Installing or upgrading Deployment Manager 5.x
You must import the Deployment Manager components if you are using it on-premises. Because Pega Cloud services manages the orchestration server in any Pega Cloud subscription, Pega Cloud services manages the installation and upgrades of Deployment Manager orchestration servers.
- Navigate to the Deployment Manager Pega Marketplace page and download the latest version of Deployment Manager.
- Extract the contents of the downloaded file.
- Use the Import wizard to import files into the appropriate systems. For more
information about the Import wizard, see Importing rules and data by using the Import wizard.
- On the orchestration environment, import the following files in the
order below:
- PegaDevOpsFoundation_5.x.zip
- PegaDeploymentManager_5.x.zip
- On the orchestration environment, import the following files in the
order below:
- On the candidate environment, import the
PegaDevOpsFoundation_5.x.zip file.
- If you are configuring a candidate environment on Pega Platform version 8.1 through 8.5.1, import PegaDevOpsFoundation_8.1-04.08.x.zip instead,
- It is mandatory that the orchestrator environment should be restarted post-RAP imports.
- Do one of the following actions, as applicable:
- If you are not upgrading, continue the setup procedures.
- If you are upgrading from version 3.x, you must first launch the Deployment Manager studio in 4.x and allow the automatic migration steps to complete, before completing the 4.x upgrade procedure.
- If you are upgrading from version 4.x:
- Update the DMReleaseAdmin access group to use SuperAdmin as the default access group.
- Migrate pipelines and roles to use the new data model. See Migrating data to Deployment Manager 5.x for more information.
See Securely authenticating in Deployment Manager for more information on setting up a secure communication with services.Platform and Deployment Manager components
Platform and Deployment Manager components
Pega Platform 8.1 to 8.5.1 8.5.2 and later Orchestrator 5.x Supported Candidate 5.x Supported Orchestrator 4.8.4 Supported Candidate 4.8.4 Supported (*can be managed by a 5.x orchestrator on Platform 8.5.2+)
- Quick-start guide for Deployment Manager on Pega Cloud Services
Your Pega Cloud Services account comes with everything you need to start deploying your application to production. This guide summarizes all the steps necessary to deploy your new Pega Application to production.
- Quick-start guide for Deployment Manager on-premises and client-managed cloud
This guide summarizes all of the required steps for getting started with Deployment Manager for on premises and client cloud deployments. For customers with familiarity with Deployment Manager and the Pega Platform it can act as a checklist for quickly setting up a new Deployment Manager implementation.
- Setting up repositories
Deployment Manager stores application artifacts created throughout the lifecycle of a deployment within a repository. Using Deployment Manager requires the usage of a supported artifact repository.
- Setting up the orchestrator
The orchestrator is a standalone Pega environment that allows modeling and execution of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Setting up candidate environments
Candidate environments are any Pega environment that a Deployment Manager Pipeline manages. Most pipelines consist of Dev, QA, Staging, and Production environments.
- Securely authenticating in Deployment Manager
Deployment Manager 5.1 now supports an OAuth 2.0 token-based authentication process for a more secure operator experience within the orchestrator and candidate environments. This authentication and authorization model provides many benefits, including the ability to audit user operations within Deployment Manager, as all actions are now connected to an operator ID instead of a generic authentication profile, such as DMReleaseAdmin.
- Configuring an application
There are a few requirements and recommendations for structuring an application that is being managed using Deployment Manager. See this brief overview to get started with configuration.
- Migrating data to Deployment Manager 5.x
Use the migration assistant feature to safely migrate data, including roles, operator records, and pipelines to the version 5.x model.
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