Documentation for Bamboo 4.0.x. Documentation for earlier versions of Bamboo is available too.

A Bamboo agent is a service that provides capabilities to run job builds. There are two types of Bamboo agents:

(info) Local agents run in the server's process, i.e. in the same JVM as the server. Each remote agent runs in its own process, i.e. has its own JVM.)

Each agent has a defined set of capabilities and can only run builds for jobs whose requirements match the agent's capabilities.

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Disabling remote agent support

Disabling remote agent support in Bamboo will disable all remote agents and prevent any users from creating new remote agents. This function will not delete any remote agents that you have already created. To delete a remote agent, see Disabling or deleting an agent.

Before you begin:

  • Note, remote agent support must be enabled to use Elastic Bamboo. Disabling remote agent support will disable Elastic Bamboo.

To disable remote agent support:

  1. Click the Administration link in the top navigation bar.
  2. Click the Agents link in the left navigation column to display the Agents screen.
  3. Click the Disable Remote Agent Support link (see screenshot below).

Screenshot: Disabling remote agent support


Re-enabling remote agent support

To re-enable remote agent support:

  1. Click the Administration link in the top navigation bar.
  2. Click the Agents link in the left navigation column. This displays the Agents screen with a message indicating that remote agent support is disabled.
  3. Click the Enable Remote Agent Support link (see screenshot below).

Screenshot: Re-enabling remote agent support


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