Using VSTS to Deploy BizTalk Server Solutions by Johan Hedberg
- 1. Using VSTS to deploy BizTalk Server solutions Johan Hedberg Consultant &Partner @ XLENT | Cloud and Integration specialist | Microsoft MVP
- 2. For you who… - are not doing automated build & deploy - have not yet looked at doing it with VSTS - or do not know what FP2 brings Using Visual Studio Team Service & BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2 Application projects to establish a Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipeline for a BizTalk Server 2016 solution
- 3. Session Roadmap Install & Configure BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2 Create BizTalk Solution, including BizTalk Application project Configure BizTalk Application project & bindings Commit code to VSTS Git repo Download and install VSTS Agent, and configure with VSTS Token Create Build Definition & Build BizTalk Solution Create and Run Unit Tests Create Release Definition & Deploy BizTalk Solution Adding scripts & additional actions
- 4. Demo
- 5. What more do I add from here? For example… BizTalk Powershell Provider (SDKUtilitiesPowerShell) REST Management Endpoint (FP2) WMI interfaces ExplorerOM dll Bm.exe Btstask.exe Additional community REST APIs & PS Modules Your own Powershell scripts…
- 6. Summary • Using an automated CI/CD pipeline is always a good idea • The concepts of CI/CD are not limited to VSTS as a tool • Or to BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2 • BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2 gives you the BizTalk Server Application project, and VSTS actions to deploy the same. • You still need to create a number of scripts – download community content to get you started
- 7. Thank you! • Questions and/or follow ups? • Catch me at the event, or contact me at: • Johan Hedberg • johan@jeh.se • @JoHed • https://www.linkedin.com/in/mvpjohanhedberg