Customizing Jenkins

After unlocking Jenkins, you must customize it before you use it.

About this task

After completing the installation process for Jenkins and then unlocking it, you must customize it before you start using it for the DevOps Code ClearCase®-Jenkins integration on Linux.

Procedure

Use the following procedure to customize Jenkins before you use it:
  1. With this installation, Jenkins is hosted at port 8080. Open a web browser and go to http://hostname:8080.
  2. On the Customize Jenkins dialog box, to have Jenkins automatically install the most frequently used plug-ins, click Install suggested plugins.
  3. After the plug-ins have been installed, enter the required information on the Create First Admin User dialog box and then click Save and Continue.
  4. On the Instance Configuration dialog box, confirm the port number that you want Jenkins to use and then click Save and Finish. This completes the initial customization.
  5. Click Start using Jenkins to move to the Jenkins dashboard.
  6. Copy the file clearcase-jenkins.hpi from ccase-home-dir/java/lib/jenkins/clearcase-jenkins.hpi.
  7. Install the copied file clearcase-jenkins.hpi into the Jenkins server using the Jenkins management web pages as described in the next step.
  8. Select Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Advanced tab and add the following plug-ins:
    • clearcase-jenkins.hpi
  9. [Optional] If you choose to use Jenkins agents to work with your Jenkins server, see clearcase-jenkins plugin for details on configuring the agent(s).