TFSServiceControl Command
You can use the TFSServiceControl command to stop or start all of the services and application pools Team Foundation Server (TFS) uses. For example, you use this command when backing up or restoring databases, or when you are moving your deployment from one machine to another.
Note
You must use the TFSServiceControl command to ensure that all necessary operations, services, and application pools are stopped for maintenance tasks such as backup and restore. You cannot manually perform all of the tasks carried out by the TFSServiceControl command.
Requirements
You must be a member of the Team Foundation Administrators security group, a member of the Administrators group on the application-tier server, and a member of the sysadmin security group for any SQL Server databases that TFS uses. See Set administrator permissions for Team Foundation Server.
Even if you log on with administrative credentials, you must open an elevated Command Prompt window to perform this function.
TFSServiceControl [quiesce|unquiesce]
Parameters
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
quiesce |
Stops or pauses all of the services, application pools, and operations in your deployment of TFS. This is required for certain maintenance tasks, such as restoring databases. |
unquiesce |
Starts or restarts all of the services, application pools, and operations in your deployment of TFS. This is required to return your server to operation after you run the command with the quiesce option. |
Remarks
You use the TFSServiceControl command as part of specific maintenance tasks. After you specify the quiesce option, the server will not operate until you specify the unquiesce option. By default, the TFSServiceControl command is located in the %programfiles%\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 12.0\Tools directory.
Example
The following example shows how to stop a deployment of Team Foundation Server.
TFSServiceControl quiesce
The following example shows how to start a deployment of Team Foundation Server.
TFSServiceControl unquiesce
See Also
Tasks
Restore data to the same location
Concepts
Configure and manage TFS resources