Administering Team Foundation Server 2015

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London-city

This three-day course provides students with the knowledge and skills to deploy, configure, and manage Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2015 and related software components. Who Should Attend

This course is intended for experienced administrators with a background in either software development or system administration. Team leaders, lead developers, and other accidental Team Foundation Server administrators are also encouraged to take this course. This course will also help a student prepare for the relevant Microsoft certification exam. Learning Objectives At course completion, attendees will have had exposure to: TFS editions and componentsSupported topologies and environmentsMust-have TFS administration toolsHardware and software requirementsRequired service accounts and permissionsInstalling Team Foundation ServerConfiguring Team Foundation ServerManaging relevant SQL Server componentsManaging relevant SharePoint componentsInstalling and using Team ExplorerInstalling and using TFS Power ToolsTeam project collections and team projectsUsing and customizing process templatesInstalling and using TFS Administration ToolRunning Best Practice AnalyzerTFS licensing and Client Access LicensesConnecting and using Microsoft Excel & ProjectIntegrating TFS and SharePointUsing Team Web Access Git and TFVC version control systemsBasic and advanced version control workflowsLabeling, shelving, branching, and mergingConfiguring and using check-in policiesControlling access to version controlled itemsCommand-line and third party toolsConfiguring and using Team Foundation BuildDeploying and using build agentsCreating and queuing automated buildsUsing gated check-in and private buildsCustomizing the build processStrategies for upgrading and migrating to TFSIntegrating TFS with other systems and dataHigh availability and scalability optionsCapacity planning and disaster recoveryBacking up, restoring, and moving TFS dataManaging the data warehouseUsing PowerShell...

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Location

Start date

London-City ((select))
EC3V 9LJ

Start date

On request

About this course

Before attending this course, students should have experience or familiarity with: Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2Windows security and networking basicsSQL Server 2012 or 2014SharePoint 2013 or SharePoint Foundation 2013Visual Studio 2012, 2013, or 2015Their organization's ALM process and toolsReading and understanding Visual C# code

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Subjects

  • MS Excel
  • Team Training
  • Planning
  • Project
  • Private
  • Web
  • SQL
  • Sharepoint
  • Server
  • Access
  • Excel

Course programme

Module 1: Introduction to Team Foundation Server

  • Introduction to Team Foundation Server
  • Editions, components, and configurations
  • Visual Studio Online comparison
  • TFS' support of Application Lifecycle Management
  • TFS administrator responsibilities and tasks
  • "Must-have" tools of a TFS administrator

Module 2: Planning and Deploying TFS

  • Planning the deployment
  • System requirements, software, and accounts
  • Installing and configuring TFS
  • Installing Team Explorer
  • Installing TFS Power Tools
  • Troubleshooting

Module 3: Configuring TFS

  • Administrator roles and tools
  • Managing team project collections
  • Managing team projects
  • Managing process templates
  • Securing TFS, SharePoint, and SQL Server
  • Using the community TFS Admin Tool
  • Renaming and deleting a team project

Module 4: Client Applications

  • TFS Client Access Licenses (CAL)
  • Team Explorer and Team Web Access
  • Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project
  • SharePoint project portal
  • Command-line and 3rd party tools

Module 5: Version Control

  • Overview of Git and TFVC version control systems
  • Integration with Visual Studio
  • Setting up and configuring Git version control
  • Setting up and configuring TFVC version control
  • Basic and advanced workflows
  • Controlling access to version control
  • TF and TFPT command-line tools
  • TFS Proxy and MSSCCI Provider
  • TFS Sidekicks Module 6: Team Foundation Build
  • Overview of the Visual Studio 2015 build system
  • Build agents and agent pools
  • Creating, queuing, monitoring, and managing a build
  • Securing the build process
  • Using gated check-in and private builds
  • Customizing the build process

Module 7: Upgrading, Migrating, and Integrating

  • Upgrading Team Foundation Server
  • Standard vs. advanced upgrades
  • Performing post-upgrade tasks
  • Migrating work items and version controlled items
  • Integrating with Team Foundation Server
  • Custom and 3rd party solutions

Module 8: Advanced Administration

  • Monitoring the health of Team Foundation Server
  • Options for scalability and high availability
  • Disaster recovery, backup, and restore
  • Moving Team Foundation Server
  • Managing the data warehouse
  • Using PowerShell to manage TFS

Module 9: Customizing and Extending

  • Customizing vs. extending
  • Customizing a process template
  • Customizing a work item type
  • Creating and using a global list
  • Using Witadmin.exe
  • Using the TFPT Process Editor
  • Using work item templates
  • Creating a custom report
  • Creating a custom check-in policy

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