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The Deployment Workflow is available from an import file that is created from the JS7 - Deployment Packaging script.

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Importing to JOC Cockpit 

Identifying the Import File

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The Configuration view in the JOC Cockpit GUI offers the Import button like this:


When clicking the Import button a popup window will appear like this:

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  • Users can specify a top-level folder to which the objects of the Deployment Workflow will be imported. The Deployment Workflow includes a sub-folder that is created from the Deployment Descriptor ID.
  • Example:
    • Using a top-level folder /Deployment and the Deployment Descriptor ID joc-controller-agent-https-2022-12-04 the objects will be imported to the /Deployment/joc-controller-agent-https-2022-12-04 folder.
  • Find more details about import options from the JS7 - Inventory Export and Import article.

Managing Scheduling Objects

With the import being completed the folder hierarchy with the following objects is created:

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The schedule is used to create orders for execution of the workflow. Such orders are are 

  • parameterized

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  • from the list of rollout scripts that should be executed.
  • from scheduled for the point in time for at which the order should start.

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For details see JS7 - Calendars.

Performing Rollout

As a prerequisite for rollout the workflow has to be deployed and the job included with the workflow being assigned an Agent with access to the directories of the Deployment Area.

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  • Child orders will not run for a too long time, typically update of JS7 components is performed in less than 50s.
  • Users are in control of child orders. Each child order's action menu allows to suspend and to cancel child orders.
  • The lower part of the screen shows the Order History and Task History.
    • The Order History provides a common log of all jobs included in the rollout procedure.
    • The Task History offers each job log individually.


Viewing the Order Log

When clicking the Order ID in the Order History then the Log

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View window is displayed.

  • JS7 provides a running log. The Log View window is actively displaying job output in near-real time.
  • The Log view windows allows to open job logs individually and to have an expanded view of all logs.

Resources

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