How to Setup Jenkins Project and specify Windows Node to execute builds.

Jenkins Job:
In the Jenkins Master and Slave environment we can select the specific node to execute build.
in some cases we may required windows platform to run build. 

In my previous blog- I have explained how to setup Windows Node as Slave, Let's setup basic job to execute on Windows platform.


Prerequisites-

• Jenkins Windows node. 
• In my case i am using Linux as Master and Windows as Slave. As in picture below.

Step 1- Setup Job and assign Windows node to execute build.

• Login to Jenkins as Admin > New Item > Enter Item name(Win_Powershell) > Type Freestyle >OK

• On the next screen select Restrict where this project can be run
• In the Label Expression> Windows Node name.

• In the Build steps > add > execute Windows batch command > in box type command to execute 
• %SystemRoot%\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe get-date > C:\Jenkinstest.txt
• Apply and Save.

Step 2- Run the build and check output at Windows Node.

• After setting up Project, let's run first Build.
• Select Build Now

• Check build logs
• Build history > select Build Number > Console Output

• After success full build you Job output will be like this.

Basic Jenkins Job configured successfully with Windows Slave node. You can customized job script as per your requirement.