TFS (Team Foundation Server) - Administration Training Course and Workshop in Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Kolkata

In TFS (Team Foundation Server) - Administration training course, you will learn the installation, configuration, and administration of Microsoft Team Foundation Server. This course teaches not only the technical know-how to successfully run your TFS infrastructure, but also best practices based on industry experience.

By attending TFS (Team Foundation Server) - Administration workshop, delegates will learn to:

Plan TFS deployment and install TFS 2018 in a variety of topologies
Determine appropriate service accounts
Plan a migration and/or upgrade to TFS 2018
Understand the value of quarterly updates and how to install them
Install, configure, and optimize the Code Search feature
Troubleshoot issues with Code Search
Configure SMTP support and customise email alerts
Install extensions from the Visual Studio Marketplace
Keep TFS data safe using backup and restore
Monitor the health and performance of TFS server
Plan project hierarchies using Team Projects and Team Project Collections
Create, modify, rename, and delete Team Projects and Team Project Collections
Configure standard role-based security for team projects
Use advanced security to manage fine-grained security
Configure version control settings, including backward compatibility
Customise the process template to better suit teams` requirements
Understand the reporting infrastructure and create custom Excel reports
Configure Data warehouse and OLAP cube refresh and rebuilds
Plan, install, and manage the new build environments
Optimise build infrastructure to provide fast feedback to teams
Configure a release management environment
Manage configuration values in release management

Familiarity with installations of server products such as operating systems, SQL server, etc. Some experience using Visual Studio would also be beneficial.

The TFS (Team Foundation Server) - Administration class is intended for Administrators and Software Development Professionals

Introducing the Microsoft Visual Studio family

Overview of the Visual Studio family
Overview of product features
A lap around Visual Studio Team Services
Project workflow across the Visual Studio suite of products

Planning a TFS Deployment

Overview of TFS architecture
Planning a TFS deployment
An overview of product licensing
SharePoint and Project Server integration

Installing TFS

Installing and configuring TFS prerequisites
TFS installation
Installing Code Search
Optimising your Code Search deployment

Upgrading to TFS

Understanding upgrades and updates
In-place vs migration-based upgrades
Performing your upgrade

Managing TFS Instances

Using the TFS Administration Console
Configuring SMTP support for TFS
TFS server health monitoring
Changing service accounts
Viewing installed updates

TFS Backup and Restore

TFS Backup and Restore strategies
Understanding the TFS databases
Creating a backup schedule
The restore process
Refreshing the client data cache

Creating and Managing Team Projects

Planning your projects and collections
Creating Team Project Collections
Creating Team Projects
Creating Project Welcome pages
Renaming and deleting Team Projects

Configuring Team Project Level Security

Overview of TFS security
Configuring security using standard groups
Setting user access levels for your server
Understanding and configuring Teams

Advanced Security and Permissions

Fine-grain security options
TFS server level permissions
Setting permissions at the Team Project Collection level
Restricting access in TFS
Using command line tools for managing security

Source Control Configuration

Setting project-wide source control settings
Understanding workspaces
Using the TFS command line utility
Using the TFS Rollback command
Using the TFS Proxy to improve performance
Backward compatibility using the MSSCCI provider

Installing and managing extensions

Introducing the Visual Studio Marketplace
Installing extensions from the Marketplace
Managing extension requests
Paid extensions and understanding billing

Work Items

Overview of work items
Creating custom queries
Work item charting and pinning charts
Work item tagging
Configuring and managing notifications

Managing Process Templates

Understanding process templates
Basics of template customisation
Adding new fields to Work Item Types
Updating forms for new and legacy clients
Updating an upgraded Team Project

Reporting

Understanding the reporting architecture
Adding new reports
Creating ad-hoc reports using Excel
TFS Warehouse and OLAP Cube overview
Changing the Data Warehouse and Analysis Services Cube processing frequency
Rebuild the Data Warehouse and Analysis Services Cube

Configuring build and release infrastructure<

Overview of build and release infrastructure
Creating agent pools and queues
Installing and configuring agents
Scaling your agent pool infrastructure
Overview of non-Windows agents

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