TFS Configuration Basics

• Installing
  
  • Upgrade Breaks Links on the SharePoint Products and Technology Portal
    
  • Some Visual Studio Team System 2010 Features Not Available After Upgrade
    
  • Initial Configuration of Team Foundation Server Should be Run From MSI Program or by Command Line
    
• Uninstalling
  
  • Need to uninstall TFS Object Model before uninstalling VSTS if installed from the web
    
• Product Issues
  
  • Managing Users on Upgraded Team Projects Might Result in Error TF50620
    
  • Cannot Install Team Foundation Build Service on Windows XP
    
  • Require SSL Option Not Supported
    
  • No Work Item Only View feature in Team System Web Access
    
  • You Can Only Associate a Single URL with a Team Project in Team Explorer
    
  • Team Foundation Server Service Account must be different then the account used for installing Team Foundation Server
    
  • Uninstall Team Explorer Does Not Remove Visual Studio Shell
    
  • Installing Team Foundation Server on a Windows Domain Requires a Live Connection to the Domain Controller
    
  • Team Foundation Server Name May Not Be Over 14 Characters
    
  • Do Not Launch Teamfoundation.msc Directly or Add to Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
    
  • Changes to Lab Management Network Location Tab Requires an IIS Reset
    
• Converters
  
  • VSSConverter.exe Not Supported
    
• Office Integration
  
  • Office Integration Requires Manual Installation of Office Primary Interop Assemblies (PIA) on Windows XP
    
  • Visual Studio Team System 2010 Installation Program Appears After You Launch Microsoft Project
    
• Process Templates and Team Project Portal
  
  • No Process Guidance Updates
    
  • Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) 5.0 Process Template Incomplete
    
  • Remote Portal Running as Network Service Can Cause Broken Dashboards
    
• Reporting
  
  • Team Foundation Server Stops Collecting Reporting Data from the Team Project Collection
    
  • Team Foundation Server Reports Are Out-of-date After Install/Upgrade
    
  • Team Foundation Server Data Warehouse Custom Adapters Do Not Work
    
• Test Integration
  
  • No Test Steps, Repro Steps or Associated Automation Controls in Team System Web Access
    
• Compatibility
  
  • Team Explorer 2008 or older client users can create new build definitions but they will not be able to edit them or to edit other, existing build definitions.
    
  • Team Explorer 2008 or older clients will be able to submit changes that affect gated build definitions, but they will not be prompted with the confirmation dialog and, if their check-in affects multiple gated definitions, it will fail.
    
  • Team Explorer 2008 or older clients will not be able to manage build resources using the "Manage Build Agents" dialog box.
    
  • Microsoft Project plan documents created using a Team Explorer 2010 client, break when opened from a Team Explorer 2008 or older client.
    
  • Navigation to non-default Shared Document, Project Portal and Process Guidance locations is broken for a Team Explorer 2008 SP1 or older clients.
    
  • Navigation to new Reports is not supported for a Team Explorer 2008 SP1 or older clients.
    
  • Work Item Tracking Queries with new functionality are not supported for a Team Explorer 2008 SP1 or older clients.
    
  • Rename in Version Control is not supported for Team Explorer 2008 SP1 or older clients.
    
  • Test Results Publishing is not supported for a Team Explorer 2008 SP1 or older clients.
    
  • How to connect to Team Explorer 2010 to Team Foundation Server 2008
    
  • How to connect a Team Explorer 2008 SP1 to a Team Foundation Server 2010 Server
    
  • Team Foundation Server 2010 administrative functions are only supported using Team Explorer 2010.
    

 

Source: - http://blogs.msdn.com/granth