Now available: Azure DevOps Server 2019 Update 1, Release Candidate 2

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  Markus Bux July 23, 2019 11:06 pm 0

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  Hi Erin,
  the linked release notes currently only shows a header, but not the content for the RC2.

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    Erin Dormier July 25, 2019 10:13 am 0

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    Hi Markus,

    You’re right, it looks funny with only a header. I updated it to say that RC2 includes bug fixes since RC1. Thanks for the feedback!

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  Jeroen Landheer July 24, 2019 7:36 am 0

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  Hi Erin, 
  Nice to see a new update for Devops Server! 🙂 
  Is RC2 a go-live release?

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    Erin Dormier July 25, 2019 10:14 am 0

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    Hi Jeroen,

    Yes, RC2 is a go-live release. We’d love for you to install it on production servers and send us any feedback.

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  Florian Böhmak July 26, 2019 8:09 am 0

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  Hi Erin, I skimmed through the release notes and the new “Multi-stage pipelines” were not included in this release. Only the new YAML Web Editor gave me some hope 🙂
  The side note I came across in the microsoft docs does not give to much hope either, that this feature will become available anytime soon 🙁
  “Preview features become available first on Azure DevOps Services and then become standard features with an update to Azure DevOps Server.”
  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/navigation/preview-features
  Any thoughts on when this will become a standard feature in DevOps Server? (maybe Q1 2020?)

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    Erin Dormier July 29, 2019 11:03 am 0

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    Hi Florian,

    You’re correct, multi-stage pipelines are not included in this release. We expect to update our roadmap this week with our planned dates so you’ll be able to get more details. As of now, we’re expecting our 2020 release to be in the first half of next year.

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  Axiom Consulting July 29, 2019 2:48 am 0

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  Hello Erin,
  One question. Currently, “Migration from XML to Inherited is not supported on Azure DevOps Server. It is only available on the Service.”
  Reading the release notes, i have not seen anything indicating it will be supported with this release. Will it be available at some point?

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    Erin Dormier July 30, 2019 8:19 am 0

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    Correct, migration from XML to Inherited is not yet in Azure DevOps Server. Inherited is only available on new collections. The migration is on our list, but there are no solid plans for a timeline yet.

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      Axiom Consulting July 31, 2019 3:54 am 0

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      thank you

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  Manoj Mehta July 31, 2019 6:48 am 0

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  Hi Erin,
  Apologies for posting here, but I don’t know where to go next.
  I run a small business – our web app and db is hosted on azure and dev through devops. The issue we have is in devops repo, the “Download as Zip” function is not working – as in it results in a corrupt archive each time. I reported this to azure support on July 1. Quick question: in terms of time taken to resolve this issue, what is the timeframe that flashes in your mind: a few hours? a couple of days maybe? If any of these, you’d be way off mark – it’s been one month…and counting.
  And that’s not all: I estimate I have spent about 15-18 hours on the phone with azure tech support. Simple math will tell you that is over 2 unproductive business days this month.
  When your tech support in Mexico couldn’t resolve this issue initially, they referred the issue to Azure support HQ in California (as I understood). Since then Mexico relays suggestions received to and from Support HQ and each call goes like this: this time let’s try A, this time let’s try B, and so on. I have a call scheduled for today – email says we are going to try X this time. Of course.
  I don’t understand two things: 1) why the problem of download repo files as zip is so complex to diagnose and resolve  2) when Mexico couldn’t solve the issue, why is azure relaying instructions/suggestions/experimentations via Mexico, instead of contacting me directly to quickly resolve the isue? Surely it’s not hard to imagine that each relay back and forth via Mexico takes a few days?
  Maybe we are a start up with low volumes and we don’t fit in to Azure’s strategy, maybe >1 month is the Azure normal for problem resolution, the latter is alluded to by recent media reports: https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-azure-continues-to-lag-behind-amazon-in-the-cloud-infrastructure-market/
  Concluding by what I said in the beginning: I don’t know what to do.
  Manoj
  FudMe, Canada

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    Erin Dormier August 1, 2019 1:07 pm 0

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    Hi Manoj,

    I just contacted our support team so we can get to the bottom of this. Could you mail me at egeaney@microsoft.com so we can run it down?

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  Scott Robertson August 13, 2019 6:06 am 0

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  Hi Erin,
  Do you have a timeline for the final release of Azure DevOps Server 2019 Update 1?  thanks.

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    Erin Dormier August 13, 2019 8:00 am 0

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    Hi Scott,

    We are planning to ship by the end of August.

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      Scott Robertson August 14, 2019 12:10 am 0

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      Thanks Erin!

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  Surendra Kolat August 18, 2019 6:53 pm 0

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  @Erin Dormier, Do this release will have specific Data Migration Tool availbale. If no, which upcoming TFS release will have Data Migration tool which will be available for Migrating from TFS to Azure Devops Service.

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    Erin Dormier August 19, 2019 9:57 am 0

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    Hi Surendra,

    The final release of Azure DevOps Server 2019 Update 1 (expected by the end of August) will support the Data Migration Tool. However, it will be about three weeks after the release before it is supported.

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      Surendra Kolat August 21, 2019 8:40 pm 0

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      Thank you.

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  Jeff Bowman September 17, 2019 5:27 am 0

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  Hello Erin

  Do you have a link to a feature roadmap for on-prem Azure DevOps Server? I’m finding this, but it’s for the hosted edition only:

  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/release-notes/features-timeline

  Thanks,
  Jeff Bowman
  Fairbanks, Alaska

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    Erin Dormier September 17, 2019 8:46 am 0

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    Hi Jeff,
    In the link you provided, if you look at the Server column, that is the version of on-prem that we expect the feature to be included.