pre-con ed: migrate to ca release automation 6.x to exploit new features

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Pre-ConEd:MigratetoCAReleaseAutomation6.xtoExploitNewFeaturesJackyMahadab- Sr.EngineeringServicesArchitect- CATechnologies

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DEVOPS

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Abstract

Inthissession,youwilllearnhowtoupgradeyourenvironmentsandmigrateapplicationsinordertofullyexploitnewfeaturesinCAReleaseAutomation6.x.Inthissession,youwilllearnabouttheserverarchitectureandconnectivity,howtoprepareforanupgradeormigration,andbestpracticemethodologiesbasedonrealworldexperience.

JackyMahadabCATechnologiesSr EngineeringServicesArchitect


Agenda

WHAT’SNEWINCARELEASEAUTOMATION6.X

UPGRADESTRATEGY

CARELEASEAUTOMATIONARCHITECTURE

UPGRADEBESTPRACTICES

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

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What’snewinCAReleaseAutomation6.X


What’sNewinCAReleaseAutomation6.x

EASEOFUSE

Acceleratetimetovalue* Improveusabilityandsimplifylookandfeel

ENTERPRISEREADINESS

SimplifiedadoptionENTERPRISEREADINESSMainframesupport* Improved product

stability


What’sNewinCAReleaseAutomation6.xMarqueeFeatures

Integration

Enhancedsupportedplatform Plugins

GETCUSTOMERSVOICE

ENTERPRISEREADINESSNewactionsandactionspack/parameters/auditing capabilities /deployment logic


CAReleaseAutomationArchitecture


ArchitectureComponentTerminology

ArchitectureComponents

ReleaseOperationsCenter(ROC)

ArtifactRepository/

Nexus

NAC/DataManagement

Server/Management

Server

NES/ExecutionServer

ASAP/DesignerUI/

Studio

Agent/AGT

Database


HighLevelArchitecture

Execution Server

Management Server (NAC) & Repository

Agent Node

Database Server

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HTTP Traffic – HTTP 8080 / HTTPS 8443

Database Communication

End Users

Execution Server

Agent Node

Agent Node

Agent Node

Agent Node

4Agent Communication – TCP 6600

HTTP Traffic – HTTP 80832

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Active Directory(Optional)

Email Server

(optional)

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AD User Authentication – LDAP 389 / LDAPS 636

Email Communication – SMTP 25

Active MQ – TCP 616167

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Action Pack FTP download site

Action Pack download and Updates Ftp.ca.com or Internal ftp site – TCP 21

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Notes:Agents on Execution servers use port 6900

Ports required to deploy agents from Execution servers

Windows = TCP 139 / 445Unix / Linux = TCP 22


HighlyAvailableArchitecture

Execution Server

Repository Server

ManagementServer(NAC)

Agent Node

Database Server

Proxy

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SuperNodeExecution Server

End Users

Execution Server

Execution Server

Agent Node

Agent Node

Agent Node

Agent Node

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Active Directory(Optional)

Email Server

(optional)

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ManagementServer(NAC)

Legend:

HTTP Traffic – HTTP 8080 / HTTPS 8443

Database Communication

Agent Communication – TCP 6600

Repository Traffic – TCP 80809

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AD User Authentication – LDAP 389 / LDAPS 636

Email Communication – SMTP 25

Active MQ – TCP 616167

Action Pack download and Updates Ftp.ca.com or Internal ftp site – TCP 21

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HTTP Traffic – HTTP 80832

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Notes:Agents on Execution servers use port 6900

Ports required to deploy agents from Execution servers

Windows = TCP 139 / 445Unix / Linux = TCP 22

Action Pack FTP download site


UpgradeStrategy


MigrateoverUpgradeNewoperationsystemand/orhardwareformanagementservers.

Abilitytotestupgradewithoutimpactingproductioninstance

Upgrade

InplaceupgradeofanexistingCAReleaseAutomationinfrastructure.

Migration

CreatenewCAReleaseAutomationinfrastructureandmigrateexistingapplicationsanddeployments.

UpgradeorMigrate


UpgradeBestPractices

§ Ensureexistinginfrastructuremeetstherequirementsofthenewversion(HardwareandSoftware)

§ Ensurethatanyadditionalnetworkportchangeshavebeenplanned– ActiveMQ– Actionspacksdownload

§ Understandhowcurrentsystembehavior/functionalitybeeffectbytheupgrade– Export/Importbetweensystems– Environmentparameters


UpgradeBestPractices

§ Planyourstepsforrolloutnewfunctionality– Parametersscope– Artifacts– Deploymentstepslogic

§ PlanandTestyourupgrade,setrollbackcriteria– Testingscenarioshouldinclude

§ Commondeployments§ Customactions§ Customizedconfiguration(runasfunctionality,AD/LDAPsettings)

– Collecttestingresultsanddetermineifrollbackisrequired


CAReleaseAutomationUpgradePath



§ AnyCAReleaseAutomationsystemrunningaversionolderthan6.0mustupgradetoversion6.1beforeupgradingtolatestversion

§ CAReleaseAutomationAgentsrunningversion5.5.1andhigherarecompatiblewithCAReleaseAutomationversion6.X(Agentupgradeisnotmandatorybutrecommended)

§ Ifyouusingimport/exportbetweenmorethanoneRAsystem,syncutilitymustrunonReleaseAutomationversion6.1

IMPORTANTNOTES



§ ImproveReleaseAutomationstability– Automaticallytrackswhatmigrations(schemachanges)

havealreadybeenapplied– Makeitclearatalltimeswhatstateadatabaseisin

§ SpeedReleaseAutomationstartup– DuringapplicationstartupFlywaywillcheckifnew

migrationareavailableandweathertheyalreadyappliedtothedatabase,ifthereisanydifferencesitwillclosethegap.

WhatisFlyway?Toolsformanagingtheapplicationofdatabaseschemachanges.


UpgradeStrategy

§ Backup– FullDatabasebackup– NAC/NES(recommendedtotakefullbackup/snapshot)

§ StoptraffictoNACfrominternalandexternalresources– CIsystems,commandlineinterface,userinterface– Disableschedulejobs– Makesuretherearenorunningjobs

§ UpgradeReleaseAutomationServer(NAC)– Inhighavailabilityconfigurationthepairservermustbe

stoppedbeforeupgrade.

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UpgradeStrategy(continued)

§ Upgrademinimumamountofexecutionserversandagentsthatwillallowyoutovalidateifupgradesuccessful

§ Upgradetheremainingexecutionservers

§ Upgradeallagents– CanbedoneinbatchesusingUIorRESTAPI

§ Enablefullaccesstothesystem– Enablescheduledjobs– EnableCI/CommandLineInterface

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UpgradeFlow


MigrationStepsMIGRATIONSTEPS

NOTE:Exportsdonotcontaindeploymentplansandpackagesdetails.Thesewillneedtobemanuallyrecreated.

InstallManagementServer(NAC)onnewserverwithsameversionasinproduction.

InstallExecutionServers. DeployAgents.1 2 3

ExportApplicationsfromoriginalserver.

ImportApplicationsintonewsystem.

Upgradeenvironmentusinginplaceupgrade.4 5 6


Questions?


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