How to Perform remote build in Jenkins

Question

I am new to Jenkins. Please help me with my requirement.

I'm running Jenkins in Windows environment. I have a development box where Jenkins is running successfully. Now, I have to do a build in another windows machine (say QA box) from the dev box. Can anyone suggest me please how to do this?

Answer 1

Solution is quite simple.

Step 1: Create and configure the slave node (QA BOX) with Jenkins.

• Goto Manage Jenkins
• Click on Manage Nodes
• New Node Configuration

Step 2: There may be several ways to complete this task. Configure the jobs according to the new machine (IP, Ports or any other dependencies). A good practice is keeping the build scripts separate for machine or keeping the separate properties files for different machines.

• Configuer Jobs According to the new slave configuration.

• Keep in mind any dependency over File Structure, IPs and Ports.

Step 3: Run the jobs and debug for any dependencies regarding the machine.

• If you encounter any trouble. Go through the logs and find the related problem.

Answer 2

1. Create a test node for your QA BOX
2. Configure a Job to:
   • Update the latest code to the remote test node, example SVN
   • Configure the build setting for the remote test node build, example using ANT
3. Done