[BM] Question about Resource pools, multiple tasks

[philippe.camelio_3885]

Hello Inedo team
I have a small question.
I am using resource pool to build docker or for compilation.

I defined two server as "inedo runner" for availability and I am able to build containers or compile apps twice at the time for several aplications.
But now I need more "runner", as we have more applications.
I was thinking if it is possible to assign a number of concurrent tasks for a resource pool server in order to reduce the waiting time for a free resource.
This would reduce the number of "runner" and a neat option ... at least for me
Creating new server is an option, but I would prefer not.

Cheers
PhilippeC.

[atripp]

Hi @philippe-camelio_3885 ,

I think I understand your question; but just to make sure...

You have two servers with the inedo-runner role, and you're using the Acquire/Release operations like this:

Acquire-Server
(
    Role: inedo-runner,
    AcquiredServer => $AcquiredServer
);

###### code that uses $AcquiredServer some how #####

Release-Server
(
    Role: inedo-runner,
    Server: $AcquiredServer
);

However, you'd like the same server to be acquired more than once, so that you could run two or three simultaneous operations on inedo-runner servers, instead of just one?

I'm afraid that's not possible, and isn't something we plan to add to the roadmap any time soon. One option is to create a second role inedo-runner2, and then use that to Aquire servers half the time

Cheers,
Alana

[philippe.camelio_3885]

@atripp
Thanks for your reply,

I am using Resource pool in this way, at the PipelineStage,
Illustration with one of our appli (angular based)

In this application, an angular apps is compiled (step 1) and deployed to a group of servers (step 2).

That's what I thought, I tried...
I may have planted a seed and maybe in the future this option will exist

I wish you all a happy holiday season

Best regards
PhilippeC.