RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Rocket® DevOps portal & test 10.2.2
- Rocket® DevOps core for IBM i 10.2 (RDOp requires PTF LMi102_03)
- Rocket® DevOps extension for VS Code 10.2.2
- Rocket® Jenkins Plugin for RDOi 10.2.2
Rocket Software is excited to announce the release of Rocket DevOps 10.2.2!
Rocket DevOps is a modernization platform that enables end-to-end CI/CD for IBM i+ environments. Businesses can build the structure and flexibility they need to extend holistic DevSecOps best practices to IBM i while enabling their teams to adapt to any change in process or technology.
Special Note: Starting with version 10.0.0 Rocket Aldon Lifecycle Manager for IBM i (LMi) was renamed to “Rocket DevOps core for IBM i (RDOi),” and Rocket Aldon Lifecycle Manager for Enterprise (LMe) was renamed to “Rocket DevOps core for Enterprise (RDOe).”
Rocket DevOps 10.2.2 release introduces comprehensive modern pipeline features that support organizations wishing to introduce new CI/CD processes and toolsets to IBM i development.
Tight integration with modern development tools such as Git, VS Code, and Jenkins is enabled in the 10.2.2 release. Customers can manage source code using native RDOi features, Git, or a combination of both technologies (the preferred repository must be specified at the Release level). VS Code can be used to edit source code and, optionally, build processing can be initiated using Jenkins. Regardless of source code provider or build initiation method, developers can still take advantage of the same Rocket DevOps IBM i build processor that they have come to rely on for over 30 years.
Git repositories can be populated automatically with IBM i source code previously managed by RDOi, and developers can use native Git functions to manage source code versions moving forward.
VS Code for IBM i offers an alternative to IBM® Rational® Developer for i. This release also includes a new version of RDOi support for VS Code. Customers can use VS Code to manage source using native RDOi functions or take advantage of new RDOi Git integration. This version is available from the VS Code Marketplace.
This release focuses on enabling Rocket DevOps customers to adopt modern DevOps CI/CD tools and processes. Customers can experiment and innovate by introducing new development technologies in a way and at a pace that makes sense to them. Continuity is a key feature of this enablement as traditional development methodologies continue to be fully supported.
Highlights of this release include:
- Tight integration with modern tools including Git, VS Code, and Jenkins
- Git can be used to maintain source code for some or all RDOi managed applications
- New CI/CD Pipelines for build, test*, and deployment* automation
- Auto-population of Git repositories with current RDOi source code
- Git / IBM i Source Code Comparison / Synchronization
- New versions of VS Code extension include support for IBM i dependencies
- New Jenkins plugin that supports Jenkins Freestyle jobs for RDOi builds
- Addition of new RDO APIs that allow customers to create their own DevOps automation
- Ability to extract subsets of anonymized data from SQL Server databases*
- All RDO servers can run natively on IBM i avoiding the need to make complex infrastructure changes/additions
* - may require additional license
Compatibility Information:
- Host OS:
- IBM i version 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
- Linux version Red Hat 7.9 and later, 8.1 - 8.6, Red Hat 9.0 - 9.2
- Rocket DevOps portal (RDOp) 10.2.2
- Rocket DevOps core for IBM i (RDOi) 10.2 PTF LMI102_03
- Rocket DevOps core for Enterprise (RDOe) Linux Server Edition 10.2, PTF RDOE10201
- Rocket DevOps core for Enterprise (RDOe) IBM i Server Edition 10.2
- Rocket DevOps test 10.2.2 (requires minimum IBM i 7.3)
- Ald/CS 10.2
- Community Manager 11.6.14 with PTF221127_11614
- Rocket DevOps extension for VS Code (RDOi & Git) 10.2.2
- Rocket RDOi for Jenkins 10.2.2
- Rocket DevOps Plugin for Atlassian Jira v3.0
Documentation:
Rocket DevOps portal 10.2.2 Release Notes and guides - https://docs.rocketsoftware.com/bundle?cluster=true&labelkey=rocket_devops_portal_10.2.2
Rocket DevOps test 10.2.2 Release Notes and guides - https://docs.rocketsoftware.com/bundle?labelkey=rocket_devops_test_10.2.2
Rocket RDOi for Jenkins Quick Start Guide - https://docs.rocketsoftware.com/bundle/rdoijenkins_gs_1022/page/yet1690309322250.html
Rocket DevOps extension for VS Code Release Notes - https://docs.rocketsoftware.com/bundle/rdoext_rn_1022/page/hlm1689284354885.html