Thanks Rajendra. I had avoided using the CLI because there are so many jobs to be moved, and it doesn't move plugins, credentials, etc. I was hoping for a more-automated way of doing it, but it might not exist. I have looked at butler, I'll take another look.
On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 11:33:21 AM UTC-6, rajendraprasad reddy wrote: > > Check whether the remote machines enabled REST Interface or jenkins cli, > you can easily export and import jobs from any jenkins server to any other > jenkins server, other useful utility also I found called 'butler, script, > check online if you cannot find it I can send you link for the that to > download and use it, it is very simple, it also supports export and > importing plugins too. > > Thanks , > [email protected] <javascript:> > > On Fri 10 Aug, 2018, 10:00 PM Kevin White, <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> My team has several different Jenkins servers that we have decided to >> aggregate into just one. I'm somewhat familiar with the process of >> migrating one old Jenkins instance to a new one, where the new one is >> essentially a clone of the old. What I haven't seen is instructions for >> combining jobs/configs/plugins from multiple instances into one. >> >> I have installed the Job Import plugin, but for some reason, it doesn't >> list the jobs on most of the remote machines so they can't be imported. No >> errors, just no jobs listing. I suspect it may have something to do with >> the fact that the remote machines all use SSL. I have provided working >> credentials in the plugin configuration for each of the remote instances, >> so that's not the issue. >> >> I have looked at thinBackup plugin, but it appears that it will restore >> only from one source, not many. >> >> If I copy the jobs folder over from the remotes, I won't get all the >> necessary plugins and other configuration files. >> >> I am currently trying to rsync from each of the remotes to the new one, >> but I have a feeling that will result in some incompatibilities. >> >> Any suggestions on how best to accomplish this? >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/d88f55f3-4712-4e47-9f50-930a1f7dc207%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/d88f55f3-4712-4e47-9f50-930a1f7dc207%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 Users" 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-users/6f36556d-677f-4b89-b4bf-5a4e1451d870%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
