AppDistributionService

forPCFDocumentation

Published:21March2019

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TableofContentsAppDistributionAppDistributionReleaseNotesInstallationCreate&ReleaseBuilds

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AppDistribution

ProductSnapshotThefollowingtableprovidesversionandversion-supportinformationaboutAppDistributionforPCF:

Element Details

Version v1.3.6

Releasedate May16,2016

CompatibleOpsManagerversion(s) v1.5.xandlater

CompatibleElasticRuntimeversion(s) v1.5.xandlater

IaaSsupport AWS(onlyforPCFv1.4.xandlater)andvSphere

Considerthefollowingcompatibilityinformationbeforeupgrading:

OpsManagerVersion SupportedUpgradesfromImportedAppDistributionInstallation

1.3.x 1.0to1.0.1.26

1.4.x 1.0.1.28only

1.5.x1.0.1.28to1.1.0.0

1.1.0.0to1.2.1.0

1.6.x

1.1.0.0to1.2.1.0

1.1.0.0to1.2.2.0

1.1.0.0to1.2.3.0

1.2.1.0to1.2.2.0

1.2.xto1.3.5

1.7.x1.3.5to1.3.6

1.3.5to1.3.8

InstallationPleasefollowtheseinstructions toinstallviaOpsManager.

BackupandrestoreFollowtheseinstructions tobackupandrestoretheMySQLdatabasecontents.

These[instructions]canbeusedtobackupandrestoretheRedisdatabase.

AboutThePivotalAppDistributionservice providesPivotalCloudFoundry userswithareleaseprocessfortestingandsharingmobileappscurrentlyindevelopment.CurrentmobileplatformssupportedincludeiOS,Android,BlackBerry,andWindowsPhone.

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Atypicalusecaseisasfollows:

1. IntheAppDistributionwebportal,adevelopercreatesa‘release’ofanapp(currentlyindevelopment)forQAtesters.Developerscanaddreleasenotes,knownissues,listsofsupporteddevicesandOSversions,etc.

2. TheQAtestingteamisnotifiedofthereleaseviaemail.Theycantheninstall(viaover-the-airdownload)andtesttheappondevice.Pendingsuccessfulcompletionoftesting,QAthenapprovesthereleasefordistribution.

3. Onceapproved,thedevelopercanthendistributethereleasetoalargergroupofteammembers,whichcanincludebetatesters,projectstakeholders,etc.

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AppDistributionReleaseNotes

PreviousReleases

1.3.8Updatedtoboshstemcellv3146.12

1.3.6Updatedstemcelltoversion3232.2

1.3.5MaintenancereleasetoremoveNewRelicinfo

1.3.4Updatedstemcelltoversion3146.10toaddressUSN-2929-1

1.3.3Updatedstemcelltoversion3146.9

1.3.0APIsavailableforbuildautomation(userscannowcallasetofcurlcommandstocreateabuild,uploadatestfile,addreleasenotes,releasedbuilds,etc.)

1.2.5UpdatedBoshstemcelltoversion3146.2inordertoaddressthefollowing:

USN-2857-1 USN-2842-1 USN-2842-2 USN-2836-1 USN-2834-1 USN-2830-1 USN-2829-1

1.2.3Updatedstemcelltoversion3130.Thisisaregularsecurityupgradethatresolvesthefollowingissues:

USN-2806-1 Linuxkernel(VividHWE)vulnerability

USN-2798-1 Linuxkernel(VividHWE)vulnerabilities

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1.2.2Fixtodisableverboseloggingduringinstallationprocess

1.2.1SupportforPCF1.6

APItouploadfilestobuilds

MinorbugfixesandUIupdates

1.1.0ProvidedAPIsthatcanbeusedbyCIscriptstocreateabuildanduploadafile

MinorUIupdates-newloginpage,viewloginprofile(fromuseriddropdown)

1.0.1.28SupportforexternalMySQLandRedisservices

SupportforPCF1.4onAWS

Knownissues:

OnAWS,thisversionsupportsdeploymentsintheUS-Eastregion.Multi-regionsupportiscominginafuturerelease.

TheexperimentalHTTPS-onlyfeatureinElasticRuntime1.5maycauseissueswiththisversionoftheproduct.FullsupportforHTTPS-onlytrafficiscominginafuturerelease.

1.0.1.15Offlineinstallationsupport

CompatibilitywithPCF1.4(vSphere)

1.0.0Createaprojectfromwhichappreleaseswillbesent

PivotalTrackerintegration(featuresdelivered,bugsfixed,etc.)

Createandsharemultipleappreleasestotesters

Rolebasedaccess:

Administrator-create/viewallprojects,addprojectusers,andcreateappreleasesMember-createappreleasesandaddprojectusersViewers-viewappreleases(mustbeaprojectmember)

Note:BOSHStemcell2865.1isrequiredforinstallationonOpsManager1.5.xandabove.

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InstallationForinstallation,aPivotalCloudFoundry AdministratorinitiallyimportsthePivotalAppDistribution packageintoPivotalCloudFoundryOperationsManager.

InstallationPrerequisitesPivotalCloudFoundry(ElasticRuntime andOpsMgr )

MySQLforPCF

SSLCertificate(forover-the-airinstallationofiOSapps)

SMTPprovider(forsendingbuildnotificationemails)

S3-compatibleobjectstoreAPI(forstoringreleaseinformation,includingapplicationbinaryfiles)

NOTE:Atypicalenterprisedeploymentwillrequiretwoapplicationinstances(AIs)

InstallingviaOpsManagerToinstallthePCFAppDistributiontileinOpsManager,pleasefollowthestepslistedbelow:

1. DownloadtheproductfilefromPivotalNetwork

2. UploadtheproductfiletotheOpsManagerInstallationDashboard(viathe‘ImportaProduct’button).

3. ClickAddnexttotheuploadedproductdescriptionintheAvailableProductsviewtoaddthisproducttoyourstagingarea.

4. ClickonthenewlyaddedtiletoentertherequiredTileConfigurationsettingsasshownbelow.

5. ClickApplyChangestoinstalltheproduct.

OpsManagersettingsFromstep4above,gotothe'Settings’TabafterclickingontheAppDistributiontileandupdatethefollowingconfigurationsettings

SMTPSettings

Requiredfieldvalues:

'FromEmail’-thisistheemailaddressthatwillbeusedtosendreleases

SMTPserveraddress

SMTPserverportnumber

HELOdomain(fromwhichemailswillbesent)

SMTPservercredentials(login&password)

Selectyourauthenticationmethod(plain,login,orcram_md5).

ClickSavetostoretheSMTPsettings.

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StorageSettings

Requiredfieldvalues:

Bucketname

AccessKey

SecretKey

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MySQLSettings

SelecttheMySQLDatabasetobeused-PCFMySQLoranExternalMySQLservice(PCFMySQListhedefaultsetting)

IfPCFMySQLisusedthenentertheappropriateserviceplan(typically'100mb-dev’)

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IfanexternalMySQLserviceistobeusedthenenterthefollowingsettings

MySQLHost

MySQLPort

MySQLUsername

MySQLPassword

MySQLDatabase

BackupandRestoreMySQL

IfMySQLforPCFisbeingused,followtheseinstructions tobackupandrestorethedatabase

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ProvisionaserviceinstanceforAppDistributionLogintothePCFconsole

Inthesystemorg,gotothe'app-distribution’space

Clickonthe'AddService’button:

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Select'AppDistribution’fromtheServicesMarketplace

Selectthe'development’plan(provisionsasingleAppDistributioninstance)

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Onthenextscreen(configureinstance),enterthefollowing:

1. Instancename:Enteravalue(i.e.'AppDistribution’)2. Addtospace:'appdistribution’3. BindtoApp:'donotbind’

Click'Add’.ThebrowserwillthenredirectbacktothePCFconsolepageshowingthenewlyprovisionedserviceinstance

ClickManageundertheinstancenametoaccesstheAppDistributionportal.

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Clickthe'signinwithPivotalCloudFoundry’linkandentertheUAAadmincredentials(foundbyaccessingtheElasticRuntimetile’scredentialstabunderthe'UAA’section)

Uponsuccessfullogin,thehomepageshouldappearasshownbelow:

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RefertotheUserGuideforinstructionsonhowtoaddusersandcreateanappbuildrelease.

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Create&ReleaseBuilds

Createaprojectandadduserstotheprojectteam1. ClickNewProject.(i.e.settingupanewAppprojectpagefromwhichthereleasewillbesent)

2. AddProjectName,ClientName,Platform,Description,andprojectmailinglist.

3. AddPivotalTrackerandToken(ifTrackerhasbeeninstalled).

4. AddUserstotheprojectandassignaroleasdescribedbelow:

Administrator-Canadduserstoaproject,createreleases

Member-CancreatebuildstosendtoQAandclients.CanalsoreceiveQAbuilds

Viewer-CanonlyviewreleasesthathavebeenapprovedbyQAandreleasedtotheprojectteam

Create&ReleaseabuildtoQA1. Clickaddphaseandenteraphasename.

2. Clicknewbuildlink.

3. Selectthephasenamefromthedropdownmenu.

4. Clickbrowsefilestouploadtheappropriatemobileappbinaryfile.

5. Iftestingamobilewebapp,entertheURLandalabelname(i.eurlshortcut).

6. Clickaddtouploadanyadditionalfilesorurls(fortesting,documentation,etc.).

7. IntheQAReleaseNotessection,entervaluesfortherequiredfields(indicatedby’*’).

8. ClickSaveatbottomright.

9. ClickSubmitforTesting.

10. Includeprojectteammemberswhowillreceivethebuild(sentviaemail).

11. ClickRelease.

12. Verifythatthe‘Pass’and'Fail’buttonsaredisplayed.

InstallAppasaQAtester1. Accessthebuildreleaseemailfromtheappropriatemobiledevice(notethatinstallingovertheairisavailableonlyforiOSandAndroiddevices).

2. Inthebuildreleaseemailmessage,clickInstallBuild.ThisopenstheSafaribrowseranddisplaystheloginpagefortheappdistributioninstance.

3. Uponsuccessfullogin,thebuildpagedisplays.

4. ClickInstallnexttotheappropriatebuildfile.

5. Thebuildfileshouldthensuccessfullydownloadtothemobiledevice.

6. Oncethebuildhaspassedtesting,clickPass.

Note:UserscannowuseAPIsforbuildautomation(curlcommandtocreateabuild,uploadafile,releaseabuild,etc.).Pleasereferencethislinkformoreinformation.

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7. Verifythatthe'ShareRelease’buttonisdisplayed.

Releasebuildtoprojectteam1. AddAppfiles.

2. AddReleasenotes.

3. ClickShareRelease.

4. Theprojectmailinglistisselectedbydefault.Selectanyadditionalteammembersifneeded.

5. ClickRelease.

6. Selectedprojectteammembersandanyoneonthemailinglistwillreceivethereleaseemail.

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