Deployment using Docker Desktop running on Windows

Once Docker Desktop is installed, you gain access to a wide array of functionalities through the intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). You can effortlessly pull images from repositories, create volumes for persistent data storage, and seamlessly set up new Docker applications. The user-friendly interface empowers you to manage containers, networks, and images with ease. This makes the process of containerization and deployment more streamlined and efficient.

After downloading the FortiAnalyzer Docker image from Docker Hub, you can run a FortiAnalyzer Docker instance using the Docker Desktop GUI using the steps below.

To create a volume via Docker Desktop and map it to the docker application when running the instance:

1. In the Docker Desktop, go to Images > Local.

2. Find the FortiAnalyzer image and click Run.

   

   The Run a new container dialog displays.

   

3. Configure the optional settings and click Run.

   

4. In the Docker Desktop, go to Volumes and click Create.

   

5. In the New Volume dialog, name the volume and click Create.

In this example, faz_OnWindowsOS has already been deployed via the command line interface (CLI), so the FortiAnalyzer container, volume, and image can be found on the Docker Desktop GUI. See below:

To access the Docker volume on Windows:

1. Open File Explorer.

2. In the Quick access field, type \wsl$\ and press Enter.

   

3. Click on the docker-desktop-data.

   

4. Look for the following path: \\wsl.localhost\docker-desktop-data\version-pack-data\community\docker\volumes.

   This path includes the faz_OnWindowsOS_var and faz_OnWindowsOS_data. For example, see below:

   

To access the Docker volume on WSL:

1. Enter one of the running wsl and run the following command:

   /mnt/host/wsl/docker-desktop-data/version-pack-data/community/docker/volumes