TFS: Installation using DNS aliases – Part 3 : Team Foundation Server

TFS: Installation using DNS aliases – Part 3 : Team Foundation Server

This post is part of a series on how to install and configure Team Foundation Server using DNS aliases for it’s components:


In this post we’ll see how to configure Team Foundation Server to use the DNS aliases for the database and SharePoint. Here’s the aliases i’ll be using for this tutorial:

  • SQL Server : sql01.demo.local
  • Analysis Services : analysis01.demo.local
  • Reporting Services : reporting01.demo.local
  • SharePoint : sharepoint01.demo.local
  • Team Foundation Server (AT) : tfs01.demo.local

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TFS: Installation using DNS aliases – Part 2 : SharePoint

TFS: Installation using DNS aliases – Part 2 : SharePoint

This post is part of a series on how to install and configure Team Foundation Server using DNS aliases for it’s components:


In this post we’ll see how to configure SharePoint to use the DNS aliases for the database and SharePoint. Here’s the aliases i’ll be using for this tutorial:

  • SQL Server : sql01.demo.local
  • SharePoint : sharepoint01.demo.local

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TFS: Installation using DNS aliases – Part 1 : Data Tiers

TFS: Installation using DNS aliases - Part 1 : Data Tiers

In my last series of post I’ve looked at how you can rename server which runs TFS components and reconfigure them so that the platform can be operational again. In this new series i’ll explain how to realize an installation using DNS aliases so that future server changes will be simplified by simply changing the alias :)

Even you start with a single server installation, using DNS aliases for all components will simplify your task if you need to make some evolution later. Here’s the list of components on which we will have an alias:

  • SQL Server
  • Analysis Services
  • Reporting Services
  • SharePoint
  • Team Foundation Server (Application Tiers)

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TFS 2010: Rename a server – Part 7 : the TeamBuild server

TFS 2010: Rename a server – Part 7 : the TeamBuild server

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In this sixth post we will see what to do to rename the TeamBuild server build.demo.local to build1.demo.local and make our service work again :)

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TFS 2010: Rename a server – Part 6: the TeamFoundation Server server

TFS 2010: Rename a server – Part 6: the TeamFoundation Server server

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In this fifth post we will see what to do to rename the TeamFoundation Server server tfs.demo.local to tfs1.demo.local and make our service work again :)

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WiqAdmin: Release 1.1.1.0

WiqAdmin: Release 1.1.1.0

WiqAdmin is a command line utility to administer work item queries for TFS 2008 and TFS 2010. I just released a new version with the following new features:

  • Added “copy” command for TFS 2010 to copy queries from one team project to another.
  • Updated “export” command to support exporting multiple queries using an input file containing the queries to export.
  • Updated “delete” command to support deleting multiple queries using an input file containing the queries to delete.

You can download the 1.1.1.0 release for TFS 2008 and TFS 2010 here : http://wiqadmin.codeplex.com/releases/view/90663

I’d also like to thank jzserai for joining the project and helping with this release.

Next release will support TFS 2012.

Carpe Diem.

TFS 2010: A standalone installer for the TFS 2010 SP1 client Object Model API

TFS 2010: A standalone installer for the TFS 2010 SP1 client Object Model API

A small post to inform you that Microsoft released a standalone installer for the Team Foundation Server 2010 SP1 client Object Model API! You can found it on the Visual Studio Gallery here:

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/a37e19fb-3052-4fc9-bef7-4a4682069a75

Before this installer, if you wanted to develop an application that interacts with TFS you needed to install Team Explorer to have those few needed DLLs… this isn’t the cas anymore :) Of course licencing doesn’t change and your user will still need a TFS CAL.

A TFS 2012 version will be available with the RTM.

Carpe Diem.

TFS: Doing rollbacks with TFS 2010 and TFS 11

TFS: Doing rollbacks with TFS 2010 and  TFS 11

I got several time questions about how rollback are done with Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010; instead of repeating myself i’ve decided to write a post :)

Note : although the screenshots are done under Visual Studio 11, the principals are the same with Visual Studio 2010..

In TFS when doing a rollback or cancel a changeset you will get a new version of your file or files with an Edit status:

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The edit will then be visible in the history after doing a checkin. (you will the be able to rollback your rollback :) )

Update 08/25/2014: corrected output of rollback 22, thanks B€N :)

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TFS 2010: Rename a server – Part 5: the Sharepoint server

TFS 2010: Rename a server - Part 5: the Sharepoint server

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In this fourth post we will see what to do to rename the sharepoint server wss.demo.local to wss1.demo.local and make our services work again :)

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TFS 2010: Rename a server – Part 4: the Reporting Services server

TFS 2010: Rename a server - Part 4: the Reporting Services server

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In this third post we will see what to do to rename the reporting services server rs.demo.local to rs1.demo.local and make our services work again :)

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