Suggestions for an Orderly Upgrade
Moving to TFS 2008, but have to keep using Visual Studio 2005 on the client? Here’s a few things to make your life easier!
Did you know you can run VS2008 Team Explorer side by side with Visual Studio 2005? You can! And you can still access TFS 2008 with your old VS2005 Team Explorer, too! Also, here are the tools you will need (maybe) to upgrade to VSTS 2008 and the order in which you should install them in.
Team Foundation Server 2008 Power Tools (October Release) – This contains some useful features such as TFS Best Practice Analyzer, Windows Shell Integration. Install on all of the client machines that will be accessing TFS (this can also be installed on the server since that will have Team Explorer also).
Team Foundation Server 2008 MSSCCI Provider – Enables the integration of TFS with Visual Studio 6 and other legacy environments. Don’t install this if you don’t need it.
Install on all of the client machines that will be accessing TFS with Visual Studio 6.
Windows Powershell 1.0 – Required for the TFS Best Practice Analyzer (included in the power tools). This is a pre-requisite to installing the Power Tools. Install this on all machines which get the TFS 2008 Power Tools before installing the Power Tools.
Visual Studio 2008 Team Explorer – The client tool for TFS 2008. Allows access to all of the functionality of TFS 2008 (the MSSCCI provider only allows access to a subset). Install on all client machines that will be accessing TFS. Install on the server that will host Team System Web Access.
Team System Web Access (TSWA) SP1 – Web access to TFS for non-developers
Install on a server (can be the same server that TFS is on).
Install order:
1. Team Explorer (Client and Server hosting TSWA)
2. PowerShell (All machines hosting the Power Tools)
3. Power Tools
4. MSSCCI Provider (All machines connecting with VS6 – requires SP6)
5. Team System Web Access (Server only)
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