Preparing for Jenkins Certification

Agenda Jenkins Certification Prerequisites What exam do you plan to take? How to schedule and register for the test? Structure of the exams Plugins Organization of the Study Guides Sections and topics of the exams Types of questions Additional tips and recommendations

Jenkins Certification prerequisites A professional-grade certification Knowledge of Jenkins CI/CD concepts and best practices main features of Jenkins core Working experience of Jenkins pipeline security installation, configuration and operation You need both knowledge and experience training and reading will not be enough if you are new to Jenkins

What exam? Jenkins Engineer (CJE) scope = Open-Source Jenkins 60 multiple-choice questions 90 mins plus 30' each before/after test = 2h30 total on site CloudBees Jenkins Platform Engineer (CCJPE) scope CloudBees Jenkins Platform Jenkins 90 multiple-choice questions 60 questions on open-source Jenkins (same as CJE) 30 questions on the CloudBees Jenkins Platform 120 mins plus 30' each before/after test = 3h total on site If you take CCJPE, no need to take CJE Passing scores ~66 % as of Sept. 2016 with pass/fail rate ~50%

How to schedule for your test? Tests are taken at Prometric Premium test centers approximately 480 around the world How do I find the closest test center? download pdf at www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-certification When can I take a test? you choose the date and time at the location of your choice, like you would book an appointment available since May 12 booking is open for the upcoming until November 2016

1 How to register? www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-certification Download Study Guides Download list of Prometric test centers Read the FAQ Click on Register to go to Prometric CloudBees registration page 2 Check Registration procedure on Certification section in CloudBees online training platform

Two types of question Multiple choice One unique correct answer Multiple choice Several correct answers number of expected answers is always indicated example In a Cluster Operations Job, which THREE of the following steps can be applied to a Client Master only? A. Install Jenkins B. Upgrade Jenkins C. Upgrade all plugins D. Install plugin E. Uninstall Jenkins

Structure of the exams Five sections 1. Key CI/CD/Jenkins concepts 2. Jenkins usage 3. Building Continuous Delivery (CD) Pipelines 4. CD-as-code best practices 5. CloudBees Jenkins Platform Sections 1 4 based on Jenkins core 1.625.2 out-of-the-box standard installation of Jenkins no additional plugins ( base Jenkins) with a few exceptions Section 5 based on CJP version 15.11 C J E C C J P E

Plugins Questions in sections 1 4 primarily cover base Jenkins installation However Expected knowledge of popular plugins functionality and uses of these plugins no question on detailed usage See list of covered plugins in Study Guide

Weight of each section for CJE and CCJPE Section title CJE CCJPE 1. Key CI/CD/Jenkins Concepts 27% 18% 2. Jenkins usage (features and functionality) 34% 23% 3. Building Continuous Delivery Pipelines 23% 16% 4. CD-as-Code Best Practices 16% 10% 5. CloudBees Jenkins Platform n/a 33% 100% 100% % = # of questions in section / total # of questions

What happens when I pass the exam? You receive an email with a link to your certificate unique URL to be shared on social networks https://certificates.cloudbees.com/[your_unique_cert-id] automated insertion in your Linkedin profile downloadable PDF certificate

How to prepare? Start with the Study Guide Play with Jenkins! Docker image there for quickly start and reproduce A lot of tutorials Read the doc! Plugin document pages Jenkins Wiki Blog posts Take a training Certification training self-paced training with labs on CloudBees online training platform public classroom sessions by CloudBees Training Partners

Organization of the Study Guides General information List of covered plugins Terminology For each section Detailed list of topics and subtopics List of online resources related to these topics Sample questions

1. Key CI/CD/Jenkins Concepts 27% for CJE 18% for CCJPE Topics CI/CD Concepts, Jobs, Builds, Source Code Management, Testing, Notifications, Distributed Builds, Plugins, Jenkins Rest API, Security, Fingerprints, Artifacts, Configuration Management (eg Chef, Puppet), Using 3rd party tools

2. Jenkins usage (features and functionality) 34% for CJE 23% for CCJPE Topics Jobs, Builds, Source Code Management, Testing, Notifications, Distributed Builds, Plugins, CI/CD, Jenkins Rest API, Security, Fingerprints, Artifacts, Alerts

3. Building Continuous Delivery Pipelines 23% for CJE 16% for CCJPE Topics Pipeline Concepts, Upstreams and downstreams, Triggering, Pipeline (formerly known as Workflow), Visualization, Folders, Parameters, Promotions, CD Metrics, Notifications

4. CD-as-Code Best Practices 16% for CJE 10% for CCJPE Topics Distributed builds architecture, Fungible (replaceable) agents, Master-agent connectors and protocol, Tool installations on agents, Cloud agents, Containerization, Traceability, High availability, Automatic repository builds

5. CloudBees Jenkins Platform 33% for CCJPE (n/a for CJE) Topics Reference architecture, Role-based Access Control (RBAC), Folders Plus,Templates, Setting up High Availability (HA), CloudBees Jenkins Operations Center (CJOC), Analytics, Cluster Operations, Pipeline Checkpoints, Custom Update Center, Multibranch, Docker plugins

Summary Professional grade practical knowledge matters more than pure theory real-life experience of Jenkins usage Two certifications exams CJE scope = Jenkins open source CCJPE scope = CloudBees Jenkins Platform You can choose the location, date and time of your test Prepare, Prepare, Prepare read the Study Guide(s) to understand the exam(s) scope get the Certification training (self-paced or public sessions) No mandatory re-certification annual revision of exams and year is attached to the certificate

FAQ Do I need to take both exams to prove expertise on open-source Jenkins and CloudBees Jenkins Platform? Passing CCJPE means you have proven expertise in both areas. How long is the certification valid? No expiration date. Up to each individual when to re-certify. How long will I need to wait to re-test if I don t pass? Three months. How do you track the test duration? Timer on screen. Once time is up, system will lock down. What is the cost? $150 until 3/31/2017, $200 as of 4/1/2017 (registration date). Do I need to bring my laptop? Computers provided by the test center.