Patent ID: 11966769
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A computer-readable storage medium configured with data and instructions which upon execution by a processor perform a registry method supporting instantiation of a container at an instantiation location in a computing system, the method comprising:
a container registry receiving a container image pull request, the pull request identifying a container image;
the container registry sending an image manifest which lists a plurality of layers that collectively constitute the container image, each layer having a respective layer identification and a respective layer content;
the container registry receiving a layer mount request, the layer mount request identifying a layer of the container image; and
the container registry sending a layer mount which provides access to a registry-resident form of the content of the layer identified in the layer mount request without also providing access to all content of all of the layers that collectively constitute the container image; and
the container registry avoiding sending to an instantiation location which is remote from the container registry at least a portion of the layer content of the identified layer prior to a launch at the instantiation location of a container process that is based on the container image.