Migration from TFS 2010 to TFS 2013

Question

I am looking to do a Migration based move from TFS 2010 to TFS 2013 what issues might I run into with this move? This would be a detach collection and move to TFS 2013.

Will all VS clients be able to connect I am talking VS 2008,2010, 2012 even? I am not sure I have seen forward compat patches for all of those.

What about connecting the TFS Build controllers and Test agent/controllers from 2010 will they be able to connect to TFS 2013?

What other issues have people run into by skipping TFS 2012?

Thanks for the replies.

Answer 1

Hi,

Thanks for your post.

1) Detach a collection is always used for moving a team project collection from one deployment of TFS to another, when you move a collection, ideally the version and edition of SQL Server to which you are moving the database matches the version and edition that originally hosted that database. For your scenario, it's recommend to do a advanced upgrade.

2) To upgrade TFS 2010 to TFS 2013, the edition should be TFS 2010 SP1.

3) You can connect to a server that’s running the current version of TFS from the following clients:

Visual Studio version	Team Explorer version	Required software
Visual Studio 2013	Team Explorer 2013	RTM release or latest update.
Visual Studio 2012	Team Explorer 2012	Requires latest Visual Studio 2012 update.  Supports Git with Visual Studio Tools for Git extension.
Visual Studio 2010	Team Explorer 2010	Requires SP1 and Compat GDR.
Visual Studio 2008	Team Explorer for Visual Studio Team System 2008	Version control is available using MSSCCI 2013.
Visual Studio 2005		Version control available using MSSCCI 2013.  XP users need to use MSSCCI 2010.      To connect to TFService also requires Compat GDR.
MSSCCI 2013	Not applicable	Will be available in the RTM timeframe with an update to the power tools

See: Compatibility between Team Foundation clients and Team Foundation Server

4) You can connect a TFBuild 2010 or TFBuild 2012 server to your on-premises  Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013 application-tier server.

See: Resolve issues that can occur when you upgrade

Hope this can help.

Best regards,

Cece

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Answer 2

One last question will TFS 2012 update 4 fixes and features be included in TFS 2013 RTM?

Answer 3

Hi,

From TFS upgrade requirements, you can upgrade to TFS 2013 from any of the following releases:

• Team Foundation Server 2013 RC or TFS 2013 Preview

• Team Foundation Server 2012 with Update 3 (TFS2012.3), TFS 2012.2, TFS 2012.1, or TFS 2012 releases

• Team Foundation Server 2010 with or without Service Pack 1

It doesn't list TFS 2012 with update 4, so we don't recommend to upgrade TFS 2013 from TFS 2012.4.

And as far as I know, TFS 2014.4 is a very small update, can I know what exact feature do you want?

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Answer 4

One could assume then that any bug fixes found in 4 would be included in some future TFS 2013 update. I wasnt after a feaure but more of any bug fixes that may hamper my upgrade to TFS 2013.

Answer 5

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

If there is any bug, it should be fixed in further release.

And we’re continually updating the Team Foundation Service with performance, reliability, and feature enhancements. You can help us prioritize this by submitting feedbacks at http://connect.microsoft.com/visualstudio and suggestions at http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio/category/30925-team-foundation-server.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Cece

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Answer 6

The upgrade process is similar for both TFS 2010 & 2012 if you want to upgrade to TFS 2013. As upgrade process has not changed significantly since TFS 2012. TFS 2013 now requires Windows Server 2008 R2 and higher as well as SQL 2012 SP1 (CU2 recommended) and higher.  Microsoft no longer support Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, or SQL Server 2012 RTM.  
Backup TFS 2010/2012 server SQL backup. Use SQL Management server to take backup of SQL TFS server.
Restore backup of TFS 2010/2012 server on new SQl server 2010 using SQL management studio. Restore all TFS backup & do not miss anything.

Please make sure version of old SQL Server & use the same version while upgrading TFS server to 2013. e.g. If you are using enterprise edition then use SQl 2012 enterprsie else you will face lots of issue while restoring TFS backup. 

Check step by step guide to upgrade TFS

http://www.vmwareandme.com/2013/10/step-by-step-how-to-upgrade-team.html

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