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Automated Builds using the Team Foundation Server, executed on TFS build agents.

Questions related to TFS build agents, how to configure them, how to select them for builds.

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Test agents pool in teamcity and distributing tests across the pool

We are using Teamcity for CI and I am kind of new to Teamcity. We have this problem. We want to run specific set of test suite everyday at some time. But there are 1000s of tests. So we want to distribute the tests across multiple test machines and…
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TFS 2013 Build Agent Getting all, instead of just one solution

I am seeing all branches and such being pulled to the build agent build folder even though I specified the solution I want to build. Any ideas or blogs I can look at that might specify how I can limit the GET scope...? I presume I need to be more…
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TeamCity - Use environment variable in buildAgent.properties file?

I'm in the process of setting up TeamCity on Azure, more specifically I'm setting up some build agents. Certain properties of the build agents are configured via the buildAgent.properties file like name, port etc. I would like to call the agent…
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Build Agent - TFS 2008

I have been told that a build agent can only build projects of certain types on a given port e.g. build1 on port 9191 can build .net framework 2.0 and for .net framework 4.0, there has to a different build agent configured and then so on? is that…
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How to add a (TFS 2008) build agent to a TFS 2013 build controller that is also a build agent?

We're working on migrating our build solution from TFS 2008 to TFS 2013. As a part of that process, I am trying to add a clone of (one of) the current build agents (based on TFS 2008 and Visual Studio 2010) to the new TFS 2013 build controller, to…
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Issue With Team Foundation Build Service Events Custom View

On our TFS 2010 build boxes there is a custom event view called Team Foundation Build Service Events. I think it's created when the build service is first installed (maybe there are other conditions?). In any event, the problem I am having is that…
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How to know which agent is used for running a build definition of Visual Studio TFS 2012?

After executed, a build definition remains failed. I want to know which build agent was used by the build controller that run it. How can I know that?
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How to setup build definition to update IIS settings

Using TFS 2010 The solution I am working with is approximately 34 projects. I have gotten my build definition to copy the build output to a separate location. of those 34 only 3 are actually web type projects. This works fine and gives me compiled…
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NuGet version constraints doesn't work

I have Project which references from NuGet repository Module of version 1.0.0.0. For some time Module versions are changed to 1.1.0.0, 1.1.0.1, 1.1.1.0, 1.1.5.0, 1.2.0.0, 1.2.1.0. And my Project supports just 1.1.X.X versions set. And the latest…
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TFS 2010 C# to Queue build using specific agent

I'm writing a c# activity to queue one build from another build. that bit's OK. However, I'm trying to add functionality that allwos me to select the specific build agent upon which the build should run. I've got it selecting the buildcontroller,…
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Queuing of TFS build against agents

I have a TFS 2010 build service installed with three agents: Database, Production, and Release with mutually exclusive sets of builds running on each. When builds are queued, unfortunately, they appear to get queued in groups of three regardless of…
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How can I prevent TeamCity Cloud Agents (running on Amzon EC2) from leaving defunct volume snapshots when they terminate?

I've recently set up TeamCity to use agents running on Amazon EC2. I've been using it for a week or so and noticed my bill was racking up quite quickly. When I looked in my dashboard I had 30 or so snapshots, which I presume I'm being charged…
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TFS 2010 Build agent not starting

My build agents are not starting after I change the properties credentials to the domain account from the network service. I done this because the network service account cannot write to my drop folder. Each time I add the network service to the…
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How to raise an Azure DevOps Support Ticket

I'd like to raise an Azure DevOps support ticket for an issue we're experiencing with a number of agents (they seem to go down overnight for no reason). Would appreciate some advice on where and how to raise this ticket with Microsoft.
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Running Selenium tests on a different machine from TeamCity build agent

We have TeamCity build agent on Machine-1 and I would like to run Selenium tests that are on a different machine (Machine-2) with this build agent. I am not sure if it is possible to do so. Also if it is possible where does the tests actually run?…
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