Welcome
Administering
Learn how to administer settings in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) elements and communication between the elements.
Server settings and configuration
After you install HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy), you can modify the server configuration and configure more options.
Management of maintenance blackouts
You can manage important updates to ensure that tasks run smoothly without interfering with ongoing deployments by using maintenance blackouts. You can manage maintenance blackouts by creating a recurrence blackout, rescheduling an existing blackout, creating a specific environment blackout, and canceling an existing blackout.
Updating maintenance blackouts
You can change the name and description of the past and upcoming recurring blackouts in a series.

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.
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.
- Backup and recover
  You can back up and recover the contents of your HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) installation.
- High availability and failover
  You can configure clustered HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) servers, and agents for high availability. You can also configure agents and agent relays for failover.
- Setting up high-availability clusters
  To configure a high-availability cluster, you store shared files on network storage. Then, you configure multiple servers, set each server to access the same files and database, and configure a load balancer to distribute the traffic between the servers.
- Adding cold standby servers
  You can add cold standby servers to serve as a backup server or for disaster recovery. You must start the secondary server or servers when the active server fails, and network traffic is routed to the secondary servers.
- Server settings and configuration
  After you install HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy), you can modify the server configuration and configure more options.
  - Increasing the amount of memory that is available to the server
    If you see "Out of memory" errors or are using the server at high capacity, increase the amount of system memory that is available to the server.
  - Modifying the context root of the server
    After you install the server, you can modify the context root, if your server configuration requires it.
  - Management of maintenance blackouts
    You can manage important updates to ensure that tasks run smoothly without interfering with ongoing deployments by using maintenance blackouts. You can manage maintenance blackouts by creating a recurrence blackout, rescheduling an existing blackout, creating a specific environment blackout, and canceling an existing blackout.
    - Creating recurrence maintenance blackouts
      You can schedule a maintenance in a daily, weekly, or monthly recurrence pattern.
    - Updating maintenance blackouts
      You can change the name and description of the past and upcoming recurring blackouts in a series.
    - Enabling maintenance mode
      Enabling the maintenance mode stops some activities on the server for a specific duration so you can run important tasks that require the server to be idle.
    - Canceling maintenance blackouts
      You can cancel the entire recurrent deployment series or just a single deployment blackout event without impacting the other deployments in the recurrence series.
  - Changing the database password
    If you change the password for your database, you must update the password on the server.
  - Changing passwords for the server KeyStore
    You can change the Java™ KeyStore password for the server.
  - Changing passwords for the encryption KeyStore
    You can change passwords for the encryption KeyStore.
  - Changing passwords for the Tomcat keystore
    You must change the default passwords for the Tomcat keystore and private keys.
  - Changing or updating the JRE of servers
    You can change the JRE of active servers by editing their configuration files.
  - Working with Notifications
    HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) can send email notifications whenever user-defined trigger events occur on the server.
  - Managing locks
    A lock ensures that processes do not interfere with one another. Normally, locks are released after they are no longer needed. Sometimes, a lock is not released, and its associated process is unable to complete.
  - System settings
    System settings allows you to manage global settings for components, clean up, password requirement, security, mail-server, and much more.
- Setting your profile
  As a HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) user, you can manage teams and roles for your account, and preferences such as display options, language for the server, and how the server shows times and dates.
- Agents and agent relay configuration
  After you install an agent for HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy), you can modify its configuration or create an agent relay to facilitate communication to remote relays.
- Licensing
  HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) provides a 60-day license-free evaluation period. You must have a license to use all product features after the evaluation period.
- Setting up the wizard for new users
  HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) includes a wizard to help users become familiar with the procedures and steps in creating a deployment. Some configuration is required before the wizard can be used.
- Customizing the table views
  Customize a table view in the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) application by hiding or showing, and reordering of the table columns.
- Managing data
  This section gives details about how you can manage your data in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy)
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.

Updating maintenance blackouts

You can change the name and description of the past and upcoming recurring blackouts in a series.

Before you begin

You must ensure the following requirements are met:

Obtained permission to manage maintenance mode.
Enabled the maintenance mode.

About this task

You can update a maintenance blackout by modifying the name and description and rescheduling an upcoming maintenance blackout of a recurrent deployment series.

Note: You cannot change the name and description of deployments beyond the upcoming maintenance blackout.

Procedure

Log in to Deploy.
Go to Settings.
Click Manage Maintenance Blackouts in the System panel.
The settings System page is displayed.
Click and then click Edit for the maintenance blackout you want to reschedule.
The Update Maintenance Blackout window is displayed.
To modify the name and description, enter a name and description in the Name/description field.
To reschedule an upcoming maintenance event, select the Start Date for the blackout.
Select the Start Time from the drop-down.
Select the Estimated End Date from the drop-down.
Select the Recurrence Pattern from the drop-down.
You can choose the Daily, Weekly, or Monthly recurrence pattern.
Note: Select Never for a one-time blackout event.
Click Submit.

Results

You have updated a recurrence maintenance blackout by modifying the name and description and rescheduling the event. The updated maintenance blackout is displayed in the maintenance blackout list.

What to do next

You can view the updated maintenance blackout in on the Calendar page.