z/OS External Artifact Repository - Overview
The zOS External Artifact Utility plug-in includes steps to integrate with external repositories like Nexus or JFrog for zOS.
This plug-in includes the following steps:
- Download Artifacts for zOS External Repo
- Create a Merged Version for JFrog Artifactory
- Create a Merged Version for Nexus
Step palette
To access this plug-in in the palette, click Utilities > zOS External Artifacts Utility
Compatibility
This plug-in requires 7.0.4 or later of DevOps Deploy.
Installation
No special steps are required for installation. See Installing plug-ins in DevOps.
History
Version 13
- Added steps to create a merged version for JFrog and Nexus
- Renamed plugin from zOS Utility to download external artifacts to zOS External Artifacts Utility
- The plugin has been moved from tag Repositories/Artifact/zOS ExternalArtifactsDownload to Utilities/zOS External Artifacts Utility
Version 12
- Added support for Token for Artifactory as API Key is deprecated. Read api-key-deprecation-and-the-new-reference-tokens for more details.
Version 11
- Validate checksum for zOS component versions created on server version 8.1.0 or higher
Version 10
- Added support to handle AT_TLS configuration for external repository servers
- Fixed Jettison Vulnerability
- Enhancement to Download artifacts without credentials
Version 9
- Minor Improvements and upgraded log4j
Version 8
- Added support to run with insecure connection
Version 7
- Added support to run this from non zOS agent
- Minor improvements for new package format
Version 6
- Added support to run this from non zOS agent
Version 5
- Enhancement to extract files for package format v2
Version 4
- Implemented the proxy changes for artifactory server
Version 3
- Implemented the api key changes for artifactory server
Version 2
- PH20336 – Fixed the default value for extRepoURL and changed the plugin to fail when it is not able to download artifacts
Version 1
- Initial release.
Plugin is used to download artifacts from external repository like NEXUS/ARTIFACTORY then we can use Deploy Data Sets step for zOS deployment.
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