The Console Output

The Console Output will contain the complete text log of output from the execution, including any clues surrounding failure status. The following screenshot illustrates a simple example of the console output log:

Figure 4-14: Example console log output

In addition to the graphical Console Output log illustrated earlier, Jenkins features a plain text option, which can be useful when the console log contains special characters or has grown to larger sizes. To navigate to the plain text console output, click on the View as plain text link, as shown in Figure 4-15:

Figure 4-15: View as plain text link

Jenkins features a comprehensive SCM change log to assist us in locating any specific SCM changes applicable to a given build. To view the changes that have recently been integrated, we can utilize the Changes link, which is also located on the left-hand configuration panel.

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Disabling failed jobs

It is usually a good idea to disable a Jenkins job once a failure has been identified...