Module 1: Introduction to Team Foundation Server Administration
This module introduces the student to the TFS administration process by explaining, in brief, the development process, how TFS supports a development environment and the role of the administrator in supporting the development process. Application Lifecycle Management concepts will be explained and TFS specific terminology will be defined and explained. Students will be introduced to the responsibilities of administering TFS .
Lessons
What is Application Lifecycle Management?
Visual Studio and Application Lifecycle Management
What is Team Foundation Server?
Overview of the Development Process
TFS Components and Terms
Role of the Administrator in the Development Process
TFS Administration Overview
Module 2: Planning and Deploying TFS
This module explains how to plan for, install and configure TFS. Students will become familiar with the architectural requirements and options, installation steps and basic TFS topological and configuration options. Instructors will cover the basic knowledge required to deploy TFS and supply foundational information that will be required for successful completion of other modules.
Lessons
TFS Topologies
Architectural requirements, Hardware considerations and Software considerations
Networking requirements including firewall and ports
Domain, Workgroup and Service accounts
SQL Server and SharePoint requirements
Topology considerations for small teams, single server, existing infrastructure or more than 1 server, and server farms
Planning for Version Control Proxy
Module 3: Configuration and Operations of TFS
This module explains this basic principles of configuration and operation of TFS . Students will become familiar with the various TFS security groups and permissions, the practice of administering project collections and team projects, and the administrative knowledge required to support Build. Students will also review administrative information on testing and configuring reporting and analysis services.
Lessons
Default TFS Security groups and configuring permissions
Managing team project collections and team projects
Managing the TFS build System
Configuring Reporting and Analysis Services
Module 4: Client Connectivity
This module covers the various clients that can be used to connect to Team Foundation Server . Students will connect to TFS with Team Explorer, Microsoft Office Excel and Team Web Access. Students will review the different license requirements, different clients that can be used to connect to TFS and will be able to describe how to configure Visual Studio and Team Explorer for Team Server Proxy.
Lessons
Client Connectivity License Requirements
IDE Configuration for TFS Integration
Team Explorer
Microsoft Office Connectivity
Team Web Access
Configuring Visual Studio and Team Explorer for Proxy Server
Resolving TFS connectivity issues
Module 5: Customization of Team Projects
This module explains how to customize team project workflow, work item features. Students will work with the Team Foundation Server Power Tools and modify the existing project workflow and work items. Students will also create work item queries and modify work item templates.
Lessons
Managing Work item Queries
Customizing Work items and Workflow
TFS Power tools
Reporting
Module 6: Administering Version Control
This module explains how to administer version control in Team Foundation Server. Students will review the processes for managing workspaces, work with branching and merging, create shelve sets and discuss the 5 key scenarios for using shelvesets.
Lessons
Managing Workspaces
Administering Branching and Merging
Managing Shelvesets
Module 7: Upgrading, Migrating, and Integration
This module covers the process of upgrading to Team Foundation Server, migrating data to Team Foundation Server and how to integrate Team Foundation Server with other Source Control systems.
Lessons
Upgrading to TFS
Migrating to TFS
Visual Source Safe Migrations
Integration with TFS
Module 8: Advanced Administration
This module explains several different advanced administration topics that expand on concepts covered in previous modules. Students will review the process of installation validation, advanced management of TFS Application and Data Tiers, Rebuilding a warehouse, moving a TFS instance to a new server or new domain, and installing and configuring Team Foundation Server Proxy.
Lessons
Validating an installation
Manual configuration of SharePoint and reporting services post-installation
Advanced management of TFS Application and Data Tiers
Rebuilding the Warehouse
Service Account management
Version Control Proxy Deployment
Fault Tolerant Solutions
Module 9: Backup, Restore and Monitoring TFS
This module explains how backup and restore Team Foundation Server and the best practices for monitoring TFS . Students will review the various tools for monitoring TFS and will review the steps for backing up and restoring TFS in a disaster recovery situation.
Lessons
Backing Up TFS
Restoring TFS
Monitoring TFS a
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