Requirements for Team Foundation

To deploy Visual Studio Team System Team Foundation Server, you must also deploy the hardware and software that it requires. The following section discusses the various hardware and software components that Visual Studio Team System requires.

Note

For information about compatibility issues between versions and editions of Team Foundation components, see Team Foundation Versions and Editions.

You can use this topic to help plan your deployment, not install the software. You can find the most recent guidance about how to install Team Foundation and its prerequisites in the Team Foundation Installation Guide. To get the most recent version of this guide, see the following page on the Microsoft website: Team Foundation Installation Guide for Visual Studio Team System 2008.

In This Section

• Team Build Requirements for Team Foundation
  Describes the hardware and software requirements for Team Foundation Build.

• Requirements for Team Foundation Components
  Describes the hardware and software requirements for the logical tiers of Team Foundation Server and provides links to specific topics with guidance for each tier.

• Clients for Team Foundation Server
  Describes the hardware and software requirements for Team Foundation clients and Team Explorer.

• Team Test Rig Requirements for Team Foundation Server
  Describes the test rig and provides links to specific topics with guidance for configuring test rigs and load agents.

Reference

Team Foundation Server Planning

Related Sections

Administering Team Foundation Version Control

Administering Team Foundation Build

Team Foundation Versions and Editions

See Also

Concepts

Supported Topologies for Team Foundation Server

Other Resources

Team Foundation

Change History

Date	History	Reason
July 2010	Added link to the installation guide.	Customer feedback.