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Add a satellite server

This topic covers the prerequisites and steps required to add a satellite server configuration item (CI) to the Deploy repository.

Assign satellites to a host

This topic explains how to assign satellites to a host, detailing the steps necessary to ensure effective communication and deployment across multiple environments.

Configure satellite communication

This topic covers how to configure communication between Deploy satellites and the Deploy master to ensure secure and effective operations.

Install Deploy Satellite as a service

You can install and run Deploy Satellite as a service on your Unix or Microsoft Windows machine. The satellite service wrapper requires Java Development Kit 8 or higher to be installed on the target Unix or Windows machine.

Ping a satellite

This topic describes how to check the connection between Deploy and a satellite by pinging the satellite. This process tests the entire network and application stack and check your parameters.

Restart a satellite

This topic explains the necessity of restarting a Deploy satellite after synchronizing plugins. The restart ensures that Java classes, scripts, rules, and other resources are properly loaded into the JVM, and it resets the satellite's internal state.

Synchronize plugins with a satellite server

This topic describes the requirement to synchronize Deploy with satellite servers if you add, remove, or update a Deploy plugin or extension before performing a deployment.

Upgrade satellite servers

This topic provides information on upgrading Deploy. When you upgrade to a new version of Deploy, you must also upgrade your satellite servers to the corresponding version of the satellite distribution ZIP.

Use satellite groups

You can define groups of satellites that are logically connected together, for example: several satellites that are installed in the same datacenter.

Using JMX counters for Deploy Satellite

You can use the Java Management Extensions (JMX) technology to manage and monitor your Deploy Satellite servers. With JMX counters you can keep track of the resources that the Deploy Satellite server is consuming.

Using the Monitoring view

The Deploy monitoring view provides an overview of the tasks that are not archived as well as satellites and workers in the system.

View satellite group information

The satellite group summary screen displays a set of basic information about the satellite group, the state of the satellites, and a list of infrastructure items connected to the satellites.

View satellite summary information

The satellite summary screen displays a set of basic information about the satellite, the state of the satellite, and a list of infrastructure items connected to the satellite.