From ee14ae5e5cfdcc5055af043ae3bf85e00a68c744 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Friis Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:36:17 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] remove note that's no longer accurate (#5248) --- engine/userguide/storagedriver/overlayfs-driver.md | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/engine/userguide/storagedriver/overlayfs-driver.md b/engine/userguide/storagedriver/overlayfs-driver.md index 0b96be9ed2..0355179628 100644 --- a/engine/userguide/storagedriver/overlayfs-driver.md +++ b/engine/userguide/storagedriver/overlayfs-driver.md @@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ storage driver as `overlay` or `overlay2`. OverlayFS is supported if you meet the following prerequisites: -- **Docker CE only**. OverlayFS is not supported on Docker EE. See - [Product compatibility matrix](https://success.docker.com/Policies/Compatibility_Matrix){: target="_blank" class="_"} - for a list of supported storage drivers for each Docker EE platform. +- The `overlay2` driver is supported for Docker EE and recommended + for Docker CE. + +- The `overlay` driver is allowed but not recommended for Docker CE. - Version 4.0 or higher of the Linux kernel. If you use an older kernel, you will need to use the `overlay` driver, which is not recommended. @@ -43,10 +44,14 @@ OverlayFS is supported if you meet the following prerequisites: ## Configure Docker with the `overlay` or `overlay2` storage driver +It is highly recommended that you use the `overlay2` driver if possible, rather +than the `overlay` driver. The `overlay` driver is **not** supported for +Docker EE. + To configure Docker to use the `overlay` storage driver your Docker host must be running version 3.18 of the Linux kernel (preferably newer) with the overlay kernel module loaded. For the `overlay2` driver, the version of your kernel must -be 4.0 or newer. It is highly recommended that you use `overlay2` if possible. +be 4.0 or newer. Before following this procedure, you must first meet all the [prerequisites](#prerequisites).