Enabling the Jenkins Mesos plugin

In this recipe, you will learn how to enable the Mesos Jenkins plugin and configure a job to be run on Mesos.

Getting ready

We assume you have built the Mesos Jenkins plugin. You will also need the Mesos cluster.

How to do it...

1. The first step is to install the Mesos Jenkins plugin. To do so, navigate to the Plugin Manager by clicking Manage Jenkins | Manage Plugins, and select the Advanced tab. You should see the following screen:

2. Click Choose file and select the previously built plugin to upload it. Once the plugin is installed, you have to configure it. To do so, go to the configuration (Manage Jenkins | Configure System). At the bottom of the page, the cloud section should appear. Fill in all the fields with the desired configuration values:

3. If you now disable Advanced On- demand framework registration, you should see the Jenkins Scheduler registered in the Mesos frameworks.

Note

Remember to configure Slave username to the existing system user on Mesos agents...