Can you specify a host / agent for a single build step in a freestyle project?

[Adam von Nieda]

Hi folks,

I’m able to split parts of a build across multiple nodes using a pipeline, is there any way to do that with a freestyle project? Maybe a plugin I haven’t run across?

For example, my project might look like the following..

Step1: Execute on node 2
Step 2: Execute on node 3
Step 3: Execute on node 1
Step 4: Execute on node 2

I have steps that have to run on specific nodes.

Thanks for any insight you might have!

-Adam vonNieda

[Jan Monterrubio]

I think a declarative pipeline might be able to accomplish this with the
“agent” closure.

Iirc the free style project will run all in a single node.

Post by Adam von Nieda
Hi folks,
I’m able to split parts of a build across multiple nodes using a
pipeline, is there any way to do that with a freestyle project? Maybe a
plugin I haven’t run across?
For example, my project might look like the following..
Step1: Execute on node 2
Step 2: Execute on node 3
Step 3: Execute on node 1
Step 4: Execute on node 2
I have steps that have to run on specific nodes.
Thanks for any insight you might have!
-Adam vonNieda
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[Adam von Nieda]

Thanks very much for the reply Jan, I’m aware of being able to do this with a pipeline. I’ll ask again in case anyone else wants to respond. By the way, a freestyle project is not necessarily isolated to a single node, you can specify labels or individual servers using the NodeLabel plugin. That’s different from what I’m asking below though.


I’m able to split parts of a build across multiple nodes using a pipeline, is there any way to do that with a freestyle project? Maybe a plugin I haven’t run across?

For example, my project might look like the following..

Step1: Execute on node 2
Step 2: Execute on node 3
Step 3: Execute on node 1
Step 4: Execute on node 2

I have steps that have to run on specific nodes.

Thanks for any insight you might have!

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Adam vonNieda

I think a declarative pipeline might be able to accomplish this with the “agent” closure.
Iirc the free style project will run all in a single node.
Hi folks,
I’m able to split parts of a build across multiple nodes using a pipeline, is there any way to do that with a freestyle project? Maybe a plugin I haven’t run across?
For example, my project might look like the following..
Step1: Execute on node 2
Step 2: Execute on node 3
Step 3: Execute on node 1
Step 4: Execute on node 2
I have steps that have to run on specific nodes.
Thanks for any insight you might have!
-Adam vonNieda
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[Eric Pyle]

This isn't exactly what you asked, but you could:
1. Break up each step into its own freestyle job, and give each of those
sub-jobs a parameter of type Node or Label.
2. In the main job, call each sub-job using the build step "Trigger/call
builds on other projects", passing the desired agent as a parameter. You
could also pass "Current build parameters" or environment variables to
give the build step what it needs.

-Eric

  Thanks very much for the reply Jan, I’m aware of being able to do
this with a pipeline. I’ll ask again in case anyone else wants to
respond. By the way, a freestyle project is not necessarily isolated
to a single node, you can specify labels or individual servers using
the NodeLabel plugin. That’s different from what I’m asking below though.
I’m able to split parts of a build across multiple nodes using a
pipeline, is there any way to do that with a freestyle project? Maybe
a plugin I haven’t run across?
For example, my project might look like the following..
Step1: Execute on node 2
Step 2: Execute on node 3
Step 3: Execute on node 1
Step 4: Execute on node 2
  I have steps that have to run on specific nodes.
  Thanks for any insight you might have!
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Adam vonNieda

Post by Jan Monterrubio
I think a declarative pipeline might be able to accomplish this with
the “agent” closure.
Iirc the free style project will run all in a single node.
   Hi folks,
   I’m able to split parts of a build across multiple nodes using
a pipeline, is there any way to do that with a freestyle project?
Maybe a plugin I haven’t run across?
For example, my project might look like the following..
Step1: Execute on node 2
Step 2: Execute on node 3
Step 3: Execute on node 1
Step 4: Execute on node 2
   I have steps that have to run on specific nodes.
   Thanks for any insight you might have!
   -Adam vonNieda
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[Adam von Nieda]

Thanks for the reply Eric, yeah that’s a workaround I could try. I was hoping there was some plugin that I hadn’t been able to find that made it simple, but I guess not.

Best regards,

-Adam

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Adam vonNieda

1. Break up each step into its own freestyle job, and give each of those sub-jobs a parameter of type Node or Label.
2. In the main job, call each sub-job using the build step "Trigger/call builds on other projects", passing the desired agent as a parameter. You could also pass "Current build parameters" or environment variables to give the build step what it needs.
-Eric

Post by Adam von Nieda
Thanks very much for the reply Jan, I’m aware of being able to do this with a pipeline. I’ll ask again in case anyone else wants to respond. By the way, a freestyle project is not necessarily isolated to a single node, you can specify labels or individual servers using the NodeLabel plugin. That’s different from what I’m asking below though.
I’m able to split parts of a build across multiple nodes using a pipeline, is there any way to do that with a freestyle project? Maybe a plugin I haven’t run across?
For example, my project might look like the following..
Step1: Execute on node 2
Step 2: Execute on node 3
Step 3: Execute on node 1
Step 4: Execute on node 2
I have steps that have to run on specific nodes.
Thanks for any insight you might have!
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Adam vonNieda

I think a declarative pipeline might be able to accomplish this with the “agent” closure.
Iirc the free style project will run all in a single node.
Hi folks,
I’m able to split parts of a build across multiple nodes using a pipeline, is there any way to do that with a freestyle project? Maybe a plugin I haven’t run across?
For example, my project might look like the following..
Step1: Execute on node 2
Step 2: Execute on node 3
Step 3: Execute on node 1
Step 4: Execute on node 2
I have steps that have to run on specific nodes.
Thanks for any insight you might have!
-Adam vonNieda
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