bamboo licences

[Config Manager]

We are planning the expansion of our Bamboo-based build and deployment processes, and have a remote agent licensing question. I have purchased a Bamboo 2-5 remote agent license; does this mean that I can only install (and run) up to 5 remote agents, or that I can install more than 5 but only run up to 5 at a time? If the latter, will Bamboo will just queue a job until a license becomes available (assuming different agents have different capabilities)?

[Config Manager · Accepted solution]

Hi Rafael & Anthony,

Thank you for your answers; blending them together, I believe that the following is true for the example I quoted:

• I can install as many agents as I want.
• I can only enable 5 agents at any one time - and hence only run 5 concurrently
• To run another agent, I would first have to manually disable one of the existing 5 before manually enabling the new one

Please confirm or correct!

Anthony, thanks for the Add-on suggestion, but although we use VMs I don't think our infrastructure and processes would permit this without a lot of hassle (it would be easier and cheaper to buy more licences!)

Regards,

John

[rsperafico]

Hello John, Thank you for your question. Yes, this is correct. — Kind regards, Rafael P. Sperafico Atlassian Support

[Anthony Kelley]

Hi John,

   Only 5 can be idle and accepting jobs. You can however have as many agents as you want, you would need to start/shut them down manually depending on the capability. The other option is an addon - https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.stiltsoft.bamboo.bamboo-vmware-plugin

I don't have much experience with it, but could help your cause.

[rsperafico]

Hello John,

Thank you for your question.

Based on the example you have provided, you are not allowed to run more than 5 agents simultaneously.

If you find this answer useful, I would kindly ask you to accept it so the same will be visible to others who might be facing the same issue you have inquired.

Thank you for your understanding.

—

Kind regards,
Rafael P. Sperafico
Atlassian Support