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DevOpsy
DevOpsy

Reputation: 737

TFS 2013 Build: Running Unit Tests in Parallel on multiple build agents

I have a XAML build definition running my MSTest unit tests and it takes a long time to execute all of them. I have 4 build agents(VMs with 1 core each) setup in the build environment. I am using Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Activities.RunAgileTestRunner activity in the XAML which is inside a "Run on Agent"(Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow.Activities.AgentScope) activity.

Currently, the unit tests execute on one of the agent. I want to be able to distribute the unit tests to other available agents. Is there a way to do that through TFS configuration or by changing the build definition.

As a workaround, I can split up the unit test project into multiple projects and run them separately on the available agents however I won't be able to see the build summary in one place.

What would be best possible solution for this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 743

Answers (1)

Andy Li-MSFT
Andy Li-MSFT

Reputation: 30372

Just check this article : How to run automated tests on different machines in parallel?

The Recommended option:

  • Create multiple environments with each environment consisting of single machine (read single agent).

  • Divide all your test cases onto different sets and queue one set on one environment and other set on other environment and so on.

  • With this each set of test will run in parallel and on different machine.

Also reference below articles:

Besides, If upgrading to VNext build is an option, then you can easily achieve that by following the steps mentioned in below articles:

Upvotes: 1

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