Summary
CloudBees is pleased to announce the 10.4 release of the CloudBees Software Delivery Automation platform. In this release, we introduce out-of-the-box GitOps support, DORA dashboards, deployment of YAML defined kubernetes microservices and more platform installation options.
GitOps support
The source code synchronization object API was introduced in version 10.3 giving you the ability to easily update the server from git repositories. With this release the synchronization object is exposed in the user interface and can be configured there or at installation time through Helm chart options.
DORA dashboards
The DevOps Research and Assessment metrics are a popular way of assessing an organization software delivery effectiveness. In this release we are providing the dashboards and guidance on how to collect the necessary information to populate the four reports on these dashboards.
Microservices YAML support
In version 10.2 we introduced the new microservices deployment models based on Helm charts. With this release we round out the solution by enabling the use of kubectl yaml file definitions for microservices deployments.
Expanded installation options
At CloudBees, we recognized that there are many choices for where software tools are to be installed. We strive to support (that is, test) the CloudBees platform on the range of options our customers want to utilize. With this release we introduce support for AWS Fargate, AWS Application Load Balancer and PostgreSQL database. In addition, we have expanded support for AWS databases to include RDS/Aurora PostGres and MySQL; and, RDS Oracle and RDS Microsoft SQL Server. Plus, we have expanded the Google Cloud SQL support matrix to include MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL Server. The MacOS agent has been updated to include the Java component which enables job step log files to be accessed from the UI, proxy agents, gateways and trusted agents.
Support for new plugin configurations
The plugin configuration object was introduced in version 10.3 greatly simplifying the automation of plugin configuration creation. With this release, we have expanded the list of plugins that support this new object to include the following: * EC-Helm 1.5.0 * EC-Kubectl 1.2.2
CloudBees CD/RO plugin enhancements
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EC-Bitbucket - Three procedures were made public such as commit, Approving pull requests, and creating PRs
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EC-GitHub - Added procedures Get Files, Upload Files, Set commit status, Create release, create pull request
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EC-JIRA - Perl upgrade to enable TLS 1.3 support
Deprecated CloudBees Software Delivery Automation CD/RO Plugins
The plugins listed below are deprecated and are no longer supported with CloudBees Software Delivery Automation CD/RO.
*ECSCM-Git - replaced by EC-Git, EC-GitHub and EC-Bitbucket
Download instructions
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Download CloudBees Software Delivery Automation at CloudBees Downloads
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Release notes and product documentation are available for CloudBees CD/RO.
Supported configurations
For a complete list of supported platforms and configurations for CloudBees CD/RO, refer to the supported platforms on traditional as well as the supported platforms on Kubernetes.
Upgrade
Upgrades to 10.3 LTS are supported from CloudBees CD 8.x, 9.x, 10.0.x, 10.1.x, and 10.2.x versions. For complete install instructions, please see the Installing CloudBees CD/RO on traditional platforms and the Installing CloudBees CD/RO on Kubernetes sections of the documentation.
Support
Contact support with questions related to this release by going to the CloudBees technical support site at https://support.cloudbees.com/ and submitting a support request. Improvement requests can be filed at https://www.cloudbees.com/feedback.