The Accidental Team Foundation Server Admin

Martin WoodwardSenior Program ManagerMicrosoft

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Architecture

Application Tier (AT)

Data Tier (DT)

ConfigurationDatabase

RelationalWarehouse

OLAP CubeDatabase

CollectionDatabases

Client Tier

Protocol Architecture

Client Tier

Application Tier (AT)

TFS Proxy

Build Drop Server

Symbol Server

Data Tier (DT)

SharePoint Portal

BuildAgent

Analysis Services

HTTP(S)

HTTP(S)

HTTP(S)

Team and Project Overload

Team Foundation Server (TFS)

Team Project Collection (TPC)

Team Project Collection Team Project Collection

Team Project (TP)

Team Project

Team Project

Team Project

Team Project

Team Project

Team Project

Team Project

Team Project

Branch

Solution

Solution

ProjectProjectProject

TFS 2010 Topology

TFS AT HR Applications

Single Server TFS

TFS 2010 Topology

TFS AT HR Applications

Data Tier

Clustered SQL Server

Dedicated Admin Tools App Tier

TFS 2010 Topology

TFS AT HR Applications

Finance Applications

Team Project Collection

Company Web site

Another SQL Server

TFS AT

TFS AT

NLB

VIP

Network Load

Balancing

Team Project Collection

TFS 2010 Topology

TFS AT HR Applications

Finance Applications

Company Web site

TFS AT

TFS AT

NLB

SharePoint Farm

DataWarehouse

Project Server

TFS Build Farm

Virtual Machine Manager

TFS Proxies

Test Rig

Recommended Hardware Configurations

# Users Configuration CPU Memory Storage

< 250 Single-Server 1 single core 2.13GHz

2GB 1x125GB 7.2k rpm

250-500 Single-server 1 dual core2.13GHz

4GB 1x300GB 10k rpm

500-2,200 Dual Server

AT 1 dual core Xeon2.13GHz

4GB 1x500GB 7.2 rpm

DT 1 quad core Xeon2.33GHz

8GB SAS disk array2TB 10k rpm

2,200-3,600 Dual Server

AT 1 quad core Xeon2.13GHz

8GB 1x500GB 7.2 rpm

DT 2 quad core Xeon2.33GHz

16GB SAS disk array3TB 10k rpm

Capacity Planning: http://vs2010quickref.codeplex.com/

Case Study: Teamprise

25 Total Users (7 Very Active)

1 Single Server Instance (one core Xeon 2Ghz, 4GB)2x160GB 10K SCSI Drives (RAID1)Backups to Tape

1 Build Server

1 Project Collection

1 Team Project

In place upgraded since TFS 2005 Beta 2

Case Study: CodePlex

2.5 million users worldwide15,000 Team Projects

Upgrade from TFS 2008 to TFS 2010

TCO down 88%Hardware down 55%Capacity doubled

10 Application-Tier Virtual Machines on 4 Physical Servers

Mirrored SQL Server Pair (5 instances on each)

Mirrored SQL Server Pair (5 instances on each)

3 Failover Application-Tier Virtual Machines on 1 Physical Server

4 Virtual Machine Application-Tier Farm with 10 Team Foundation Server Instances

on 2 Physical Servers

Mirrored SQL Server Pair (1 SQL Server Instance on Each)

Team Foundation Server @ Microsoft

42 instances19,700 unique users 6,154 team projects7.9 million work items

Administration ToolsAdministration Console

Command-Line ToolsTFSConfig.exeTFSSecurity.exeWITAdmin.exetf.exeTFSServiceControl.exetfpt.exe

TFS Power Tools ( tinyurl.com/tfspt )

TFS Admin Tool ( tfsadmin.codeplex.com )

Team Foundation Sidekicks ( tinyurl.com/tfssidekicks)

Administration Tools

demo

Installing / Upgrading TFS

Start from clean machine if possible (64-bit)

Use VM’s to practiseBe careful when imaging TFS instances

Only use Reporting / SharePoint if you need them

Run BPA before upgrade and fix any issues

Client Compatibility Matrix – tinyurl.com/tfsCompatMatrix

Post Upgrade Steps

Upgrade Team Projects to enable 2010 FeaturesTest managementAgile Planning WorkbooksNew reports (tfpt addprojectreports)New portal (tfpt addprojectportal)Update work item typesAdd work item categories

tinyurl.com/tfsUpgrade

Recommended Hardware Configurations# Users Configuration CPU Memory Storage

< 250 Single-Server 1 single core 2.13GHz

2GB 1x125GB 7.2k rpm

250-500 Single-server 1 dual core2.13GHz

4GB 1x300GB 10k rpm

500-2,200 Dual Server

AT 1 dual core Xeon2.13GHz

4GB 1x500GB 7.2 rpm

DT 1 quad core Xeon2.33GHz

8GB SAS disk array2TB 10k rpm

2,200-3,600 Dual Server

AT 1 quad core Xeon2.13GHz

8GB 1x500GB 7.2 rpm

DT 2 quad core Xeon2.33GHz

16GB SAS disk array3TB 10k rpm

Capacity Planning: http://vs2010quickref.codeplex.com/

Managing Users

Team FoundationServer

SharePoint ReportingServices

TFS ServerAdmin

Team Foundation Administrators

Site Administrator Content Manager,Site Administrator

ProjectAdmin

Project Administrators

Project site-level Administrator

Project site-level Content Manager

ProjectContributor

ProjectContributors

Project site-level Contributors

Project site-level Browser

ProjectReader

ProjectReaders

Project site-level Readers

Projects site-levelReaders

demo

Users and Permissions

Disaster Recovery Planning

Define goalsCost of downtimeWhat data loss is acceptableBackup retention, storage and security

Define responsibilities

Test and practise backup plan

The Crown Jewels

Application Tier (AT)

Data Tier (DT)

ConfigurationDatabase

RelationalWarehouse

OLAP CubeDatabase

CollectionDatabases

Client Tier

Back-up Components

• Configuration Database• Collection Databases• Warehouse Database• Reporting Services database• Reporting Service encryption key

Data Tier

• SharePoint products configuration databases• Site collection custom controls• Encryptions Keys database

SharePoint

• Configuration settings• Usernames and passwords• Any customizations

Application Tier

• Server configurations• Custom Activities

Team Build

• SCVMM Configuration• Virtual Machines• Lab Environments• VM Templates

Lab Management

• Shelving of version control changes

Clients

• Software versions• Installation Media• License Keys

General

demo

Backing up TFS

Further Reading (Backup)

SQL ServerHA & DR Architectures – tinyurl.com/SQLDRFull Database Backups – tinyurl.com/fullSqlBackupDifferential Backups – tinyurl.com/diffSqlBackupTransaction Log Backups - tinyurl.com/tlogBackup

SharePoint – tinyurl.com/SharePointBackupLab Management – tinyurl.com/vmmBackupTFS Backup/Restore - tinyurl.com/tfsBackupBackup/Restore Wizard - tinyurl.com/tfsptPro TFS 2010 Book, Ch 19 - tinyurl.com/protfs

Looking for Performance Bottlenecks

Client Tier

Application Tier (AT)

TFS Proxy

Build Drop Server

Symbol Server

Data Tier (DT)

SharePoint Portal

BuildAgent

Analysis Services

HTTP(S)

HTTP(S)

HTTP(S)

Monitoring System Health and Performance Bottlenecks

demo

Calls to Action

Take backups

Check configuration using BPA

Monitor your Server Health

Listen for perf issues from users

Look for evidence in logs

Hardware and SQL Perf is No.1 Suspect

Don’t mess with TFS Database Schema

thank you

Thanks

TFS Developer Support Escalation Team

Grant Holiday, Brain Keller, Ed Blankenship

Visual Studio ALM Rangers

Visual Studio ALM MVP’s & Inner Circle Partners

Martin Woodward

martinwo@microsoft.com

@martinwoodward

http://www.woodwardweb.com

http://www.radiotfs.com

http://tinyurl.com/protfs

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