This chapter guides you through the process of deploying Identity Manager Fan-Out Driver Shim using containers, an alternative to installing the driver shim outlined in the previous chapter.
Containers provides an alternative to installing and running the Fan-Out Driver Shim by using Docker to deploy an instances of the shim from an image. This technique provides several advantages:
Consistent and isolated environment for the driver shim
Simple installation and upgrade procedures
Ability to deploy the container anywhere the Docker engine can run
Volumes to persist logs, keys and configurations