Deploying on Kubernetes and OpenShift with OpenJ9 CRIU Support

The previous blog post showed how to restore an application that checkpointed itself using OpenJ9 CRIU Support in an unprivileged container. This blog post will go over how deploy these containers in Kubernetes (K8s) and OpenShift Container Platform (OCP). Prerequisites Kubernetes Clone the InstantOnStartupGuide repo Use an alias to for brevity. In line with K8s…

Fast JVM startup with OpenJ9 CRIU Support

In recent times, businesses have placed an emphasis on modernizing their software stack into cloud-based services. This transformation has generally meant breaking up big complex long running modules into much smaller short-lived units. These units are often packaged as containers and can be individually provisioned in worker nodes and scaled to meet demands. The days…