Release components
Published 05 March 2017
The ReadyRoll release components depend on the packages created by the build components.
The ReadyRoll release components work with any release server (eg, VSTS/TFS, Octopus Deploy, Bamboo, etc), and let you:
- preview database changes before they are deployed
- automate deployments of database changes, alongside application changes
Requirements
- Any release server that can run PowerShell
- On the agents:
Microsoft ODBC Driver 13.1 for SQL Server (x86/x64)
Microsoft Command Line Utilities 14.0 for SQL Server (x86/x64)
- After installing the above, the machine (or agent process) must be restarted: the above installer adds the utility to the PATH system environment variable, enabling ReadyRoll to find and execute the SqlCmd utility.
Installation
The release components are created by the build components during a build, so there's nothing to install.
Getting started
For details on how to get started:
- If you are using VSTS/TFS, see Create VSTS/TFS release
- If you are using Octopus Deploy, see Tutorial: Octopus Deploy Step Template
- For anything else, see PowerShell Deployment
