Jenkins Server

Jenkins Server is a virtual machine based image built on top of a Linux base with cloud-init support.

Base Image

A cloud-init enabled Linux qcow2 image with Jenkins pre-installed is required. You can use this packer template to build the image.

Import Image

sherpa server image import \
  --src jenkins-server.qcow2 \
  --version 0.1.0 \
  --model jenkins_server \
  --default

Default Node Parameters

Property	Value
Kind	Virtual Machine
CPU	2
RAM	4GB
DISK	virtioa.qcow2
DISK Driver	virtio
ZTP Method	cloud-init
Management Interface	eth0
Data Interfaces	eth1
Interface Driver	virtio

Example Manifest

name = "jenkins-server"

nodes = [
  { name = "jenkins01", model = "jenkins_server" },
]

Node Access

Jenkins exposes a web UI on port 8080.

Web UISSHSSH Tunnel

From the server host, browse to http://<jenkins_mgmt_ip>:8080.

sherpa ssh jenkins01

ssh -L 8080:<jenkins_mgmt_ip>:8080 user@sherpa-server

Then browse to http://localhost:8080.

Notes

• Approximate time for the system to be ready: 3 minutes
• The initial admin password can be retrieved from /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword inside the VM.