You should be aware of the following limitations when using Visual COBOL with containers:
An intermittent issue has been observed when using Docker for Windows to build the supplied base images. If you receive the following error message, retry the build:
hcsshim::CreateComputeSystem <container_hex_id>: The requested resource is in use
You might need to try a number of times before it is successful.
For information on reporting or troubleshooting issues with Docker for Windows, see Docker: Logs and Troubleshooting or GitHub: Docker for Windows Issues.
The base images for Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows that are created by the Docker demonstrations are based on the microsoft/dotnet-framework image (which is based on the microsoft/windowsservercore image), so this restriction applies to any images created using the Docker demonstrations.
Visual COBOL is supported for use with Docker on the following operating systems: