TFS 2010: Rename a server – Part 2: the database server

TFS 2010: Rename a server - Part 2: the database server

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In this first post we will see what to do to rename the database server db.demo.local to db1.demo.local and make our services work again :)

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TFS 2010: Rename a server – Part 1: introduction

TFS 2010: Rename a server - Part 1: introduction

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During my work i had an interesting “challenge”: rename a server on which was installed TFS and all the needed components (WSS, SQL, RS, AS, Build). There are some documentation on how to rename each component but they are squattered in each product documentation so i decided to write a series of post specifying how to rename each component/server used by TFS.

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VisualStudio vNext: ALM roadmap in video

VisualStudio vNext: ALM roadmap in video

I was talking yesterday about the ALM roadmap announced by Microsoft at the Teched North America 2011. The video of Cameron Skinner’s presentation “The Future of Microsoft Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management” is now online. You can now see those new features in action :)

Carpe Diem.

VisualStudio vNext : ALM roadmap

VisualStudio vNext : ALM roadmap

Yesterday began the Teched North America conference and Microsoft has finally announced their vision for ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) in the next version of Visual Studio.

This version concentrates around :

  • Agile developments.
  • Interaction with stakeholders.
  • Interaction with opérations.

Here’s a quick overview of what was announced.

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TFS 2010 : The TFS SDK for Java is available

TFS 2010 : The TFS SDK for Java is available

After releasing TeamExplorer Everywhere 2010, Microsoft continues to open TeamFoundation Server to non Microsoft development by publishing the TFS SDK for Java! You can download it at the following address:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7a3c4332-6998-48ec-b689-e434d4218012&displaylang=en

You will get :

  • A unique JAR containing the TFS API. This is the same code that TeamExplorer Everywhere uses.
  • Some native code used by the TFS API. (Kerberos authentication, Keychain, …).
  • The complet  API documentation in Javadoc format.
  • Code samples.

Microsoft has also make an effort to respect Java conventions so that Java developer are not “lost”.

More details on Brian Harry’s post.

Carpe Diem.