About the Helix Swarm Administrator Guide


See these topics to get started:
New for Swarm 2020.2
Updated Swarm Reviews list UI
The Swarm Reviews list page UI has been updated to show the information you need more clearly than ever before. New icons make it easier to see the review states and test states for the reviews. Review filtering has also been improved to make it easier to see which filters you have selected.
See relative review complexity at a glance from your Reviews list
The new traffic light complexity column on the reviews list page shows the relative complexity and the total number of changes for each review at a glance.
Want more detail before opening a review, simply hover over the complexity for the review you are interested in:
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Introducing P4Search for full content search in Swarm - Technology preview feature
Extend standard Swarm searches to search file content and changelist description by using P4Search. The P4Search service needs a connection to Elasticsearch and the Helix Core server. For more information on Helix Core Search API, see the Overview section of the Helix Core Search Developer Guide.
Changes to operating systems supported by Swarm
- We now support the installation of Swarm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, CentOS 8, and RHEL 8, see Recommended operating systems.
- Swarm 2020.2 is the final version that will support Swarm installation on Ubuntu 16.04. This is part of our commitment to focus on supported technology platforms.
- We no longer support Swarm installation on CentOS 6 and RHEL 6. This is part of our commitment to focus on supported technology platforms.
Additional help for Helix Core
Command line client usage
See the Helix Core Server User Guide for information on how to use the Helix server Command Line Client.
Command reference
See p4 client (graph)
in the Helix Core P4 Command Reference for help configuring
Helix server for building from mixed clients.
Helix server administration
See Helix Core Server Administrator Guide for information on installation, configuration, and management of Helix server.