Installing DevOps Deploy

An IBM DevOps Deploy (Deploy) installation consists of a Deploy server, a database server, and at least one agent.

The server, database, and agents must be installed on separate systems; although for a simple evaluation you can install them all on the same system.
Installing Deploy involves the following general steps:
  1. Review the system requirements. See System Requirements.
  2. Install a Common Licensing server. See IBM Common Licensing overview.
  3. Add licenses to the server. For more information about the available licenses, see Licensing.
  4. Install a database server. See Installing the server database. The supported database types are DB2, Oracle, MySQL, Maria DB, and Microsoft SQL Server. Before you install Deploy server, make sure that you install a supported database server and configure it to support the Deploy server installation.
  5. Install the server. See Installing the DevOps Deploy server.
  6. Install agent relays. See Installing agent relays.
  7. Install one or more agents. See Installing agents.
  8. Start the server. See Starting and stopping the server.
  9. Optional: Install plug-ins. See Installing plug-ins from the plug-in site.
The following diagram illustrates this process:
A diagram that shows the basic steps that are involved in installing DeploySystem requirements and performance considerationsLicensingInstalling the server databaseInstalling the DevOps Deploy serverInstalling agent relaysInstalling agentsStarting and stopping the serverInstalling plug-ins from the plug-in site
Note:
Follow these guidelines for performance optimization:
  • Installing multiple agents on the same system is not necessary, as a single agent can run parallel deployments for different users. Idle agents consume minimal resources, but deploying numerous agents on the same system may result in a noticeable resource impact.
  • For servers on Linux™ or UNIX, connected to many agents (400 or more), it is advisable to increase the process and file limit for the server. For example, for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 7, use the /etc/security/limits.conf file. For AIX, use the /etc/security/limits.d/90-nproc.conf file. Add the following lines to the appropriate file and then restart the server computer:
    OS-user             soft    nofile          60000
OS-user             hard    nofile          60000
OS-user             soft    nproc           65535
OS-user             hard    nproc           65535
    Use the name of the operating system user that is running the server for OS-user.

    Likewise, if an agent relay is connected to many agents, ensure to increase the process and file limit for the relay in the same way.

For information about accessing the Deploy web application, see Accessing DevOps Deploy.