Developer Support Team Foundation Server

CSS TFS HOTFIX Report: September 2009

Trevor Hancock — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:38:00 GMT

Between Sep 1, 2009 and Sep 30, 2009 we published the following HOTIFX articles\files and knowledge base articles: Knowledge Base Articles 976184 - Empty groups still appear as available selections in work item fields in Microsoft Team Foundation Server...(read more)

ACL and Group Membership change logging in TFS – what are your options?

Trevor Hancock — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:51:23 GMT

As you may know, current versions of TFS do not offer any native method to log security changes (this story is not changing much in TFS 2010, either). So what are your options for tracking TFS security changes now? Well, I’d like to present a few...(read more)

A Five Part Series: Troubleshooting TFS and SQL Reporting \ Analysis Services

Trevor Hancock — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:02:57 GMT

Brett Keown brings us this series. We hope you find it helpful and contribute some suggestions for part 5. -Trev ------------------------------------------------------ There are lots of moving parts to Team Foundation Server. With depth knowledge...(read more)

Getting TFS support faster from Microsoft: CSS structure revealed

Trevor Hancock — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:52:00 GMT

Wendell brings us a post today about the way we are arranged in Microsoft TFS support in the hopes that it will help you route to the proper team and get answers faster. Enjoy! -Trev ++++++++++++++++++++++++ I was looking through some of our support cases...(read more)

CSS TFS HOTFIX Report: Jan – Aug 2009

Trevor Hancock — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:19:00 GMT

Between Jan 1, 2009 and Aug 31, 2009 we published the following HOTIFX articles\files. I am basing this list on the criteria that the fix was uploaded to our HOTFIX server between those dates: 959168 - FIX: The destination file may change if you use the...(read more)

Interesting support case – Visual Studio solution prompts for entire SCC check-out on open

Trevor Hancock — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:51:00 GMT

Today we hear from Brett Keown about an interesting support case he had recently, with some great details about CSPROJ file structures, etc. Enjoy! Trevor +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I had some questions yesterday from a customer about an issue in which...(read more)

TfsDeleteProject.exe thwarted by Windows SharePoint Services permissions

Trevor Hancock — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:18:00 GMT

The other day I was cleaning up one of my Hyper-V machines. I had let Jim use it for a project creation test and since he was done, I wanted to whack that TF project to regain some space. So, I fired off this command, like you would… TfsDeleteProject...(read more)

Hyper-V Backup / Restore when upgrading to Windows Server 2008 R2

Trevor Hancock — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:19:00 GMT

I use Hyper-V and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC right now to host all my TFS reproduction machines, on which I work customer issues. It’s time to move that Hyper-V box to RTM, since it is available to us internally. My Hyper-V server is set up thusly (three...(read more)

Hyper-V Remote Administration from Windows 7?

CSSTFSBLOG — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:36:00 GMT

As you may know from this earlier post, I admin my multiple TFS Virtual PCs (which run on Hyper-V) from a Vista PC. Well last week I replaced that Vista PC with a Windows 7 Enterprise one. I tried to install the Hyper-V Remote Management Update for Windows Vista on my new Windows 7 PC and was denied (“this update does not apply to your system”, or the like). I thought I was done, but turns out there is an option for this in Windows 7 as well. This may be old news to you, but if not you can admin your Hyper-V PC remotely from Windows 7 by doing this:

1. Download the Windows 7 RSAT from here and install it (link updated Aug 12, 2009 to point to RTM version).

2. Open Programs and Features, select “Turn Windows Features on or off” and then drill down to…

   Remote Server Administration Tools
    \- Role Administration Tools
       \- Hyper-V Tools

2. Check off the Hyper-V Tools, let it do it’s thing. When complete you’ll have the Hyper-V Manager available in your Administrator Tools.

BTW, RSAT for Windows 7 doesn’t just give you remote Hyper-V management, but a whole host of other options as well.

HTH,
- Trev

Troubleshooting Team Foundation Server connection problems with Fiddler

Trevor Hancock — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:34:00 GMT

Chris Cooper comes to us today with the story of a TF server, a client, and the Fiddler who saved the day…. --Trev ----------------------------------------------------------- The other day I had a customer that had the dreaded Red-X on his documents node...(read more)

Determining the number of Team System Web Access Users

jimsau — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:41:00 GMT

We have documented some scalability limitations for Team System Web Access in a white paper called Team System Web Access 2008 Scalability Limits . The white paper contains some configuration recommendations and limitations for TSWA. One of the recommendations...(read more)

SSL on TFS 2008 + Windows Server 2008 + IIS 7

CSSTFSBLOG — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:35:00 GMT

MSDN has long had a document on Setting up Team Foundation Server to Require HTTPS and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) . It is geared specifically to Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6 though, as the OS and IIS platforms. Ruidong Li (a senior support engineer on...(read more)

Windows 7: Be first. Save half.

Trevor Hancock — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:09:00 GMT

You know I love me some Windows 7, and if you’re like me, you’re going to love this too… Pre-order Windows 7 today at Microsoft Store . You'll get it for at least half off and be one of the first to get it. Hurry, quantities are limited.* It's pretty...(read more)

Mounting .VHDs in Windows 7 \ Windows Server 2008 R2 with a simple mouse-click

Trevor Hancock — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:11:00 GMT

One of the coolest features in Windows 7 (all my personal machines at work & home are now Win7 or WS2K8R2, BTW <g>) is the native ability to mount .VHD files (virtual hard drives). As you know if you are a loyal reader (PLUG: if you’re not,...(read more)

Adding external build data to TFS

Trevor Hancock — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:11:00 GMT

Wendell Phillips brings us today’s post about adding external build data to TFS. -Trev I recently found a need to add build data to Team Foundation Server 2008 from an external build process. TFS ordinarily only maintains and processes build...(read more)