Getting started with Continuous Integration - Jenkins 1.5 on RHEL 5.9 ZipKit

Jenkins is an open source continuous integration tool written in Java.It provides continuous integration services for software development. It is a server-based system running in a servlet container such as Apache Tomcat. It supports SCM tools including CVS, Subversion, Git, Mercurial, Perforce, Clearcase and RTC, and can execute Apache Ant and Apache Maven based projects as well as arbitrary shell scripts and Windows batch commands.

Builds can be started by various means, including being triggered by commit in a version control system, scheduling via a cron-like mechanism, building when other builds have completed, and by requesting a specific build URL.

This topic contains the following sections:

Where to download the ZipKit

• Download the Jenkins 1.5 ZipKit ( Jenkins_1.5_onRHEL5.9.eZ) from BMC Communities. 

  Software name	Packaged with eZDeploy	Download location
  Java Development kit 7	No (Download required)	http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u21-b11/jdk-7u21-linux-x64.rpm
  Jenkins 1.5	No (Download required)	Jenkins 1.5 download URL

• Download the eZDeploy utility.

What is in the ZipKit

The Jenkins 1.5 ZipKit contains the following subpackages:

Prerequisites for the ZipKit

• Ensure that you have created a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (RHEL 5.9) VM template in the vCenter.

• While creating the RHEL 5.9 template, choose the following options for RHEL 5.9 operating system:

  • Base System - Base
  • Development - Development Tools and Development Libraries
  • Desktop: Desktop, Desktop Platform, X Window System
• After creating the template, disable SELinux.
  

Where to go next

Importing the ZipKit for Continuous Integration - Jenkins 1.5 on RHEL 5.9