September 14th, 2021

September patches for Azure DevOps Server and Team Foundation Server

Gloridel Morales
Gloridel Morales
Senior Technical Program Manager

For the September patches, we are releasing fixes that impact our self-hosted product, Azure DevOps Server, as well as Team Foundation Server 2017.

The following will be fixed with this patch:

Azure DevOps Server 2020.1.1 Patch 1

If you have Azure DevOps Server 2020.1.1, you should install Azure DevOps Server 2020.1.1 Patch 1. Check out the release notes for more details.

Verifying Installation

  • Option 1: Run devops2020.1.1patch1.exe CheckInstall, devops2020.1.1patch1.exe is the file that is downloaded from the link above. The output of the command will either say that the patch has been installed, or that is not installed.

  • Option 2: Check the version of the following file: [INSTALL_DIR]\Azure DevOps Server 2020\Application Tier\bin\Microsoft.Teamfoundation.Framework.Server.dll. Azure DevOps Server 2020.1.1 is installed to c:\Program Files\Azure DevOps Server 2020 by default. After installing Azure DevOps Server 2020.1.1 Patch 1, the version will be 18.181.31707.2.

Azure DevOps Server 2020.0.1 Patch 6

If you have Azure DevOps Server 2020.0.1, you should install Azure DevOps Server 2020.0.1 Patch 6. Check out the release notes for more details.

Verifying Installation

  • Option 1: Run devops2020.0.1patch6.exe CheckInstall, devops2020.0.1patch6.exe is the file that is downloaded from the link above. The output of the command will either say that the patch has been installed, or that is not installed.

  • Option 2: Check the version of the following file: [INSTALL_DIR]\Azure DevOps Server 2020\Application Tier\bin\Microsoft.Teamfoundation.Framework.Server.dll. Azure DevOps Server 2020.1 is installed to c:\Program Files\Azure DevOps Server 2020 by default. After installing Azure DevOps Server 2020.0.1 Patch 6, the version will be 18.170.31708.1.

Azure DevOps Server 2019.1.1 Patch 11

If you have Azure DevOps Server 2019 Update 1.1, you should install Azure DevOps Server 2019 Update 1.1 Patch 11. Check out the release notes for more details

Verifying Installation

  • Option 1: Run devops2019.1.1patch11.exe CheckInstall. devops2019.1.1patch11.exe is the file that is downloaded from the link above. The output of the command will either say that the patch has been installed, or that is not installed.

  • Option 2: Check the version of the following file: [INSTALL_DIR]\Azure DevOps Server 2019\Application Tier\Web Services\bin\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Feed.Server.dll. Azure DevOps Server 2019 is installed to c:\Program Files\Azure DevOps Server 2019 by default. After installing Azure DevOps Server 2019.1.1 Patch 11, the version will be 17.153.31707.1.

TFS 2017 Update 3.1 Patch 14

If you have TFS 2017, you should first update to TFS 2017 Update 3.1. Once on Update 3.1, install TFS 2017 Update 3.1 Patch 14.

Verifying Installation

  • Option 1: Run tfs2017.3.1patch14.exe CheckInstall, tfs2017.3.1patch14.exe is the file that is downloaded from the link above. The output of the command will either say that the patch has been installed, or that is not installed.

  • Option 2: Check the version of the following file: [TFS_INSTALL_DIR]\Application Tier\Web Services\bin\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Server.WebAccess.Admin.dll. TFS 2017 is installed to c:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 15.0 by default. After installing TFS 2017 Update 3.1 Patch 14, the version will be 15.117.31707.0.

Category
Azure DevOps ServerPatches

Author

Gloridel Morales
Gloridel Morales
Senior Technical Program Manager

Gloridel is a Senior Technical Program Manager on the Azure DevOps team.

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  • Twan Jacobs

    Hi Gloridel,
    Patches are allways cumulative, right? So 2020.0.1 patch 1 can be directly upgraded to 2020.0.1 patch 6?

  • Tore Østergaard Jensen (TORE)

    Hi Gloridel

    Can you share a little more information on “Resolve issue with inconsistent Test Results data” so that we can determine if it deems us to install this patch?

    Thank you in advance.

  • Jens Killermann

    I can't execute the patch. I've git the following message:
    This patch does not apply to Azure DevOps Server version 18.181.31527.1.

    What is worng?

    here the complete log:
    Checking SOFTWARE\Microsoft\TeamFoundationServer\18.0 to see if Azure DevOps Server is installed
    Found InstallPath: D:\Program Files\Azure DevOps Server 2020\
    Found InstallVersion: 18.181.31527.1
    Latest patch installed on machine is version 18.170.31602.2
    Patch 18.181.31707.2 is the same or later version as the patch installed on machine, patch can be installed.
    The Application Tier...

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      • Jens Killermann

        Thank Gloridel.
        I had downloaded the mul_azure_devops_server_2020.1.1_x64_dvd_8889b518.iso at 2021-08-31. This version had your discribed bug.
        I downloaded the new version mul_azure_devops_server_2020.1.1_x64_dvd_b97c496e.iso and installed that, after this I can install the devops2020.1.1patch1.exe.
        So we are now on the latest stable version.

        thanks

      • Gloridel MoralesMicrosoft employee Author

        Hi Jens, glad to know that you were able to install the patch.

    • Andre Wanlin

      We’ve also run into this same issue. We did not have any problems installing Azure DevOps Server Update 1.1 as mentioned by Rene at the top

      Any suggestions Gloridel?

      • Andre Wanlin

        Thank Gloridel, I’ll try that in our test environment. Worth noting we didn’t actually install 2020.1 patch 2 as it was in 2020.1.1 we went directly from 2020.1 patch 1 to 2020.1.1 which isn’t mentioned in that blog post with the potential fix

  • nikita egorov

    @Gloridel Morales
    Do we have any plans about Azure DevOps Server 2021?

    • Gloridel MoralesMicrosoft employee Author

      Hi Nikita, do you mean Azure DevOps Server 2022? We plan to release the first release candidate of Azure DevOps Server 2022 at the end of this calendar year.

      • Lindeman, Andy

        @Gloridel Morales
        If you could post the system requirements for Azure DevOps Server 2022, that would be very helpful. I’m interested in learning the minimum versions of Windows Server OS and SQL Server.

      • Lindeman, Andy

        Thanks! So to be clear, you’re not anticipating any changes for 2022 from the minimum requirements of Azure DevOps Server 2020, correct?

        Just want to be certain- if I need to upgrade Windows Server OS or SQL Server versions, I need to notify my IT folks- and get this on their list of future work. Otherwise I can perform the upgrade myself… 🙂

  • Rene Burgman · Edited

    Be aware, there have been two releases of ADS 2020 update 1.1.
    The first release had an installationbug, but some people managed to work arround the issue, but ended up with a lower buildnumer.
    Now patch 1 for ADS 2020 update 1.1 doesn't install because of the lower buildnumber.

    IF you installed the first version of ADS 2020 update 1.1 and used the repair workaround to get it working, you won't be able to install patch...

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      • Travis Johnson

        I’m running the RTW build as well and hit this bug. Is there any possibility of MS providing an updated version of the patch that handles this versioning issue instead of having to perform a repair install of the application to get to the point where the patch can be installed?

      • Andre Wanlin

        Rene, any chance you could post the build numbers you are referencing? Might help us determine if we fall under your suggestion or not. We did not have issues installing Azure DevOps Server 2020 Update 1.1

    • Daniel Smith

      Thanks Rene, I hit this exact issue, and the patch was refusing to install. Following your advice, it’s all sorted now 🙂

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