Chapter 23. Upgrading from Earlier Versions
WHAT'S IN THIS CHAPTER?
Understanding upgrade types
Differences between in-place and hardware migration-based upgrades
Upgrading software prerequisites
Using the upgrade wizard
Upgrading legacy team projects
Enabling Team Foundation Server 2010 features in legacy team projects
Instead of installing a brand-new Team Foundation Server 2010 instance, you may have an earlier version of Team Foundation Server internally and want to upgrade to Team Foundation Server 2010. Thankfully, Microsoft has provided the means to upgrade an existing server to the latest version. However, as a Team Foundation Server administrator, you will actually have several additional tasks to complete to ensure that end users are able to leverage the new features.
The upgrade wizard in Team Foundation Server 2010 allows upgrading from the following legacy versions:
Team Foundation Server 2005
Team Foundation Server 2005 with Service Pack 1
Team Foundation Server 2008
Team Foundation Server 2008 with Service Pack 1
In this chapter, you will learn about the different approaches to take for upgrading from an earlier version of Team Foundation Server, as well as what is involved with performing an upgrade for each part.
UPGRADING FROM TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER 2005 AND 2008
Getting the software and database schema from earlier versions of Team Foundation Server upgraded to Team Foundation Server 2010 could not be easier. However, you will discover that the upgraded Team Foundation Server ...
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