Importing TFS2008 Projects to existing TFS2010 Server

Question

Hi All,

I have an existing TFS2008 install with a number of projects that has been used for a few years now. In addition, we have a TFS2010 server that has been in use for approx 12 months and was originally just a 'test' of TFS2010. With our move to .Net4, and our Database Projects using VS2010, we want to migrate all the data from the 2008 TFS to the existing 2010 TFS, and keep all the data, history etc if possible.

How do I do this? I have aread a few guides where I can restore the databases to the TFS2010 instance, but this will obviously not work with out existing projects.

Any advice or guides to point me to?

Thanks!

Answer 1

If the backups for TFS2010 are an exact match for version, SP level, etc. then you can restore them (good ref here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms253070.aspx).  For the TFS2008 db's you'd need to look at upgrading an existing server to get to TFS2010.  Another alternative is the TFS Integration Platform here http://tfsintegration.codeplex.com/.  This takes some work to set up but you can use this to move the Team Projects between TFS servers.

Thanks,

Gary

Answer 2

Hi Coggs,

 

Thanks for your post.   

 

According your description, you want to migrate all the data from TFS 2008 to the existing TFS 2010, I think you mean that upgrade your TFS 2008 to existing TFS 2010, right? If so, please refer to the following steps:

1        Backup your TFS 2008 database.(you should backup all the DBs)

2        Restore TFS 2008 DBs to the TFS 2010’s SQL Server.

3        Execute the TfsConfig import command line to import your TFS 2008 data tier as the new Collection in TFS 2010.

For the detailed information, please refer to this blog: http://blog.hinshelwood.com/upgrading-team-foundation-server-2008-to-2010/.

 

Please also refer to this similar post: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tfsadmin/thread/27321d9d-b6ea-4ff8-8dca-742d7ec89f46.   

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Answer 3

Hi John,

No, we dont want to upgrade the TFS2008 to TFS2010.

We have TFS2008 with Projects.

We have TFS2010 with Projects.

We want to move the TFS2008 Projects to the TFS2010 server alongside the existing projects.

Garry: Yep, the integration looks good, but seems to lose quite a few things in the move if I read the article correctly. I'll look into it a bit fiurther and see what I can find.

 

Answer 4

Hi Coggs,

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

If you only want to migrate Projects to TFS 2010, as Gary said, please try to use the Integration Tools, for more information about Integration Tools, please refer to this blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/willy-peter_schaub/archive/2011/06/06/toc-tfs-integration-tools.aspx.     

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