November 2009 - Posts
The update for VS2008, called General Distribution Release (GDR), allows you to:
“The GDR enables teams to use TFS 2010 even if part of the team uses the 2008 client. Some new functions will require the 2010 client. However, the GDR lets you use the 2010 server to perform the same functions that you were able to perform in the 2008 client.”
Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=CF13EA45-D17B-4EDC-8E6C-6C5B208EC54D
Further information
Unsupported scenarios in VS/Team Explorer 2008 when working against a TFS 2010
(found here)
- Creating new team projects
- Destroying Work Items or Work Item Type and Renaming Work Item Type,
- Uploading Process Templates
- Uploading Work Item Definitions
- Uploading TFS Field Mapping for Microsoft Project
Screenshots of a successfull installation of Team Explorer 2010 according to the Team Foundation Installation Guide 2010.
Part 1: Installation




Part 2: Creating a new team project




Screenshots of a successfull installation of Team Foundation Build Service 2010 according to the Team Foundation Installation Guide 2010.
Installation



Screenshots of a successfull installation of Team Foundation Server 2010 according to the Team Foundation Installation Guide 2010.
As prerequisite make sure you configured the following components for use by TFS:
Part 1: Installation

Part 2: Post-Install Configuration
Note: These screenshots show the “Advanced” wizard option. There are also “Standard” and “basic” wizards available.
Part 3: Validation

Screenshots of a successfull installation of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 according to the Team Foundation Installation Guide 2010.
Part 1: Installation

Part 2: Post-Install configuration

Screenshots of a successfull installation of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) from SQL 2008 according to the Team Foundation Installation Guide 2010.
This step required the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 to be installed.
Part 1:Installation

Part 2: Post-Install Configuration


Screenshots of a successfull installation of Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 according to the Team Foundation Installation Guide 2010.
During this process you will add:







Screenshots of a successfull installation of SQL Server 2008 according to the Team Foundation Installation Guide 2010.
In this case TFS is installed in a dual-server configuration, meaning:
- Data Tier: containing SQL Server and Analysis Services
- App Tier: containing Reporting Services, Windows SharePoint Services and TFS itself
Installation
Note: In the sceenshots a new SQL instance is added to an existing database server.
