Example: Installing Jenkins

Preliminary Steps

  1. Install a Java Development Kit (JDK).

  2. Install Apache Ant if your build will be using the Ant build engine.

Installing Jenkins Plugins

  1. Stop the Micro Focus Common Tomcat service.

  2. Download the jenkins.war file from the Jenkins web site:

    3. https://jenkins-ci.org/

  3. Copy the war file to your Micro Focus Common Tomcat webapps folder, for example:

    4. C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\common\tomcat\8.5\webapps

  4. Copy the Dimensions SCM Plug-in to the Jenkins plugins folder:

    5. a    Copy the plug-in from your webapps\pulse\WEB-INF\jenkins folder, for example:

    C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\common\tomcat\8.5\webapps\pulse\
    WEB-INF\jenkins

    b    Paste the plug-in into your webapps\jenkins\WEB-INF\plugins folder, for example:

    C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\common\tomcat\8.5\webapps\jenkins\
    WEB-INF\plugins

  5. Copy the following Dimensions CM Java API libraries from your Dimensions server installation folder to your Jenkins installation folder:

    6. For example, copy the libraries from:

    C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\Dimensions 14.4\CM\AdminConsole\lib

    to:

    C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\common\tomcat\8.5\webapps\jenkins\WEB-INF\lib

  6. Restart the Micro Focus Common Tomcat service.