Where is configuration tool for TFS 2010?

Question

The installation guide says it is in the TFS Administration Console under the App Tier.  But I don't see it???

Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Woody

Answer 1

Hi,

TFS Administration tool is used to configure the TFS Server, with this tool you can create Team Project Collections, Configure SharePoint portals, reporting services, Lab Management Configuration and Build Configuration.

This tool can be used for configure and do Administration activities of TFS server features.

Answer 2

Hi Woody,

Once you install TFS 2010, you will be prompted to launch the "configuration wizard". Launch the configuration wizard, you will be allowed to access the TFS administration console. If you have already done the install and configuration sections, then the "TFS administration console" is accessible from Start > all programs > Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 > TFS Administration Console.

If you dont find this under Start > All programs, you could launch the exe from <drive>:\Program files\Microsoft Team FOundation Server 2010\Tools\TFSMgmt.exe

TFSMgmt.exe is the exe file for TFS Administrative console.

If all these did not help, you might have to verify your installation.

Hope this helps!

Let us know if this helps! Mark the post answered.

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ArunRama, TFS Installation and Setup team.

Answer 3

Hi guys,

Thanks for your answers, but I should have been more clear.  I am trying to upgrade reports from a TFS 2008 team project.  In the "How to: Upgrade TEam Foundation Server Using the Team Foundation Server Configuration Tool" it says:

 

To access the Team Foundation Server Configuration tool from the Start menu

1. Click Start , point to All Programs , point to Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 , and then click Team Foundation Administration Console .

   The Team Foundation Administration Console appears.

2. Click Application Tier and then click Configure Installed Features .

   The Team Foundation Server Configuration tool appears.

I can't find that last part....

Answer 4

Hi,

Thanks for the clarification. Have you installed TFS 2010 on the applicaiton server? If yes, then you will see the TFS administration console.

If yuo dont see the console, check what version of Windows operating system have you installed. Verify that this OS is supported by TFS 2010.

Thanks,

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ArunRama, TFS Installation and Setup team.

Answer 5

Hi lwoodyiii,

Please make sure that TFS2010 has been installed on App Tier.  TFS2008 does not have such tool.

If you want to upgrade TFS2008 to TFS2010, you have to install TFS2010 first.

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Answer 6

The Installation Guide seems to be referring to the the Team Foundation Administration Console in it's state straight after the initial installation is carried out:

I'm having exactly the same problem. I want to re-run the Team Foundation Server Configuration Tool:

But it doesn't seem to be available once the initial configuration has been carried out.

Images from this walk-through of the installation

Answer 7

Hi,

Configuration can be only run once after the installation.

After the initial configuration, you can edit the configurations in TFS Administration Console. Such as Serice Account, Reports , Sharepoint and so on. You does not have to re-run the configuration.

If you think that the re-run is the only way, you have to reinstall TFS.

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Answer 8

OK, so following the current TFSInstall guide (.chm help file) topic "How to: Upgrade Team Foundation Server Using the Team Foundation Server Configuration Tool" says "2. Click Application Tier and then click Configure Installed Features." ... but that option doesn't appear if you've already installed TFS2010 and closed the Setup wizard.

Let's try breaking the cycle here.

WORKAROUND #1: Run TFSConfig from "run as administrator" commandline to upgrade TFS2008 databases into new Team Project Collection on existing TFS2010 server installation. Here's example command I've used twice successfully after restoring my TFS2008 databases to new server with TFS2010 already installed:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010\Tools>tfsconfig import /sqlinstance:NewTfsServerName\TfsSqlInstanceName /collectionName:TeamProjectsBackup20100812 /confirmed

In TFS2010\Tools folder run tfsconfig import /? for detailed parameters. If the TFS2008 databases are properly restored and the stars are aligned tfsconfig import will start running through the same steps as Upgrade Configuration wizard does to upgrade database. Here's how it starts:

Logging sent to file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Team Foundation\Server Configurati
on\Logs\CFG_UPG_AT_0817_005507.log
Command: import
TfsConfig - Team Foundation Server Configuration Tool
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
The upgrade of the project collection ProjectsBackup20100812 has been queued.

Waiting on the upgrade operation to complete.
Collection creation step 1 of 208
Collection creation step 2 of 208
'...<progress moves quickly through first ~94 steps.'
Collection creation step 95 of 208
'<TfsVersionControl being upgraded. Takes .5 to 2+ hours so get some dinner or come back tomorrow at this step!>'
'... <rest finishes relatively quickly>'

Also notice the SSRS, SharePoint, and many other configurations are missing from this import. This imports the core TFS databases. I don't think this resyncs the SharePoint dbs to new location (likely desired for Migration Upgrade for single-server install to new location). Frankly over last couple days I've read enough to be happy I can get database upgraded to new location successfully. We weren't using SharePoint much so I'm letting that go (especially since I couldn't get SharePoint WSS 3.0 to successfully uninstall/reinstall... but that's for a different post.)

WORKAROUND #2 (UNSUPPORTED?): Run config wizard from commandline. (Troll around Web or Program Files\TFS folders for proper .exe :-D.) WARNING: I haven't done this and several people indicate you can only run this once during setup. For all I know this whacks initial one-time configuration step or corrupts configuration... or it is a fine way to restart upgrade configuration process if you had to cancel after Setup was done. (I vaguely remember reading about a bug in TFS2010 Beta2/RC? related to SharePoint setup and running this wizard immediately after Setup completed... that's how I know the config wizard can be run after Setup wizard completes and is closed.)

Hope this helps anyone stuck in this loop. Better yet, reply confirming if TFS Upgrade Configuration wizard can safely be re-run after TFS2010 has already been installed and configured with one or more test (or real) Team Project Collections.

Answer 9

Based on the Beta 2 post the command is

 

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010\Tools\tfsmgmt.exe configure

 

WORKAROUND #2 (UNSUPPORTED?): Run config wizard from commandline. (Troll around Web or Program Files\TFS folders for proper .exe :-D.) WARNING: I haven't done this and several people indicate you can only run this once during setup. For all I know this whacks initial one-time configuration step or corrupts configuration... or it is a fine way to restart upgrade configuration process if you had to cancel after Setup was done. (I vaguely remember reading about a bug in TFS2010 Beta2/RC? related to SharePoint setup and running this wizard immediately after Setup completed... that's how I know the config wizard can be run after Setup wizard completes and is closed.)

Hope this helps anyone stuck in this loop. Better yet, reply confirming if TFS Upgrade Configuration wizard can safely be re-run after TFS2010 has already been installed and configured with one or more test (or real) Team Project Collections.

Answer 10

since this thread helped me:

 

To reset tfs configuration use tfsconfig.exe setup /uninstall:all

then tfsmgmt.exe configure

this will relaunch the configuration wizard on a blank install

Answer 11

Had this question myself and just thought I would write out what I was looking for; if you uncheck the "run configuration" check box after install; launch the Admin console as noted in other post above click any of the areas on the left panel and if configuration has not been ran you will see a simple message indicating as much and providing a link to run the configuration wizard.

Answer 12

This worked perfectly...We rebuilt our SSAS and SSRS server and the infrastructure tech. renamed the instance and this broken tfs!<o:p></o:p>

setup and reconfiguring was a huge problem in TFS2008! <o:p></o:p>

2010 was supposed to solve some of these hurdles...<o:p></o:p>

On one hand, I would agree that the installation of TFS2010 was much easier than TFS2008...on the other...I would say that when I couldn't use the ADMINISTRATION Tool to fix this simple "point to a different instance" problem...I was extremely disappointed!<o:p></o:p>

Answer 13

If, like me, you have deleted the sites from IIS and need to recreate them you can use the tfsmgmt.exe configure command but you'll need to set a key at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\TeamFoundationServer\10.0\InstalledComponents\ApplicationTier\IsConfigured to 0 or config wizard won't run.