You can ask Jenkins to run commands just as you would from the command line.
I'd use whichever you're more comfortable with. Here are some CLI parameters for VirtualBox: http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch09.html Here's an entire CLI guide for Parallels: http://www.parallels.com/fileadmin/parallels/documents/support/server/Parallels_Command_Line_Reference_Guide.pdf Pete On May 20, 2013, at 1:20 PM, David Burson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to Jenkins (and to CI), and need to set up Jenkins on a beefy Mac > Pro. The plan is to use a dozen or so virtual machines as dedicated slaves. > We want a Subversion commit to trigger building on each of these vm's. I > believe I understand how to configure Jenkins and create the jobs to start > when someone checks code into our Subversion repository, and stagger the > Quiet periods for the jobs so they don't all start at once. > > My question is: on the build machine (Mac Pro running OS X Mountain Lion) do > I have to use VirtualBox for the slaves, or can I just as easily use > Parallels? I can't figure out how to make Jenkins automatically start a > Parallels vm, copy the artifacts to the master after the build is done, and > finally stop the vm. > > Thanks, > David > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
