Valid TaskActions are:

CheckExists (Required: HostName Optional: MachineName Output: Exists, State)

Create (Required: HostName, AccountName, AccountPassword Optional: MachineName, Force)

Delete (Required: HostName Optional: MachineName)

GetState (Required: HostName Optional: MachineName Output: State)

Start (Required: HostName Optional: MachineName)

Stop (Required: HostName Optional: MachineName)

Remote Execution Support: Yes

Namespace:  MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk
Assembly:  MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk (in MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.dll) Version: 3.5.0.0 (3.5.3.0)

Examples

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<Project ToolsVersion="3.5" DefaultTargets="Default" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
    <PropertyGroup>
        <TPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath>
        <TPath Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks')">$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <Import Project="$(TPath)"/>
    <Target Name="Default">
        <!-- Create a Host Instance -->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance TaskAction="Create" HostName="MSBEPTESTHOST" AccountName="yourserviceaccount" AccountPassword="yourpassword" Force="True"/>
        <!-- Check a Host Instance exists (it should), and get it's state-->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance TaskAction="CheckExists" HostName="MSBEPTESTHOST">
            <Output TaskParameter="Exists" PropertyName="DoesExist"/>
            <Output TaskParameter="State" PropertyName="InstanceState"/>
        </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance>
        <Message Text="BizTalkHostInstance Exists: $(DoesExist) and is $(InstanceState)"/>
        <!-- Start a Host Instance -->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance TaskAction="Start" HostName="MSBEPTESTHOST"/>
        <!-- Get a Host Instance state-->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance TaskAction="GetState" HostName="MSBEPTESTHOST">
            <Output TaskParameter="State" PropertyName="InstanceState"/>
        </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance>
        <Message Text="BizTalkHostInstance state: $(InstanceState)"/>
        <!-- Stop a Host Instance -->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance TaskAction="Stop" HostName="MSBEPTESTHOST"/>
        <!-- Get a Host Instance state-->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance TaskAction="GetState" HostName="MSBEPTESTHOST">
            <Output TaskParameter="State" PropertyName="InstanceState"/>
        </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance>
        <Message Text="BizTalkHostInstance state: $(InstanceState)"/>
        <!-- Delete a Host Instance -->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance TaskAction="Delete" HostName="MSBEPTESTHOST"/>
        <!-- Check a Host Instance exists again (it shouldn't)-->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance TaskAction="CheckExists" HostName="MSBEPTESTHOST">
            <Output TaskParameter="Exists" PropertyName="DoesExist"/>
        </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk.BizTalkHostInstance>
        <Message Text="BizTalkHostInstance Exists: $(DoesExist)"/>
    </Target>
</Project>

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  Microsoft.Build.Utilities..::.Task
    MSBuild.ExtensionPack..::.BaseTask
      MSBuild.ExtensionPack.BizTalk..::.BizTalkHostInstance

See Also