Hi Jess & Matt, Thanks a lot for your quick answers !
I'll try the Exclusive Execution Plugin first as it is my exact use case. Then, the others if needed. regards didier On Mar 2, 5:41 pm, <matthew.web...@diamond.ac.uk> wrote: > I've not used it, > buthttps://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Exclusive+Execution+Pluginmatches > your use case exactly. > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jenkinsci-users@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:jenkinsci-users@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Didier > > Durand > > Sent: 02 March 2012 16:37 > > To: Jenkins Users > > Subject: Having a given job running absolutely alone on my jenkins: how ? > > > Hello, > > > During night, I want to launch a jenkins job that makes all backups > > for all the ressources (database, svn, etc....) that all other jenkins > > jobs use. > > > So, I have to make sure that this job is running absolutely alone. > > > I already have tenths of jobs configured and I don't want to change > > something in their config because of this new backup job. > > > What is the best way to achieve that ? > > > My current plan: > > a) schedule the job at 02:00 am > > b) make the job reduce the number of executors to 1 for itself only > > c) query the queue and executors to wait that all other job finish > > d) run the backup activities > > e) restore the executors to their original number > > f) finish the backup job > > > Questions: > > 1) what is the correct way (API) to reduce the executors > > programmatically ? > > 2) is there anything better than my plan ? (I studied Lock&Latch and > > Throttle plugin but they don't seem appropriate for that purpose) > > > Thanks a lot in advance ! > > > regards > > > didier > > -- > This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential, copyright and or > privileged material, and are for the use of the intended addressee only. If > you are not the intended addressee or an authorised recipient of the > addressee please notify us of receipt by returning the e-mail and do not use, > copy, retain, distribute or disclose the information in or attached to the > e-mail. > Any opinions expressed within this e-mail are those of the individual and not > necessarily of Diamond Light Source Ltd. > Diamond Light Source Ltd. cannot guarantee that this e-mail or any > attachments are free from viruses and we cannot accept liability for any > damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses which may be > transmitted in or with the message. > Diamond Light Source Limited (company no. 4375679). Registered in England and > Wales with its registered office at Diamond House, Harwell Science and > Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
