Upgrade TFS 2008 to 2010 on different server

Question

I have been looking for a way to migrate and upgrade our TFS 2008 server to 2010 server preferably without losing any data.

I have been looking at the TFS Integration Platform http://tfsintegration.codeplex.com/

and also Visual Studio 2010 TFS Upgrade Guide vs2010upgradeguide.codeplex.com

Looking at the document TFS Integration Platform - Migration Guidance.xps using the first link, it seems to suggest that I could preserve all the data by first migrating the TFS 2008 from one server to the other and then upgrade the TFS 2008 to 2010.

Is this true?

Thank you,

Chen

Answer 1

Chen - We just went through this process a few weeks ago. While it's not a trivial matter it can be done. There is actually specific guidance for an upgrade with migration to new hardware in the TFS Install Guide. Take a look at the Scenario: Upgrading Team Foundation Server section and the sub-section named Checklist: In-Place or Migration Upgrade on One or More Servers.

The most challenging part of the exercise for us was the SharePoint setup/configuration, but if you follow the guide closely it should go fairly smoothly. This post may help with the SharePoint piece.