Dev server to work as build server v1611TP4

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Hi,

are there instructions how to make a DEV server act also as a BUILD server? If I deploy only a DEV box via LCS, can I, and if so how, configure the DEV server with the needed components to work also as a build machine?

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Andreas Hofmann on at

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Yes, you can. It may be easier to deploy a build box, but if you really need to repurpose the dev box, here are the steps:

step 1:

Check if you have a folder DynamicsSdk on the box. If you do not, get it from a different build server.

step 2:

In PowerShell (elevated), run this (provide your values for the TODOs):

.\SetupBuildAgent.ps1 -VSO_ProjectCollection "todo.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection" -AosWebsiteName "AOSService" -VSOAccessToken "TODOToken" -AgentName "TODOYourAgentName" -Force

step 3:

In PowerShell (elevated), run this (provide your values for the TODOs):

.\BuildEnvironmentReadiness.ps1 -VSO_ProjectCollection "todo.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection" -ProjectName "TODOProjectName" -VSOAccessToken "TODOToken" -AosWebsiteName "AOSService" -Force

step 4:

go to visualstudio.com and check that the agent is hooked up.

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AB2014 on at

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Many thanks for this!

I didn't realize that it would be "this" simple.

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Chris R Tilley 339 on at

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Hey Andreas,

I have been trying to execute this script and found your response here. I'm getting an error when I try and run it - any suggestions? This is on a platform 7 D365ops downloaded VHD

2:08:01 PM: Configuring VSTS Agent service: Default
2:08:01 PM: Setting environment variables...
2:08:02 PM: Setting registry keys...
2:08:02 PM: Removing VSTS Agent service and files...
2:08:02 PM: Downloading VSTS Agent archive...
2:08:03 PM: - Agent download URL: github.com/.../vsts-agent-win7-x64
-2.117.1.zip
2:08:41 PM: Expanding VSTS Agent archive...
Write-Message : 2:08:41 PM: Error configuring VSTS Agent service: A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter
name 'DestinationPath'.
At C:\DynamicsSDK\SetupBuildAgent.ps1:637 char:5
+ Write-Message "Error configuring VSTS Agent service: $($_)" -Erro ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Write-Message

2:08:42 PM: Script completed with exit code: -1

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Sagnik Majumder 792 on at

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Hi Andreas,

In my downloaded VHD of PU 5, when I run the Step 2 i.e. SetupBuildAgent.ps1 command, I am getting the following error:-

Write-Message : 6:40:30 AM: Error configuring VSTS Agent service: Cannot index into a null array.

At C:\DynamicsSDK\SetupBuildAgent.ps1:637 char:5

+ Write-Message "Error configuring VSTS Agent service: $($_)" -Erro ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Write-Message

Can you tell me what might be the problem?

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Martin Dráb 237,878 Most Valuable Professional on at

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There should another message (written at line 636) containing details of the actual error. Can you share it with us, please?

Also note that you can debug Powershell scripts (with breakpoints and all such stuff), if needed.

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Andreas Hofmann on at

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Yes, I second the suggestion to debug this in the PowerShell ISE. While doing that, verify that the VM has internet access (as it downloads the agent), check that the agent's installation succeeds, etc...

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