November 2012 | Buck Hodges

Doc on unattended configuration of TFS 2012

Buck HodgesNovember 29, 2012Nov 29, 201211/29/12

TFS 2012 (RTM and newer) added a new tfsconfigure unattend command that supports unattended configuration of the server, build proxy, and SharePoint extensions. There’s now a new whitepaper available that explains it. While the paper is titled Unattended Installation of TFS 2012, it’s really unattended configuration. Unattended ...

November power tools release for TFS 2012

Buck HodgesNovember 29, 2012Nov 29, 201211/29/12

Today we published a new release of the power tools for TFS 2012 Update 1. This includes important fixes for the backup/restore power tool to be compatible with the release of TFS 2012 Update 1. We did a lot of refactoring of the server DLLs for the cloud service, http://tfs.visualstudio.com, and we needed to update the backup/restore power ...

TFS 2012 Update 1 Issue: Error while configuring build

Buck HodgesNovember 28, 2012Nov 28, 201211/28/12

[Update 2/1/13] A fix for the issues is now available. [Update 1/14/13] See this post for the latest on a fix with attaching collections. --- We’ve discovered an issue in TFS Update 1 that may result in errors when you try to configure a build agent or controller. You will see an error in the Build Service Configuration Wizard (...

TFS and VS 2012 Update 1 now available

Buck HodgesNovember 26, 2012Nov 26, 201211/26/12

[Update 2/1/13] A fix for the issues is now available. [Update 1/14/13] See this post for the latest on issues with attaching a collection. As announced on Soma’s blog, Update 1 for Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server 2012 is now available. Over at the ALM blog, you can find more details on what’s new. For those using the Team ...

New tool to upgrade from Visual SourceSafe to Team Foundation Server or Service

Buck HodgesNovember 9, 2012Nov 9, 201211/9/12

Today we have released an upgrade tool for users of VSS to upgrade to either on-premises TFS or the Team Foundation Service in the cloud! It provides a wizard-based UI for upgrading a VSS repository to TFS 2010, 2012, or the service. Compared to the old VSS conversion experience, there are quite a few improvements. With ...

Windows Phone SDK now available in Build for Team Foundation Service

Buck HodgesNovember 9, 2012Nov 9, 201211/9/12

Brian mentioned this in a blog post last week, but I think it may have gotten lost in everything else that was going on. The Team Foundation Service’s build feature (i.e., build in the cloud) has the Windows Phone SDK installed on it now so that you can build you Windows Phone 8 (and 7) apps. The blocker here had been that the SDK could ...

Video from 2012 Build Conference: Evolution of TFS into a Service

Buck HodgesNovember 5, 2012Nov 5, 201211/5/12

This year at //build/ conference I gave a presentation on the evolution of Team Foundation Server from a box product to a service that has a box product. It’s been a fun journey, and I enjoyed telling the story of what our team has accomplished over the last couple of years. I start with the beginning of the 2012 cycle and go over the ...

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