VSTS 2010 Beta 1 Installation Steps - A Personal Encounter

Update 2: Coming from some credible source, expect VSU 2010 RC in February 2010.

Update 1 : On 21 Oct 2009, VSU 2010 and TFS 2010 Beta 2 was publicly downloadable. The setup for Beta 2 is much smoother so this article may not be applicable to Beta 2. My environment (x86):

Server: Windows Server 2008 (Enterprise) running on VPC2007, IIS 7, SQL Server 2008, TFS2010, Windows SharePoint Service 3.0 SP2

Client: Windows 7, IE8, VSTS2010, Windows Media Encoder 9 Series

TFS 2010 Beta 1 Installation Steps - A Personal Encounter

Update 2: Coming from some credible source, expect VSU 2010 RC in February 2010.

Update 1 : On 21 Oct 2009, VSU 2010 and TFS 2010 Beta 2 was publicly downloadable. The setup for Beta 2 is much smoother so this article may not be applicable to Beta 2. Following are the steps that I took to get my TFS2010 Beta 1 running. If you decide to read further, please have the following expectations:

1. Guide is an overview only - Steps are brief and concise (no menu path given)
2. Beta 2 is coming out soon (Oct 2009) so I did not take any screenshots in this installation – supposedly with better installation wizards.
3. My platform is 32-bit (x86) as reflected in the links & installers.

Server: Windows Server 2008 (Enterprise) running on VPC2007, IIS 7, SQL Server 2008, TFS2010, Windows SharePoint Service 3.0 SP2

Client: Windows 7, IE8, VSTS2010, Windows Media Encoder 9 Series

1. Install Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
   
   
   • If you are using virtual machines, use VPC2007 instead of VMWare.
   • Install Integration Features in VPC2007
   • Share the Network Adapter (Bridged Mode)
   
   
2. Install Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
   [mine = SP1 but patched through Windows Update]
   [Microsoft recommends WS08 R2 RC but do note the system requirements before you download]
   
   
   • Configure Server Time Zone
   • Disable Windows Firewall
   • Ensure Network settings is correct & can connect to Internet
   • Run Windows Update
   
   
3. Install IIS 7
   Add Server Role (WWW Service) with the following features
   (Select HTTP Redirection, Windows Authentication, IIS 6 Compatibility, ASP.Net)
4. Install .Net Framework 3.5
   so that SQL Server 2008 installation can proceed (or at least my version)
5. Install SQL Server 2008 [mine = standard edition]
   
   
   • Setup for Single Server installation
   • Enable Mixed Mode Authentication (Assign a password for MSSQLSA)
   • Use Network Service for all service accounts
   • Configure all services to Run Automatically
   
   
6. Install TFS2010 Beta 1
   
   
   • Use the Single Server Install option
   • After the installation, the TFS configuration tool will be run (leave it on but don’t do anything – go to Step 7 first)
   
   
7. Replace SharePoint.exe with the patched version (WSS 3.0 SP2)
   Go to the Windows SharePoint Service installation folder and replace SharePoint.exe with this.
8. Configure TFS2010 Beta 1
   
   
   • Continue with the TFS 2010 Configuration Wizard (opened in Step 6).
   • Use the Default Configuration & go through the installation steps.
   • Put in the right service account for TFS services.
   
   
9. Configure IIS7 to support TFS
   Configure the TFS Application Pools to use the right Identity [mine = Administrator]