Jenkins Assignment– 7

Jenkins Administration

Basic Questions

  1. Configure Jenkins system settings and change the system message.
  2. Create a backup of Jenkins home directory manually.
  3. Restore Jenkins from a previous backup on the same machine.
  4. Configure Jenkins to use a new executor count.
  5. Create and connect a Jenkins agent on another machine using SSH.
  6. Run a simple job on the newly configured Jenkins agent.
  7. Install the Monitoring plugin in Jenkins.
  8. View and export Jenkins system logs.
  9. Create a new user and assign limited permissions using matrix-based security.
  10. Enable TLS/HTTPS for Jenkins using a self-signed certificate.
  11. Store a username and password as credentials in Jenkins.
  12. Use stored credentials in a pipeline to log in to a service.
  13. Create a simple pipeline that follows best practices (stages, steps, post actions).
  14. Archive build artifacts in a pipeline using best practices.
  15. Configure a pipeline to run only on the main branch.
  16. Create a job that fails intentionally and observe the error logs.
  17. Resolve a job failure caused by incorrect Git repository URL.
  18. Resolve a job failure caused by wrong plugin installation.
  19. Install a plugin update and check for system compatibility.
  20. Create a simple end-to-end pipeline with build and deploy stages.

Intermediate Questions

  1. Schedule automatic backup of Jenkins using a backup plugin.
  2. Restore Jenkins backup to a new server.
  3. Configure distributed builds with two Jenkins agents.
  4. Run jobs in parallel on two different Jenkins agents.
  5. Configure Jenkins with Kubernetes-based dynamic agents.
  6. Monitor Jenkins CPU and memory usage with the Monitoring plugin.
  7. Use Prometheus plugin to export Jenkins performance metrics.
  8. Create a pipeline that uses credentials stored in Jenkins.
  9. Secure Jenkins with Role-Based Access Control plugin.
  10. Configure Jenkins to use Vault for secret management.
  11. Write a pipeline that uses secret text credentials.
  12. Configure Jenkins to rotate build history for performance optimization.
  13. Write a Jenkinsfile that implements best practices: clear stages, parallel builds, post actions.
  14. Add retry and timeout options to a pipeline as best practices.
  15. Use shared libraries in a pipeline to follow DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) principle.
  16. Simulate a pipeline failure and troubleshoot using logs.
  17. Troubleshoot a pipeline error caused by missing environment variables.
  18. Configure Jenkins email notifications for failed builds.
  19. Integrate Jenkins with Slack for error notifications.
  20. Create a pipeline with proper naming, structure, and archiving best practices.

Advanced Questions

  1. Write a scripted pipeline that runs across multiple agents in parallel.
  2. Configure Jenkins to autoscale cloud agents on AWS.
  3. Configure Jenkins to autoscale cloud agents on Azure.
  4. Configure Jenkins to autoscale cloud agents on GCP.
  5. Create a pipeline that enforces security by using credentials from Vault.
  6. Implement TLS with a trusted CA certificate for Jenkins.
  7. Troubleshoot a failed deployment pipeline with missing Docker credentials.
  8. Build a real-world end-to-end CI/CD pipeline with stages: Checkout → Build → Test → Code Quality → Package → Deploy → Notify.
  9. Create a pipeline that demonstrates Blue-Green deployment in a real-world case study.
  10. Create a complete CI/CD project pipeline using Jenkins for a Dockerized application deployed on Kubernetes.