Explore multi-configuration and multi-agent

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You might need to run the tasks of a pipeline multiple times but with a slightly different configuration or split a large batch of work among various agents.

There are three different types of jobs you can run.

• None: Tasks will run on a single agent.
• Multi-configuration: Run the same set of tasks on multiple configurations as specified in the multipliers. Configurations will run in parallel, and each configuration will use a single agent. For example
  • Run the release once with configuration setting A on WebApp A and setting B for WebApp B.
  • Deploy to different geographic regions.

• Multi-agent: Run the same set of tasks on multiple agents using the specified number of agents. For example, you can run a broad suite of 1000 tests on a single agent. Or you can use two agents and run 500 tests on each one in parallel.

For more information, see Specify jobs in your pipeline.

Do you see a purpose for Release Jobs in your pipeline? How would you set it up?

Topics you might want to consider are:

• Do you have artifacts from multiple sources?
• Do you want to run deployments on different servers simultaneously?
• Do you need multiple platforms?
• How long does your release take?
• Can you run your deployment in parallel, or does it need to run in sequence?