.8.md @@ -269,19 +269,27 @@ allocating images and container snapshots. Specifies a custom block storage device to use for the thin pool. -If using a block device for device mapper storage, it is best to use -`lvm` to create and manage the thin-pool volume. This volume is then -handed to Docker to create snapshot volumes needed for images and -containers. +If using a block device for device mapper storage, it is best to use `lvm` +to create and manage the thin-pool volume. This volume is then handed to Docker +to exclusively create snapshot volumes needed for images and containers. -Managing the thin-pool outside of Docker makes for the most feature-rich method -of having Docker utilize device mapper thin provisioning as the backing storage -for Docker's containers. The highlights of the LVM-based thin-pool management -feature include: automatic or interactive thin-pool resize support, dynamically -changing thin-pool features, automatic thinp metadata checking when lvm activates -the thin-pool, etc. +Managing the thin-pool outside of Engine makes for the most feature-rich +method of having Docker utilize device mapper thin provisioning as the +backing storage for Docker containers. The highlights of the lvm-based +thin-pool management feature include: automatic or interactive thin-pool +resize support, dynamically changing thin-pool features, automatic thinp +metadata checking when lvm activates the thin-pool, etc. -Example use: `docker daemon --storage-opt dm.thinpooldev=/dev/mapper/thin-pool` +As a fallback if no thin pool is provided, loopback files are +created. Loopback is very slow, but can be used without any +pre-configuration of storage. It is strongly recommended that you do +not use loopback in production. Ensure your Engine daemon has a +`--storage-opt dm.thinpooldev` argument provided. + +Example use: + + $ docker daemon \ + --storage-opt dm.thinpooldev=/dev/mapper/thin-pool #### dm.basesize @@ -471,27 +479,29 @@ daemon with a supported environment. #### dm.min_free_space -Specifies the min free space percent in thin pool require for new device +Specifies the min free space percent in a thin pool require for new device creation to succeed. This check applies to both free data space as well as free metadata space. Valid values are from 0% - 99%. Value 0% disables -free space checking logic. If user does not specify a value for this optoin, -then default value for this option is 10%. +free space checking logic. If user does not specify a value for this option, +the Engine uses a default value of 10%. -Whenever a new thin pool device is created (during docker pull or -during container creation), docker will check minimum free space is -available as specified by this parameter. If that is not the case, then -device creation will fail and docker operation will fail. +Whenever a new a thin pool device is created (during `docker pull` or during +container creation), the Engine checks if the minimum free space is +available. If the space is unavailable, then device creation fails and any +relevant `docker` operation fails. -One will have to create more free space in thin pool to recover from the -error. Either delete some of the images and containers from thin pool and -create free space or add more storage to thin pool. +To recover from this error, you must create more free space in the thin pool to +recover from the error. You can create free space by deleting some images +and containers from tge thin pool. You can also add +more storage to the thin pool. -For lvm thin pool, one can add more storage to volume group container thin -pool and that should automatically resolve it. If loop devices are being -used, then stop docker, grow the size of loop files and restart docker and -that should resolve the issue. +To add more space to an LVM (logical volume management) thin pool, just add +more storage to the group container thin pool; this should automatically +resolve any errors. If your configuration uses loop devices, then stop the +Engine daemon, grow the size of loop files and restart the daemon to resolve +the issue. -Example use: `docker daemon --storage-opt dm.min_free_space=10%` +Example use:: `docker daemon --storage-opt dm.min_free_space=10%` ## ZFS options