IIS Web App Deployment Using WinRM

Using Windows Remote Management (WinRM), connect to the host machine(s) where IIS or SQL Server is installed, and manage the Web application or deploy the SQL Server Database as described below:

• Create a new website or update an existing website using AppCmd.exe.
• Create a new application pool or update an existing application pool using AppCmd.exe.
• Deploy a Web Application to the IIS Server using Web Deploy.
• Deploy a SQL Server Database using DACPAC and SqlPackage.exe.

To easily setup WinRM on the host machines, follow the directions for the domain-joined machines or the workgroup machines.

The Azure DevOps accounts that are using the preview tasks wiz. IIS Web Application Deployment or SQL Server Database Deployment, should move to this extension. All future enhancements to the IIS Web App Deployment task or to the SQL Server Database Deployment task will be provided in this extension.

Usage

The extension installs the following tasks:

• WinRM: IIS Web App Management: Create or update IIS websites and app pools. The task's detailed documentation is in the source repo.

  

• WinRM: IIS Web App Deployment: Deploy an IIS Web App using Web Deploy. The task's detailed documentation is in the source repo.

  

• WinRM: SQL Server Database Deployment: Deploy a SQL Server Database using sqlpackage.exe. The task's detailed documentation is in the source repo.

  

Note

• This extension is supported in TFS 2017 onwards and is NOT supported in TFS 2015 or lower versions.
• All the WinRM Tasks can also be used for Azure VMs as with https protocal

Contact Information

For further information or to resolve issues, contact RM_Customer_Queries at Microsoft dot com.

Change Log

For detailed information on changes in new release refer change log