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Once you have configured a new JDK capability in your Bamboo system, its label (e.g. '1.5') will appear in the Build JDK dropdown list when you configure a Job's builder (see Specifying a Builder). The JDK you select will be used for every one of that Job's builds. That is, the Job can only be built by agents which have a JDK capability whose label is specified in the Job's Build JDK field.

(info) An agent-specific capability is a capability that applies to one agent only. Note that the value of an agent-specific capability will override the value of a shared capability of the same name (if one exists).

To configure a new agent-specific JDK capability,

  1. Click the 'Administration' link in the top navigation bar.
  2. Click the 'Agents' link in the left navigation column to display the Agents page, which lists all Local and Remote Agents that currently exist in your Bamboo system.
  3. Click on the name of the agent whose new JDK capability you wish to configure. The Agent page is displayed.
  4. Click the 'Capabilities' tab (if necessary) and in the 'Agent-Specific Capabilities' section, click the 'Add Capability' link at the right. The 'Add Capability' page is displayed (see screenshot below).
  5. Set the 'Capability Type' field to 'JDK'.
  6. In the 'JDK Label' field, type a name/label for the JDK, which Bamboo presents in the 'Build JDK' dropdown list whenever a Job's builder is configured.
  7. In the 'Java Home' field, type the location of the JDK Home Directory.
  8. Click the 'Add' button. This will verify whether the JDK and Path you have specified are valid. If they are not, re-enter the values and then click the 'Add' button again.

Configuring Generic JDK Capabilities

If you want to indicate that an agent is capable of running builds for a set of related JDKs (e.g. all point versions of JDK 1.5), you set up generic JDK capabilities to encompass these JDKs.
For example, you can set up the following JDK capabilities for your Bamboo agent(s):

  • JDK (where 'JDK Label' = 'JDK' and 'Java Home' = '/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_07') — this JDK capability indicates that an agent(s) is capable of running builds with any JDK requirement.
  • JDK 1.5 (where 'JDK Label' = 'JDK 1.5' and 'Java Home' = '/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_07') — this JDK capability indicates that an agent(s) is capable of running builds with a JDK 1.5 requirement or any point version of JDK 1.5, e.g. 1.5.0_07, 1.5.0_08, etc.
  • JDK 1.5.0_07 (where 'JDK Label' = 'JDK 1.5.0_07' and 'Java Home' = '/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_07') — this JDK capability indicates that an agent(s) is only capable of running builds with a JDK 1.5.0_07 requirement.

(If you have set up redundant JDK capabilities, you can view the list of JDK capabilities set up in Bamboo and delete any unwanted JDK capabilities.)


Screenshot: 'Add Capability — JDK'



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