Upgrading to Visual Studio and TFS 2012

Imaginet and ALM…Efficiently Build Better Software

Agenda

• Overview

• Client-side Upgrade

• Server-side Upgrade

• Migration Options

• Next Steps

Why move to Visual Studio and TFS 2012?

• Bring your different roles together…– Project Management– Business Analysis– Development– Quality– Operations

• Developer productivity enhancements…– Usability enhancements– Suspend / Resume– Unit Testing– Code Review– .NET 4.5

• Testing– Exploratory Testing– Lab Management– Manual Testing– Data Collectors– Automated Testing

• Agile Management– Product and release planning– Sprint tracking– Task board

• And more!!!

How do you get there?

• Upgrade?

• Migration?

• Coexistence?

• Iterative adoption?

• Instantaneous adoption?

• Education?

• Pilots? Testing?

• Servers– O/S?

• 2003? 2008? R2?• 32-bit? 64-bit?

– SQL Server• 2005? 2008? R2?

– SharePoint• WSS? SF? MOSS? 2010?

– TFS • 2005? 2008? 2010?• Lab Management?

– Project Server?– Customizations?

Where are you today?

• Client Tools– O/S?– Visual Studio

• VB6 and other legacy?• VS .NET, 2003?• VS 2005, 2008?• VS 2010?• MTM?

– Eclipse?– Other IDEs?– Third-Party Tools?– Customizations?

Compatibility

• SxS Client Tools?

• File compatibility?

• Additional tools?

• Process Templates?

• Reports?

• How you work?

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Agenda

• Overview

• Client-side Upgrade

• Server-side Upgrade

• Migration Options

• Next Steps

Requirements for Visual Studio 2012

• Supported operating systems:– Windows 7 (x86 and x64)– Windows 8 (x86 and x64)– Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)– Windows Server 2012 (x64)

• Supported architectures:– 32-bit (x86)– 64-bit (x64)

• Hardware requirements:– 1.6 GHz or faster processor– 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine)– 10 GB (NTFS) of available hard disk space– 5400 RPM hard drive– DirectX 9-capable video card running at 1024 x 768 or higher display

resolution

Visual Studio SxS

• Visual Studio 2012:– Install along side older Visual Studio

versions– General project compatibilityA with Visual

Studio 2010 SP1– Platform targeting

• Managed code can target Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 with Visual Studio 2010 SxS, targeting .NET 4.0 or earlier

• Team Explorer 2012 can…– Connect to TFS 2012– Connect to TFS 2010B

A Solutions and projects can generally be opened in VS 2012 without breaking compatibility with VS 2010. There are some exceptions (e.g., Database projects).

B Reduced functionality when connecting to earlier versions of TFS.

Project Compatibility

• Compatible with 2010 SP1:– Blend– C#/VB Silverlight 4 or 5– C#/VB Webforms– C#/VB Winforms– Coded UI test– Modeling– SharePoint 2010– Unit tests– Visual Studio 2010 web– VS 2010 SSDT– WCF– WPF– MPI/Cluster Debugging– SSRS

• Upgrade required– SharePoint 2007– MVC 2– Rich Internet Applications

Based on October 2012 MSDN Documentation

• Yes, With Limitations:– Visual Studio 2010

Database (.dbproj)– SQL Server 2008 R2 Express– SQL Server Report Project– Visual C++ – Visual Studio Lab

Management

• Other:– SQL Server CE 3.5 (After

upgrade to SQL Server CE 4.0)

– Office 2007 VSTO (Upgrade to Office 2010 /.NET 4)

– MVC framework (For compatible MVC versions)

– MPI/Cluster Debugging (For compatible versions)

– Office 2010 VSTO (.NET 4)

• No (Deprecated):– MSI setup (.vdproj)– Visual Studio macros– Windows Mobile– Windows Phone– SharePoint 2007

• No:– BizTalk 2010 R2– Cloud tools– F#– LightSwitch– Rich Internet

Applications– Visual Studio SDK/VSIX– SQL Server Express

LocalDB

Visual Studio and TFS 2012

Connectivity to TFS 2012:• Visual Studio 2012 (Native support)

• Visual Studio 2010– Requires SP1 and TFS 2012 Compatibility GDR

• Visual Studio 2008– Requires SP1 and TFS 2012 Compatibility GDR

• Visual Studio 2005 and earlier– No support expected– Consider the MSSCCI provider

Microsoft Test Manager

• Compatible across MTM and TFS versions:– Test Plans– Test Case work items– Test Runs– Work item queries

• Incompatible:– MTM 2012 and TFS 2010

• Lab Management• Test Results (additional tab)• Exploratory Testing• Windows Store app testing

– MTM 2010 and TFS 2012• Lab Management (environments and templates)

Cross Platform

• Team Explorer Everywhere (TEE) 2012:– Connect to TFS 2012– Connect to TFS 2010*– Connect to TFS 2008*– Connect to TFS 2005*

• TEE 2012 supports 3.4 - 3.8• TEE 2010 SP1 supports 3.2 - 3.6• TEE 2010 supports Eclipse 3.0 - 3.5

* Reduced functionality when connecting to earlier versions of TFS.

Beyond Visual Studio

• Third party tools and integration…– Some VS/TFS 2010 tools will work as is. – Some VS/TFS 2010 must be upgraded.– Some VS/TFS 2010 will not work.

• New versions of some common tools are available:– Team Foundation Power Tools– MSSCCI Provider

• Not using Visual Studio or Eclipse?– Team Explorer on Windows or TEE cross-platform– Some compatibility via bridges: TFS/SVN or TFS/GIT– Web access

Agenda

• Overview

• Client-side Upgrade

• Server-side Upgrade

• Migration Options

• Next Steps

TFS 2012 Prerequisites

Operating System:• 64-Bit server

– Windows Server 2008 SP2– Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1– Windows Server 2012

• 32-bit or 64-bit client– Windows 7 SP1– Windows 8

Database Requirements:• SQL Server 2008 R2• SQL Server 2012• Express (basic installation)• Standard or Enterprise Edition

for Reporting

SharePoint Requirements:• SharePoint Foundation 2010• SharePoint Server 2010 (Enterprise

or Standard)• MOSS 2007 (Enterprise or

Standard)• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Project Server Requirements:• Project Server 2010 SP1• Project Server 2007 SP2 with SQL

Server 2005 or 2008

TFS Requirements (Upgrade):• TFS 2008 SP1• TFS 2010 RTM or SP1

General Upgrade Process

• In-Place Upgrade:• Verify the upgrade before the upgrade.• Take care of prerequisites!• Make sure you have backups!• Uninstall TFS 2010• Install TFS 2012• Configure TFS 2012 as an “Upgrade”• Post-Installation cleanup• Verify and release the upgrade into production!

Alternatively, you can migrate to a new server!

Configuring the Upgrade

Enabling Web Features

• Browse to Web Access• Access your project• View Backlog• Configure Upgrades• Move forward with TFS 2012!

Agenda

• Overview

• Client-side Upgrade

• Server-side Upgrade

• Migration Options

• Next Steps

Migration from where?

• ALM:– TFS (older versions)– Rational Team Concert– Other…

• Version Control:– Visual Source Safe– IBM ClearCase– CVS– MKS– Subversion– Perforce– StarTeam– Vault– Other…

• Work Tracking:– HP ALM (Quality Center)– IBM ClearQuest– Other…

• Automated Build:– CC.NET– FinalBuild– Bamboo– Hudson– NAnt– Ant– Other…

• Testing:– HP ALM (Quality Center)– Other…

Migration Options for ALM

• TFS Hardware Migration– Upgrade to 2008 SP1 or later– Restore backups of TFS databases on new servers– Perform aforementioned upgrade steps– Retire original server

• Non-TFS ALM Migration– Migrate per individual subsystems

Version Control Migration

• “Tips” Migration– Low fidelity– Works with everything– Opportunity to clean up

• Timely Migration™– High fidelity– Subversion– StarTeam– CVS– TFS

• TFS Integration Platform

– Subversion– ClearCase– Custom

• VSS Converter

• Bridges– SVN Bridge– GIT TFS

• Roll-your-own

Work Tracking and Test Case Migration

• Manual– Retype– Excel

• Scrat– Quality Center to TFS– Support Requirements, Bugs, Test Cases and Attachments

• Test Case Migrator Plus– Supports link type: Parent/Child, Related, Tests/Tested By– Supports Requirements, Test Cases, and Bugs– Frequently used with Excel as an intermediary

• HP Quality Center Synchronizer– Bugs only – not currently support TFS 2012

• Scripting / Roll-your-own

Test Runs, Automated Builds, Reports, …

• Rebuild from scratch

• Roll-your own

:-(

Agenda

• Overview

• Client-side Upgrade

• Server-side Upgrade

• Migration Options

• Next Steps

What next?

• Plan– Understand your environment– Understand timing and risks– Define your destination

• Leverage Experience– Build it internally

• Read / Study• Practice• Verify

– Hire/buy experience

• Execute!

Summary

• Overview & Your Current State

• Client-side Considerations & Connectivity

• Project Compatibility

• Server-side Prerequisites

• Upgrade Process

• Your Next Steps

Questions?

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