Setting the Timeout for the WinRM - SQL Server DB Deploy

The parameters to the WinRM –SQL Sever DB Deploy task in VSTS can be used do a backup using the inline sql script.It is a good idea to set the additional arguments  to be -ConnectionTimeout 120 -QueryTimeout 120 (for two minutes of timeout). Set the number of seconds to a reasonable value for your system.

If you don't and your backup exceeds the default timeout (90 seconds I believe), then you will get an error like this:

##[error]Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException: Deployment on one or more machines failed.

System.Exception: The running command stopped because the preference variable "ErrorActionPreference"

or common parameter is set to Stop: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion

of the operation or the server is not responding.

It is actually SQL Server complaining that the time has elapsed, but it is doing so based on wht the WinRM says is the timeout.

To set the timeout open your WinRM - SQL Sever DB Deploy task in VSTS and set the Additional Arguments to  -ConnectionTimeout 120 -QueryTimeout 120.