Welcome
Installing
A HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) installation consists of a Deploy server, a database server, and at least one agent.

Release Notes
This section includes what's new, defect fixes, and deprecations and removals in all releases.
System Requirements
This document includes information about the hardware, containers, prerequisite software, supported operating system, and database requirements with component level detail for the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Getting Started
Quickly become productive with HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Installing
A HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) installation consists of a Deploy server, a database server, and at least one agent.
- Firewall and communication configuration
  This topic describes the communication between the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) components, the firewall, and the ports involved in the communication.
- Installing the server database
  You must install a supported database before you install HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy). The database parameters such as database name, database username, and connection information are required at the time of Deploy installation.
- Installing the DevOps Deploy server
  The server provides services such as the user interface used to configure application deployments, the security service, and the artifact repository, among others. Installing the server involves specifying configuration information for the server, such as the ports that the server uses.
- Installing with Kubernetes
  The HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) server can be installed in a cloud-based environment, as a containerized server cluster, managed by Kubernetes. Deploy works with Kubernetes to simplify application deployment and manage versions in the containers.
- Installing agents
  You can install agents from the server or from the command line on the agent system. To configure a failover server for an agent, you must install the agent from the command line.
- Installing agent relays
  An agent relay is a communication proxy for agents that are located behind a firewall or in another network location. You can install agent relays in interactive mode or in silent mode.
- Installing plug-ins
  Plug-ins can be installed at any time. You do not need to restart the server after you install a plug-in.
- Starting DevOps Deploy
  Both UNIX™ and Windows™ installations require the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) server and at least one agent. Also, make sure that the appropriate driver is installed and configured.
- Installing and uninstalling test fixes (patches) from the server
  Test fixes are provided to correct specific issues. They are applied to the server as patches.
- Uninstalling
  Learn how to uninstall the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) server, and agent.
Upgrading and Migrating
Stay updated with latest features and functionalities by upgrading HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) server, agents, and relays. This section also provides instruction on how to migrate your Deploy instance.
Integrating
HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) supports integrations with other IBM® and HCL products, products from others, and certain cloud systems.
Administering
Learn how to administer settings in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) elements and communication between the elements.
Managing Security
HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) uses a flexible team-based and role-based security model that maps to your organizational structure.
Modeling Software Deployment
Modeling software deployment in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) includes configuring components and component processes and adding those components to applications. Then, you use processes to deploy the components to environments.
Deploying
Learn how to deploy applications in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Reporting
Provides several different deployment and security reports.
Extending Product Function
Learn how to extend the function of HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Troubleshooting and Support
Learn how to troubleshoot some common issues with HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Security Considerations
You can act to ensure that your installation is secure and set up user access controls.

Installing DevOps Deploy

A HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) installation consists of a Deploy server, a database server, and at least one agent.

About this task

The server, database, and agents must be installed on separate systems; although for a simple evaluation you can install them all on the same system.

Installing Deploy involves the following general steps:

Review the system requirements. See System Requirements.
Install an HCL license server and use your license information at the time of Deploy installation. For information about the HCL licensing, refer to HCL Licensing documentation.
Install a database server. See Installing the server database. The supported database types are DB2, Oracle, MySQL, Maria DB, and Microsoft SQL Server. Before you install Deploy server, make sure that you install a supported database server and configure it to support the Deploy server installation.
Install the server. See Installing the DevOps Deploy server.
Install agent relays. See Installing agent relays.
Install one or more agents. See Installing agents.
Start the server. See Starting and stopping the server.
Install plugins. See Installing plug-ins.

Note:

Follow these guidelines for performance optimization:

Installing multiple agents on the same system is not necessary, as a single agent can run parallel deployments for different users. Idle agents consume minimal resources, but deploying numerous agents on the same system may result in a noticeable resource impact.
For servers running on Linux™ or UNIX™, connected to many agents (400 or more), it is advisable to increase the process and file limit for the server. For example, for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 7, use the /etc/security/limits.conf file. For AIX, use the /etc/security/limits.d/90-nproc.conf file. Add the following lines to the appropriate file and then restart the server computer:
```
OS-user             soft    nofile          60000
OS-user             hard    nofile          60000
OS-user             soft    nproc           65535
OS-user             hard    nproc           65535
```
Use the name of the operating system user that is running the server for OS-user.
Likewise, if an agent relay is connected to many agents, ensure to increase the process and file limit for the relay in the same way.

What to do next

For information about accessing the Deploy web application, see Accessing DevOps Deploy.

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