As of 6/18, there is a patch that fixes a critical upgrade bug and it can be downloaded here: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB2135068 plase install this patch before installation but before configuration. A more detailed explenation can be found here...

Generally, the Server URL and the Notification URL should not be modified. Both these values are TFS-system-wide. So, if multiple application-tiers exist, modifying either one of these values will impact them on all application-tiers The Notification...

One question that has come up recently is how do you connect a 2008 Team Explorer client to a TFS 2010 server that requires client certificates. While such a connection is possible, we do not have any tools to facilitate you in setting up this type of...

Mario Rodriguez recently wrote a paper on the best practices for scaling out TFS 2010. This document is still a draft. So, feedback is welcome. --Aaron

One question that has come up recently is “On TFS 2008, how do I move just my Reporting Services off-box. While this can be difficult, it is possible by following the directions below 1. Follow KB 842425 to move RS DB to a new instance. 2. Ensure...

If, in TFS 2010 Beta 1, you are encountering the error TF31001: Cannot connect to Team Foundation Server at xxx.com. The server returned the following error: The ServicePointManager does not support proxies with the https scheme. You can find...

One of the most common problems that users encounter is how do I upgrade TFS 2005 to TFS 2008 and change servers at the same time . Unfortunately, it is not possible to simultaneously upgrade and move in one fell swoop. So, in order to achieve this...

Another common problem that TFS admins often encounter is setting up TFS with SSL/HTTPs. You can find the official guide for setting up https here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa833873.aspx . If you aren’t familiar with setting up SSL on websites...

About: In this type of move, you will not move any part of your TFS systems between machines, but instead will move your machine between environments. Most often this is used for moving from a workgroup to a domain. So, of the four steps described in...

About: In this type of move, you will move your data-tier off of the same box as your application-tier. Note : the steps bellow do not describe how to move from a combined Application-/Data-Tier (Server A) to a new Application-Tier (Server B) and Data...

About: This type move, describes how to move your single-server system to new hardware. Introduction: One of the main admin scenarios that customers have problems with is moving Team Foundation Server (TFS) between severs. I have constructed...

One of the main admin scenarios that customers have problems with is moving Team Foundation Server (TFS) between severs. I have constructed a series of blog postings that present overviews of the most common move scenarios. This page is an index of all...

One of the main admin scenarios that customers have problems with is moving TFS between severs. In my next few blog postings, I will be discussing several move scenarios and how they can be achieved. Before discussing, the more complicated move...

One of the topics that’s come up a few times recently while talking to TFS users has been Hyper-V. Specifically, we often hear: 1. What hardware & software setup should we use? 2. What type of fail-over options should we use? 3. What type...

We have heard about two issues from customers that are upgrading from TFS2005 to TFS2008 that also wish to upgrade Conchango’s Scrum product (SFTS) from v1 to v2: 1) Uninstalling Conchango v1 before the TFS 2008 upgrade causes the WSS3.0 prescan tool...

The User Education team has made some important updates to the document "Moving Team Foundation Server from One Hardware Configuration to Another". The draft version is available online now , please take a look and let us know if you have any input.

One of the most common questions we get from customer during a TFS upgrade from 2005 to 2008 is how to also upgrade their SharePoint server from 2.0 to 3.0. We have recently published some new guidance around this as KB article number 950174. Please take...

Welcome to the official blog of the Microsoft Team Foundation Server Admin and Ops team! Through this blog, we hope to create a unified resource for all things relating to TFS Setup, Administration and Operations. Team members will be posting articles...