[windows] warmup "az devops" for the first run

[ilia-shipitsin]

as Jesse Houwing has found "az devops" warms up during first run which takes ~40 sec.

warm up is done by running "az devops --help" with config redirected to persistent "C:" location, also keyring installation requires "fake" login

original PR: #8294

Description

warming up "az devops" first invocation.
due to security reasons we cannot accept original PR: #8294

Related issue:

#8296

Check list

• Related issue / work item is attached
• Tests are written (if applicable)
• Documentation is updated (if applicable)
• Changes are tested and related VM images are successfully generated

[jessehouwing]

Yay! Thanks for the mention!

[mikhailkoliada]

/azp run windows2019,windows2022

[azure-pipelines]

Azure Pipelines successfully started running 2 pipeline(s).

[Alexey-Ayupov]

/azp run windows2019,windows2022

[azure-pipelines]

Azure Pipelines successfully started running 2 pipeline(s).

[ligz08]

It's 2025 and I might be running into the same problem again -- first az command takes nearly 1 minute in Azure Pipelines pwsh task.

Agent info:

Operating System
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
10.0.20348
Datacenter
Runner Image
Image: windows-2022
Version: 20250224.5.0
Included Software: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/win22/20250224.5/images/windows/Windows2022-Readme.md
Image Release: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases/tag/win22%2F20250224.5

Logs from az devops configure --defaults organization=$(System.CollectionUri) project=$(System.TeamProject) --debug command:

Starting: verifyArtifact
==============================================================================
Task         : PowerShell
Description  : Run a PowerShell script on Linux, macOS, or Windows
Version      : 2.247.1
Author       : Microsoft Corporation
Help         : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/utility/powershell
==============================================================================
Generating script.
========================== Starting Command Output ===========================
"C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command ". 'D:\a\_work\_temp\482e1085-0587-470a-ab26-31c4360f3659.ps1'"
DEBUG: cli.knack.cli: Command arguments: ['devops', 'configure', '--defaults', 'organization=***', 'project=***', '--debug']
DEBUG: cli.knack.cli: __init__ debug log:
Cannot enable color.
DEBUG: cli.knack.cli: Event: Cli.PreExecute []
DEBUG: cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandParser.OnGlobalArgumentsCreate [<function CLILogging.on_global_arguments at 0x000001395B5131A0>, <function OutputProducer.on_global_arguments at 0x000001395B6BC040>, <function CLIQuery.on_global_arguments at 0x000001395B6DD440>]
DEBUG: cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreCommandTableCreate []
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Command index version or cloud profile is invalid or doesn't match the current command.
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Command index has been invalidated.
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: No module found from index for '['devops', 'configure', '--defaults', 'organization=https://msasg.visualstudio.com/', 'project=llu', '--debug']'
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Loading all modules and extensions
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Discovered command modules: ['acr', 'acs', 'advisor', 'ams', 'apim', 'appconfig', 'appservice', 'aro', 'backup', 'batch', 'batchai', 'billing', 'botservice', 'cdn', 'cloud', 'cognitiveservices', 'compute_recommender', 'computefleet', 'config', 'configure', 'consumption', 'container', 'containerapp', 'cosmosdb', 'databoxedge', 'dls', 'dms', 'eventgrid', 'eventhubs', 'extension', 'feedback', 'find', 'hdinsight', 'identity', 'interactive', 'iot', 'keyvault', 'lab', 'managedservices', 'maps', 'marketplaceordering', 'monitor', 'mysql', 'netappfiles', 'network', 'policyinsights', 'privatedns', 'profile', 'rdbms', 'redis', 'relay', 'resource', 'role', 'search', 'security', 'servicebus', 'serviceconnector', 'servicefabric', 'signalr', 'sql', 'sqlvm', 'storage', 'synapse', 'util', 'vm']
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Loading command modules:
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Name                  Load Time    Groups  Commands
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: acr                       5.705        36       149
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: acs                       0.971        14        77
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: advisor                   0.054         3         6
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: ams                       0.110        22       100
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: apim                      0.162        14        69
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: appconfig                 0.121         9        47
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: appservice                0.677        79       270
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: aro                       0.395         1        10
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: backup                    0.089        16        60
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: batch                     0.681        32        96
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: batchai                   0.109        10        30
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: billing                   0.560        19        53
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: botservice                0.122        12        42
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: cdn                       5.702         8        50
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: cloud                     0.069         1         7
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: cognitiveservices         0.092        10        33
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: compute_recommender       0.099         1         1
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: computefleet              0.210         1         1
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: config                    0.081         2         7
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: configure                 0.071         2         5
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: consumption               0.728         8         9
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: container                 0.351         2        17
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: containerapp              3.884        37       123
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: cosmosdb                  0.344        58       199
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: databoxedge               0.280         5        28
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: dls                       0.088         6        36
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: dms                       0.065         3        22
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: eventgrid                 0.104        25        96
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: eventhubs                 0.507        14        21
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: extension                 0.021         1         7
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: feedback                  0.017         1         2
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: find                      0.046         1         1
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: hdinsight                 0.179         9        42
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: identity                  0.076         2        11
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: interactive               0.030         1         1
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: iot                       3.497        19        82
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: keyvault                  0.236        20       113
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: lab                       1.246         9        30
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: managedservices           0.358         3         8
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: maps                      0.095         5        13
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: marketplaceordering       0.182         1         2
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: monitor                   6.062        18        61
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: mysql                     2.015        16        56
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: netappfiles               1.620         8        17
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: network                   0.915       104       346
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: policyinsights            0.456         9        17
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: privatedns                0.714        14        60
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: profile                   0.063         2         8
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: rdbms                     2.018        51       212
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: redis                     0.060         7        38
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: relay                     0.795         7         8
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: resource                  0.290        52       232
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: role                      0.042        17        62
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: search                    0.271         7        19
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: security                  0.282        48        98
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: servicebus                0.284        13        17
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: serviceconnector          0.320        20       315
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: servicefabric             0.377        27        80
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: signalr                   0.093        10        42
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: sql                       0.199        56       215
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: sqlvm                     0.496         4        20
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: storage                   0.487        59       274
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: synapse                   0.232        54       246
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: util                      0.083         3         7
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: vm                        1.235        58       266
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Total (65)               47.823      1186      4692
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Loading extensions:
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Name                  Load Time    Groups  Commands  Directory
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: azure-devops              3.152        60       192  C:\Program Files\Common Files\AzureCliExtensionDirectory\azure-devops
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Total (1)                 3.152        60       192  
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Loaded 1232 groups, 4884 commands.
DEBUG: cli.azure.cli.core: Updated command index in 0.003 seconds.
DEBUG: cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreCommandTableTruncate [<function AzCliLogging.init_command_file_logging at 0x000001395D9A5E40>]

Problem appears to be "No module found from index for ['devops', ...]", so Azure CLI did a full reloading of all command modules which took nearly 1 minute.

Is this the same problem addressed here in this PR?

[ligz08]

Please ignore my previous post. I found it to be an issue with my runner image's $env:AZURE_CONFIG_DIR\commandIndex.json containing "version": "2.71.0", inconsistent with the actually installed Azure CLI 2.69.0, thus az <subcommand> would reload modules & extensions. I don't know for sure if the inconsistency originates from the publicly released Image Version: 20250224.5.1 or internal customization added by my organization, but either way has nothing to do with the warmup scripts here.