module_3.md

Module 3 : Building Continuous Delivery (CD) Pipelines

Resources

• https://cloudbees.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203802500-Injecting-Secrets-into-Jenkins-Build-Jobs
• https://www.cloudbees.com/blog/credentials-api-jenkins
• http://documentation.cloudbees.com/docs/cje-user-guide/_list_views.html?query=view
• https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/blob/3537831a42cd5b3b27a41fcde9b1f201962f38a1/core/src/main/grammar/crontab.g#L68-L71
• https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/blob/3537831a42cd5b3b27a41fcde9b1f201962f38a1/core/src/main/resources/hudson/triggers/TimerTrigger/help-spec.html#L45-L46
• https://github.com/jenkinsci/workflow-plugin/blob/feb5bf44573dfc9379d9551f12b0372907e787be/README.md#pause-and-resume-execution
• https://github.com/jenkinsci/workflow-plugin/blob/feb5bf44573dfc9379d9551f12b0372907e787be/aggregator/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/steps/ExecutorStepTest.java#L165-L214
• https://github.com/jenkinsci/workflow-plugin/blob/e0263fc7275e804785e4e93054ef0f2f2945a2dc/basic-steps/src/main/resources/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/steps/WriteFileStep/help.html#L1
• https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Jenkins+CLI

Pipeline Concepts

Value stream mapping for CD pipelines

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Why create a pipeline?

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Gates within a CD pipeline

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How to protect centralized pipelines when multiple groups use same tools

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Definition of binary reuse, automated deployment, multiple environments

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Elements of your ideal CI/CD pipeline - tools

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Key concepts in building scripts (including security/password, environment information, etc.)

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Upstreams and downstreams

Triggering jobs from other jobs

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Setting up the Parameterized Trigger plugin

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Upstream/downstream jobs

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Triggering

Triggering Jenkins on code changes

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Difference between push and pull

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When to use push vs pull

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Pipeline (formerly known as Workflow)

Benefits of Pipeline vs linked jobs

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Functionalities offered by Pipeline

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How to use Pipeline

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Pipeline stage concurrency

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Visualization

Options to visualize jobs’ relationships

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When to use various options for visualizing jobs’ relationships

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Information offered by a build pipeline view

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How to set up build pipeline visualization

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Folders

How to control access to items in Jenkins with folders

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Referencing jobs in folders

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Parameters

Setting up test automation in Jenkins against an uploaded executable

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Passing parameters between jobs

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Identifying parameters and how to use them: file parameter, string parameter

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Jenkins CLI parameters

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Promotions

Promotion of a job

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Why promote jobs?

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How to use the Promoted Builds plugin

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CD Metrics

KPIs/metrics for CI/CD

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Determining how many builds failed, succeeded

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Determining how long a build takes

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Determining how often code is checked-in

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How to use metrics/KPIs

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Notifications

How to radiate information on CD pipelines to teams

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