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An underscore ("_") is not a supported character for a server name according to the RFC standards and therefore Windows will warn you when trying to use it as part of a DNS name. Symptoms ASP.NET applications that use session state, like Team...
Answer : Yes, you are free to do so. Microsoft has done "functional, perf and stress testing" on TFS 2008 SP1 on SQL Server 2005 SP3 to ensure it works properly. Additionally we installed and tested it on our TFS instances without any issues...
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Are you concerned about performance? You can scale out by... installing a TFS proxy which will cache all version control downloads and therefore reduce the load on your TFS app tier. splitting your single-server TFS installation in an separate application...
If one of the following action are planned you should ready the appropriate documentation: Change the name of your TFS server Join a domain with your TFS or change the domain to which the TFS belongs Change the accounts used for running the TFS services...
Check the Windows Event Log . Run TFS Best Practices Analyzer . (part of the Power Tools , requires PowerShell to be installed first) TFS-Team Explorer 2008 Troubleshooting Guide (@ MSDN Forums) Have a look at the available troubleshooting documentation...
Screenshots from a successful team project creation.
You updated to TFS 2008, but since the upgrade process doesn't touch your already installed WSS you are responsible for upgrading it yourself. Official Guidance: Upgrading SharePoint Products and Technologies for Team Foundation Server Step 1: Run...
Screenshots from a successful Power Tools installation Step 1: Installing Windows PowerShell Step 2: Installing TFS Power Tools
TFS 2008 is released! Well… at least the Workgroup and Trial Editions are available. And the Standard Edition won’t be available until January (when the product keys are available as well). So the solution for now Microsoft recommends you to use the Trial...
Summary: You can manage your deployment of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server more effectively if you create your own operations plan. As you create your plan, you should understand key elements of the architecture of Team Foundation...
By default, the email functionality in Team System Web Access (TSWA) is disabled and users will receive the following message when trying to use it: “Sending email is not enabled. Please contact your administrator.” To enable you need to change...
Especially if you don't have the fastest internet connection and/or are not too organized in storing your MSDN DVDs properly it's worth preparing all files and DVDs before heading towards an install of TFS: Here's the list of things you'll...
Willy-Peter Schaub [1], a fellow VSTS MVP [2], is our "king of Posters" when it comes to visualize complex things from Microsoft recommendation and best practices papers into nice and easy-to-remember posters! Microsoft Team System Branching poster [3...
You have the english version of TFS and would like to change to a localized one, like Korean, Japanese, German, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, and French? No problem: just grab documentation on how to do it and the tools from...
All tasks that should be performed on a regulary basis are listed here. Deleting old load test results (via Bill Barnett's blog ) The list in this post will be constantly updated. If you have any suggestions please write a comment!
Tips & Tricks VSTS Tip How to unlock an item locked by another user Forums & Discussion Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Setup & Administration , Microsoft Technical Forums