Release Management : Release template and deployment sequence per Server

Hello,
IS it possible to have a Deployment Sequence per Environment and not only per server ?
So if i add a new server on a same environnement , i don't have to copy and paste all the activities already configured .
Regards,
Issou
issou

Hi Issou,
Thanks for your post.
Yes, you can use the Tag feature to do that in Release Management, please refer to the helpful information in this article:
http://www.incyclesoftware.com/2014/02/new-feature-release-management-visual-studio-update-2-server-tags/.
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Hi IndusKing,
Thanks for your reply.
If your build definition using the ReleaseDefaultTemplate.xaml template, and you want only to build the solution(needn’t to trigger release template), you can set the
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So if i understand correctly i can either use the ReleaseDefaultTemplate.xaml in all my build definitions or i can modify my existing template to use the Release Template functionality e.g Release Build = False.
As far as I know RM Client not support trigger TFS build definition. You can install the VS on your RM Client machine, then trigger build definition in Team Explorer, or trigger the build definition by execute TfsBuild
Start command line.
Are you saying that RM client can only deploy finished finished builds?

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I have VSO and Release Management 2013.4 working and deploying to Azure vm's via DSC
The build profile is set to trigger on commit to the Git repo and the release template is set to be triggered on successful build from TFS
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Is there a way to force RM to prevent concurrent releases? (based on the same release template and build profile)

Thats correct - in this instance its VSO as source control and using the hosted release management to attempt to deploy to azure vms
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Unable to Create Website using "Create Web Site" action component in Release Management

Hi Team,
I am trying to use Release Management to Deploy my Website along with DB in staging servers.
I have set-up 2 Staging Servers SIT & UAT Both 2012 Servers with IIS 8.5 Configured.
Defined Release Path and Release template.
Deployment Sequence is something like this :
Deployment Sequence - Server Name - Create Folder - XCopy - Create Website - Configure Website
Build is successful, drops the output to Output folder and RM gets initiated with it's work.
It creates folders as mentioned in the "Create Folder" activity.
It copies the whole content from _PublishedWebsites to the mentioned location.
It gets stuck with the "Create Website" step.
Initially I have provided details as follows :
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Task failed with the exit code -2146232576".
No much info available with this eror code in net also.
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Hi,
For the deployment sequence, you might need add the action of "create application pool" before creating a website.
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Release Management performance - Each step takes over a minute to complete

We have set up a Release Management pipeline using vNext Release Templates with PS/DSC. We noticed that every release step takes about 1:47m to complete, whereas the actual tasks that are performed within each step (i.e. copying the component and executing
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One of our deployments took about half an hour to complete (and should have taken only a few minutes). (I wanted to include a screenshot but got "Body text cannot contain images or links until we are able to verify your account." when trying to
submit this question.)
We also tested this with a minimal component, containing only one file (one PowerShell script), but even then the deployment took about 1:47m.
Can you tell us what the reason is for this delay? What should be done in order to speed up this process?

Hi Frank,
Does this Release Management performance isssue occurred when you use it at first time? Do you have any setting on your TFS? Would you please tell us your TFS version?
If you have any repro steps, please share with us, thank you.
Best Regards,
Dear Molly,
Yes, this issue has occurred right from the beginning when we started using Release Management.
Could you please clarify what you mean by "do you have any setting on your TFS"? As far as I know, our TFS installation is a straightforward and normal one.
Our TFS version is TFS 2013.
The steps to reproduce (in the simplest scenario) are as follows:
Create a new project in Visual Studio 2013, containing one PowerShell script file. In the script file, perform a simple command such as "New-Item E:\Temp3 -itemtype directory -force".
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Create a new vNext Release Template in the Release Management Client, containing one "Deploying using PS/DSC" action. In that action, set the PSScriptPath to the script file we created.
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THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
steve

Error in TFS Release Management Server after Upgrading to Update 3

Some weird and unexplained error logged in InRelease aka (Release Management) server event log after upgrading Release Management Update 1 to update 3.
Below error started getting logged only after upgrading to Update 3.
Even though we started the Inrelease Server and all agents but no luck.
Any immediate help would be much helpful.
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Message: 'LambdaValue>' is not of type 'ServerActivity'. When loading this instance you must ensure that the activity with name 'LambdaValue>' implements
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secondaryRootInstances, ActivityExecutor executor) at System.Activities.Runtime.ActivityExecutor.OnDeserialized(Activity workflow, WorkflowInstance workflowInstance) at System.Activities.Hosting.WorkflowInstance.InitializeCore(IDictionary2 workflowArgumentValues,
IList1
workflowExecutionProperties) at System.Activities.Hosting.WorkflowInstance.Initialize(Object deserializedRuntimeState, DynamicUpdateMap updateMap) at System.Activities.WorkflowApplication.LoadCore(DynamicUpdateMap updateMap, TimeoutHelper timeoutHelper, Boolean
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app, Guid id) at
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.ServiceProcessor.Processor.WorkflowInstance.WorkflowInstanceCache.CreateApplicationInCache(CreateParameters createParameters, Guid id) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.ServiceProcessor.Processor.WorkflowInstance.WorkflowInstanceCache.GetInstance(CreateParameters
createParameters, Guid id) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.ServiceProcessor.Processor.WorkflowInstance.CachedWorkflowInstanceLoader.GetInstance(DeploymentLog log, CreateParameters createParams) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.ServiceProcessor.Processor.DeploymentControllerServiceProcessor.ContinueDeploymentWithFinalComponentState(DeploymentLog
log) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.ServiceProcessor.Processor.DeploymentControllerServiceProcessor.ContinueDeployment(String log)
Category: General
Priority: -1
EventId: 0
Severity: Error
Title:
Machine: **********
Application Domain: /LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT-1-130630102320068767
Process Id: 6628
Process Name: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\inetsrv\w3wp.exe
Win32 Thread Id: 1344
Thread Name:
Extended Properties:

Dear Charles-Li,
Thank you so much for your reply.
we started using Release Management Update 1 and it was worked perfectly fine. then we move to upgrade existing Release Management(server,
Database and agent) with Update 3, which we did, and its working fine except lots of error as mentioned in above thread, are getting logged in server event log at regular interval till now(3-4 errors every second).
even though lots of error are getting logged but we are not facing any issue while using Release Management with update 3.
But i am bit curious to know out reason for getting those error.
<<clean
the cache folder and restrat Release Management and try again>>
already tried but no luck.
Thanks!!

Release Management 2013 Server Web Site throwing "Data at the root level is invalid..." error after applying RM 2013 Update 4

I upgraded our RM Server from 2013 Update 2 to Update 4. During smoke testing, I discovered that the RM approval website would get stuck and display a loading wheel when showing the list of releases. After rebooting the server and uninstalling and reinstalling,
I eventually got it to load the web site just fine, however the windows event log is displaying thousands of instances of the same error (about once a second).
Timestamp: 4/2/2015 2:25:05 PM
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   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseRootLevelWhitespace()
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
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   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Common.Helpers.WebServiceHelper.ExtractWebMethod(String pathInfo, Stream inputStream)
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Title:
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Process Id: 3448
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Thread Name:
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This is quite concerning because it leads me to think something else is wrong. I read somewhere else that .Net Framework 4.5.1 is required for RM, but the system requirements on MSDN don't mention that. Any help greatly appreciated.
Specs:
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We are not using HTTPS:

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And thank you for sharing the experience here.
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Release Management Update 4-Errors while loading releases in Release Managment Client Interface.

Hi Team,
We are using Release Management from last 8 months and we upgraded to Release Management Update 4 and using it from last 4 months. Currently we are creating around 50-60 releases daily, but we are facing below issues from last few days with
Releases tab and no issues with other tabs (Administration, Inventory, Configure Paths and Configure Apps)
Release Management Client interface is taking long time when we are opening it.
Throwing error when we are clicking on Releases link in Releases tab.
Throwing error when we are creating new releases.
Please find the error log below:
Timestamp: 3/27/2015 6:49:44 PM
Message: Error thrown while executing the stored procedure ReleaseV2_List with parameters , @FilterXml:<Filter StatusId="0" DateStatusId="1" ApplicationVersionId="0" StageId="0" IsDeferred="0" UserId="9002"
/>, @PartitionId:1.
Timestamp: 3/27/2015 6:49:44 PM
Message: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.: \r\n\r\n   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection, Action`1 wrapCloseInAction)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection, Action`1 wrapCloseInAction)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean callerHasConnectionLock, Boolean asyncClose)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.TryRun(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean& dataReady)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.TryConsumeMetaData()
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.get_MetaData()
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.FinishExecuteReader(SqlDataReader ds, RunBehavior runBehavior, String resetOptionsString)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReaderTds(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, Boolean async, Int32 timeout, Task& task, Boolean asyncWrite, SqlDataReader ds)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method, TaskCompletionSource`1 completion, Int32 timeout, Task& task, Boolean asyncWrite)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteXmlReader()
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Sql.OnPrem.OnPremDbAccessor.ExecuteXmlStoredProcedure(String storedProcedureName, Hashtable xmlParameters, String rootElementName, Boolean addRequestorParameter)
Timestamp: 3/27/2015 6:49:44 PM
Message: The wait operation timed out: \r\n\r\n
Timestamp: 3/27/2015 6:49:44 PM
Message: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.: \r\n\r\n   at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean&
bNeedSecurityCheck)
   at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
   at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
   at System.Activator.CreateInstance[T]()
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Release.ViewModel.ViewModels.WorkspaceTabViewModel`1.get_DefaultViewModel()
Timestamp: 3/27/2015 6:49:44 PM
Message: The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error.: \r\n\r\n   at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.EndGetResponse(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Data.WebRequest.PlatformHttpClient.EndGetResponse(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Data.WebRequest.RestClientResponseRetriever.EndGetAsyncMemoryStreamFromResponse(IAsyncResult asyncResult, IPlatformHttpClient platformHttpClient)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Data.WebRequest.RestClientResponseRetriever.EndDownloadString(IAsyncResult asyncResult, IPlatformHttpClient platformHttpClient)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Data.WebRequest.RestClient.EndPost(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Data.Proxy.RestProxy.HttpRequestor.<>c__DisplayClass1.<GetPostCaller>b__0(String url, String body)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Data.Proxy.RestProxy.BaseReleaseV2ServiceProxy.ListReleases(String filterXml)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Data.Model.ReleaseV2.LoadListXml(String filterXml)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Data.Model.ModelFactory.LoadListElements[T](String filterXml)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Release.ViewModel.ViewModels.ReleasesViewModel.LoadElements(String filterXml)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Release.ViewModel.DataAccess.ElementRepository.LoadElements(String filterXml)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Release.ViewModel.ViewModels.ListWorkspaceViewModel.Initialize()
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Release.ViewModel.ViewModels.ReleasesViewModel..ctor()
Timestamp: 3/27/2015 6:49:44 PM
Message: The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error.: \r\n\r\n   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Release.Common.Presentation.Binding.OnDatabindingException(Object bindingExpression, Exception exception)
   at System.Windows.Data.Binding.DoFilterException(Object bindExpr, Exception exception)
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression.CallDoFilterException(Exception ex)
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression.ProcessException(Exception ex, Boolean validate)
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression.UpdateSource(Object value)
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpressionBase.UpdateValue()
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression.UpdateOverride()
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpressionBase.Update()
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpressionBase.ProcessDirty()
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpressionBase.Dirty()
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpressionBase.SetValue(DependencyObject d, DependencyProperty dp, Object value)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.SetValueCommon(DependencyProperty dp, Object value, PropertyMetadata metadata, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference, Boolean coerceWithCurrentValue, OperationType operationType, Boolean isInternal)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.SetCurrentValueInternal(DependencyProperty dp, Object value)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.UpdatePublicSelectionProperties()
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.SelectionChanger.End()
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.SetSelectedHelper(Object item, FrameworkElement UI, Boolean selected)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.NotifyIsSelectedChanged(FrameworkElement container, Boolean selected, RoutedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.OnSelected(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(Object target, RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
   at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEvent(RoutedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Controls.TabItem.OnSelected(RoutedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Controls.TabItem.OnIsSelectedChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.OnPropertyChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.OnPropertyChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.NotifyPropertyChange(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs args)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.UpdateEffectiveValue(EntryIndex entryIndex, DependencyProperty dp, PropertyMetadata metadata, EffectiveValueEntry oldEntry, EffectiveValueEntry& newEntry, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference, Boolean coerceWithCurrentValue,
OperationType operationType)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.SetValueCommon(DependencyProperty dp, Object value, PropertyMetadata metadata, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference, Boolean coerceWithCurrentValue, OperationType operationType, Boolean isInternal)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.SetCurrentValueInternal(DependencyProperty dp, Object value)
   at System.Windows.Controls.TabItem.OnPreviewGotKeyboardFocus(KeyboardFocusChangedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.OnPreviewGotKeyboardFocusThunk(Object sender, KeyboardFocusChangedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Input.KeyboardFocusChangedEventArgs.InvokeEventHandler(Delegate genericHandler, Object genericTarget)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(Delegate handler, Object target)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(Object target, RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
   at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseTrustedEvent(RoutedEventArgs args)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEvent(RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean trusted)
   at System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessStagingArea()
   at System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessInput(InputEventArgs input)
   at System.Windows.Input.KeyboardDevice.TryChangeFocus(DependencyObject newFocus, IKeyboardInputProvider keyboardInputProvider, Boolean askOld, Boolean askNew, Boolean forceToNullIfFailed)
   at System.Windows.Input.KeyboardDevice.Focus(DependencyObject focus, Boolean askOld, Boolean askNew, Boolean forceToNullIfFailed)
   at System.Windows.Input.KeyboardDevice.Focus(IInputElement element)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Focus()
   at System.Windows.Controls.TabItem.SetFocus()
   at System.Windows.Controls.TabItem.OnMouseLeftButtonDown(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.OnMouseLeftButtonDownThunk(Object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs.InvokeEventHandler(Delegate genericHandler, Object genericTarget)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(Delegate handler, Object target)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(Object target, RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
   at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.ReRaiseEventAs(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args, RoutedEvent newEvent)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.OnMouseDownThunk(Object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs.InvokeEventHandler(Delegate genericHandler, Object genericTarget)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(Delegate handler, Object target)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(Object target, RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
   at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseTrustedEvent(RoutedEventArgs args)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEvent(RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean trusted)
   at System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessStagingArea()
   at System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessInput(InputEventArgs input)
   at System.Windows.Input.InputProviderSite.ReportInput(InputReport inputReport)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndMouseInputProvider.ReportInput(IntPtr hwnd, InputMode mode, Int32 timestamp, RawMouseActions actions, Int32 x, Int32 y, Int32 wheel)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndMouseInputProvider.FilterMessage(IntPtr hwnd, WindowMessage msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.InputFilterMessage(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
Please help us.
Thanks & Regards,
Ramakrushna Parupalli

Hi Ramakrushna,
For the situation, you can connect to the database of Release Management, and check whether you can execute stored procedure ReleaseV2_List manually.
You can also try to clean some of releases records if possible to check if the timeout issue can be resolved. Or you can set the timeout configuration of Release Management to a larger value. Refer to this
thread for more information.
Another option is check event logs to see if there any useful informaiton, and repair Release Management on your server machine if possible. If the problem still exist after taking the methods I mentioned above, please elaborate more details about your scenario.
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