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AzureNLBManagement@1 is retired: replace it with AzurePowerShell@5 and AzureCLI@3

The short answer

Retirement date
Removal date
. Pipelines that still use it fail after removal.
Replacement
AzurePowerShell@5 and AzureCLI@3
Kind of migration
manual migration
Automatic rewrite
No. This task needs a manual migration. trasloco modernize --check still finds the step.
Recommended action
Migrate this step manually to either AzurePowerShell@5 or AzureCLI@3, and write the replacement script.

Official sources

Last verified:

Why does my pipeline show a retirement error for AzureNLBManagement@1?

On , Azure Pipelines shows a retirement error for AzureNLBManagement@1, but the run does not fail. On , pipelines that still use AzureNLBManagement@1 fail.

Find it in your pipelines

With trasloco:

trasloco modernize --check

Install trasloco from the latest release.

With plain grep, nothing to install:

grep -rniwF 'AzureNLBManagement@1' --include='*.yml' --include='*.yaml' .

How to migrate

Migrate this step manually to either AzurePowerShell@5 or AzureCLI@3, and write the replacement script.

The task definition of the replacement is linked under official sources above.

AzureNLBManagement@1 retirement FAQ

Is AzureNLBManagement@1 deprecated?

Yes. AzureNLBManagement@1 is retired on 2026-10-15. Azure Pipelines shows a retirement error, but the run does not fail until removal.

When does AzureNLBManagement@1 stop working?

AzureNLBManagement@1 is removed on 2027-03-15. Pipelines that still use it fail after removal.

What should I use instead of AzureNLBManagement@1?

Replace AzureNLBManagement@1 with AzurePowerShell@5 and AzureCLI@3.