Issue
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I would like to trigger a job on another controller.
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I would like to set a remote downstream job.
Resolution
Select a job which triggers a remote one and then go to Job Configuration > Build section > Add Build Step > Trigger builds on remote/local projects option.
This configuration allows you to trigger another exiting job on a different CC (remote). The downstream job name part will autocomplete.
After you configure this you can trigger a new build and see the job executing on the other Jenkins controller:
Console output of triggering job:
Console output of triggered job (remote):
| In case you encounter an error similar to: |
[operations-center-context] Could not find remote item at controller.example.com » remoteTriggerJobExample
Check at the CloudBees Jenkins Operations Center, under Manage Jenkins -> Configure Global Security -> Client controller security
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Security Setting Enforcement > it needs to be one of the
Single Sign-Onoptions -
Authentication mapping > it needs to
Trusted controller with equivalent Security Realm
Then you need to re-connect your controllers back to your operations center as described in Enabling advanced use cases: Cross-controller triggers and bulk operations.
Here is a demonstration how to do both these steps to fix the [operations-center-context] Could not find remote item at error:
