Hmm ok thanks for the info. I had gone from a slightly older version (or something like that) to the latest version but maybe I need to try a version somewhere in between :)
Definitely agreed its the easiest way to go. Richard. On Thu, 28 May 2015 at 23:54 James Nord <[email protected]> wrote: > In the end I couldn't use the Docker Jenkins plugin as there's an issue >> with it not creating a new instance of a container if there is already a >> job running with the same label (which kind of defeats the point of using >> the Docker plugin IMHO) >> > > So that was certainly something I tested mid to back end of last year when > I POCed using docker for slaves, and it worked ok (although there was a > small delay before the new slave). If thats the case maybe try rolling > back the version - as it is by far the easiest way to go and you don't have > to have the containers idling which makes load balancing much easier. > > > On Thursday, 28 May 2015 11:17:29 UTC+1, Richard Bywater wrote: > >> Yes it is workable/feasible as I've just finished setting up a few docker >> containers to run as Jenkins slaves. >> >> In the end I couldn't use the Docker Jenkins plugin as there's an issue >> with it not creating a new instance of a container if there is already a >> job running with the same label (which kind of defeats the point of using >> the Docker plugin IMHO) >> >> So I created the Docker containers (based off of what has been done with >> https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/evarga/jenkins-slave/ ) and then >> started them and created nodes on Jenkins to point at them using the >> various SSH ports created as part of starting the Docker container. >> >> Hope that helps you understand that its possible. >> >> Richard. >> >> On Thu, 28 May 2015 at 22:13 Piotr Boniek <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi, >>> >>> I am trying to utilize our new server HP G9. There are many cores, disks >>> spaces .... So far we had one master jenkins server and 15 workers on >>> different servers. >>> It is working fine. Now we want to use one server G9 as multiple worker >>> in other words we want to setup 20 or more workers on one physical server. >>> To make it more flexible we wanted to use docker to have possibilities >>> to setup different workers type eg one on Ubuntu another on RHEL6 or >>> RHEL7... >>> >>> I've created different users (jenkins, jenkisn1....) separate >>> directories etc ... and many many things. >>> >>> I've tried to accomplished it with Docker Jenkins Plugin or just by >>> running 'docker run .... ' from Execute Shell command. I faced so many >>> issues that describing >>> them maybe is too much for now but maybe later I can post them if needed. >>> >>> What I want to know is if my idea is workable/feasible? >>> >>> Regards >>> Piotr >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Jenkins Developers" group. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >> >> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/312c7f68-e97d-41a2-bbeb-cd36a7139cb2%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/312c7f68-e97d-41a2-bbeb-cd36a7139cb2%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/b73d1802-0382-451b-9a6b-94ea4ad9380a%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/b73d1802-0382-451b-9a6b-94ea4ad9380a%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/CAMui945oeUG22cRDS9ZHizgQWMhBOw3FzOdoPvg_Jk5T_7E-eg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
