Minimum prerequisites :
- Windows Server 2003 SP1 or R2 or Windows Server 2008
- IIS 6 or IIS 7
- .NET Framework 2.0
- SQL Server 2005 SP1or SP2 or SQL Server 2008 with collation constraints (these options are NOT supported : Accent Insensitive, Case sensitive, Binary, Binary2)
- SQL Server Analysis Services
- SQL Server Reporting Services (not need to configure it, TFS installation will do it for you)
- MSXML 6.0 Parser SP1 (download here)
Possible prerequisites :
- .NET Framework 3.5
- Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0
What will be installed by TFS 2008 setup program :
- .NET Framework 3.5
- Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 (setup ask for installing WSS 3.0 or using a existing instance)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server
Sample screenshots :
The others modules that could be installed are :
Delivered on the same DVD
- Team foundation server proxy
- Team foundation build
- Team explorer (on a development server, you can install "Visual Studio 2008 Team Suite (or Development, architect…)" before installing Team explorer and then, in a second time, install Team Explorer that will update you Visual Studio 2008 environment. I only tried this scenario and it works fine)
- Windows Sharepoint services extensions
Downloadable on Microsoft site
- Visual Studio Team System Web Access 2008 Power Tool (download here)
Sample screenshots :
| Windows Sharepoint services extensions |
Team System Web Access 2008 |
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Complete installation scenario of a development platform for Team system 2008
- Install Windows Server 2003 R2
- Add application server role (without FrontPage extensions and with ASP.NET)
- Install SQL Server 2005 SP1 with collation by default (accent sensitive, case insensitive) and by selecting : Analysis Services, Reporting Services
- Install MSXML 6.0 Parser SP1
- Install Team Foundation Server 2008 (it includes .NET 3.5 and WSS 3.0)
- Install Windows Sharepoint services extensions
- Install Visual Studio 2008 Team Development
- Install Team Explorer 2008
- Install Team System Web Access 2008