Deployment Manager 2

Version 1.1.10 - 30th May, 2013

Copy Project - you can now easily duplicate an existing project with all its steps and settings
Variable usability improvements – improved discoverability of web application deployment variables
Initial creation of website – if an IIS website does not exist on deployment, it will now be automatically created. For more information, see Deploying IIS websites.
Raven DB upgrade – Deployment Manager now uses Raven DB version 2, which includes improved security
SQL Server database deployment bug fixes
Bug fixes

RgPublish.exe, the incorporated packaging tool, is now able to package files based on a .nuspec file
For more details on how to use RgPublish.exe to create packages to deploy, see Using RgPublish.exe.
New 'Downloads' page that makes it easy to access tools associated with Deployment Manager
- This can be found at [Deployment Manager URL]/configuration/downloads and contains links to download packaging tools and the REST api tool
- Users who want to utilize these tools in their continuous integration process can download them from this location at build time, removing the need to move these files onto build agents in advance and ensuring they are always using the newest version
We now precompile all of our stylesheets, rather than doing it dynamically
- This should improve page load times after an app pool recycle, and fix issues seen on some machines where failure of dynamic compilation leads to pages with no styling
Bug fixes

New command line tool for creating NuGet packages of a given folder. For more information, see our support pages.
Deployment Manager executable is no longer reliant on other dlls
Bug fixes

Deployment Manager package feed
- Deployment Manager can now host packages in its own integrated package feed. If you're using Red Gate's Continuous Integration resources for SQL Server and want to use the new feed, you must update to the latest version of the resources (available for download here).
Streamlined agent installation
Bug fixes

You can use the new Deployment Manager SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) add-in to create and publish database packages. Download the beta version of the Deployment Manager SSMS add-in.
How to get started with the Deployment Manager SSMS add-in.

Command line improvements, including:
- Specify distinct version numbers for each package in a release
- "waitforrelease" switch is now available
Bug fixes

Native support for deploying SQL Server databases alongside your application
- Deployment Manager now includes Red Gate SQL Compare technology in its agents, to allow you to automatically update SQL Server databases as part of a release
- In order to benefit from this new functionality, you will need to package your database changes using the latest version of Red Gate’s Continuous Integration component for SQL Server from www.red-gate.com/ci
- For more information about this new feature, see Packaging databases.
Usability improvements
Bug fixes

Improved installation experience, including automatic IIS installation and configuration
Usability improvements
- Dashboard no longer wraps
- Login using email address as well as username
- Hint text removed from input fields
- Action links in tables are always visible
- Tasks tab is now a part of Settings
- Release number links in Project > Releases are now correctly styled as links
Bug fixes

Feature usage reporting – Deployment Manager can now collect anonymous information on how you use the application, to help us improve future versions
Lots of bug fixes

Improved interoperability with Red Gate's TeamCity plug-in for SQL Server continuous integration
Bug fixes

We've also added some new Getting started guidance.