I am new to TFS admin configuration. I have installed a TFS 2018 in one of the server and now facing connectivity issue to MTM.
So I came to know that I should have a valid license and I also got the license.
Can anyone tell meWhere or How to upgrade my TFS 2018 License
Thanks
To license TFS 2018, you’ll need a TFS server license and a
Windows operating system license (Windows Server is best) for each
machine running TFS, plus a client access license for each person
connecting to TFS. Client access licenses (CALs) aren’t required for
people who just access work items – assign them “Stakeholder” access,
which is free.
Extensions to TFS such as Test Manager, Package Management, and
Private Pipelines require an additional purchase. Some TFS Extensions
are included with Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions and many
others are free. Paid extensions can also be purchased monthly, no
Visual Studio subscription is required.
In your case, for every MSDN subscription that you own, you will also have a TFS server licenses. So, theoretically, you could install as many TFS servers as you have MSDN subscriptions.
To use the features MTM, you must have either a Visual Studio
Enterprise subscription, or have installed the Test Manager
extension available from Visual Studio Marketplace.
More details please refer: Connect Microsoft Test Manager to your team project and test plan
Besides, If you want to double confirm this and know more information about TFS license, you could call 1-800-426-9400, Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Pacific Time) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist, and you can get more detail information from there. Worldwide customers can use the Guide to Worldwide Microsoft Licensing Sites to find contact information in their locations: http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/
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I need to setup TFS 2017 for 20 developers/analysts. Usage will be mostly for code repository, therefore 1 server only with TFS 2017/8 and SQL 2017. I need to know the licensing requirements for TFS application only, I know for SQL. We plan on using SSRS, but not SharePoint. Will a Visual Studio subscription cover for the TFS license for server and does it have to be Enterprise or Professional subscription is OK? What license will be the most economical for the rest of 19 users?
Thank you,
Will a Visual Studio subscription cover for the TFS license for server
and does it have to be Enterprise or Professional subscription is OK?
Yes, Visual Studio subscriptions include a server license for TFS, plus a TFS CAL for the subscriber
What license will be the most economical for the rest of 19 users?
It's based on your real requirements. Client access licenses (CALs) aren’t required for people who just access work items – assign them “Stakeholder” access, which is free.
If the users want to work on codes, then they need client access licenses...
Extensions to TFS such as Test Manager, Package Management, and Private Pipelines require an additional purchase. Some TFS Extensions are included with Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions and many others are free. Paid extensions can also be purchased monthly, no Visual Studio subscription is required.
Please see Team Foundation Server 2018 Licensing for details, it also applies to TFS 2017.
I have a TFS Administrator who does not develop or use Visual Studio. They only use TFS through the Web UI. Do they need to have an MSDN, all they are really doing is setting access levels.
TFS is licensed on a Server/CAL model. Thus, you need 1 Server license for the TFS server and 1 TFS CAL (client access license) for each user that will use TFS features.
That TFS CAL covers the usage no matter how the user accesses TFS (i.e. Visual Studio, Eclipse, Web Access client, Excel, MSProject, 3rd party tool, ect, etc).
Client access licenses (CALs) aren’t required for people who just access work items – assign them “Stakeholder” access, which is free.
So in your scenario, to manage the TFS they need CALs (client access license), Visual Studio/MSDN subscription is needed.
The two ways to acquire TFS CALs are:
Purchase a TFS User CAL
1 TFS CAL (and 1 TFS Server license) is included in each Visual
Studio/MSDN subscription. Thus, anyone who has an active MSDN
subscription assigned to them is covered with a TFS CAL.
Client access licenses (CALs) aren’t required for people who just
access work items – assign them “Stakeholder” access, which is
free.
Extensions to TFS such as Test Manager, Package Management,
and Private Pipelines require an additional purchase. Some TFS
Extensions are included with Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions
and many others are free. Paid extensions can also be purchased
monthly, no Visual Studio subscription is required.
More details please refer below two blogs:
Understand TFS Licensing
Team Foundation Server 2018 Licensing
We have TFS Server license which got along with MSDN. But we need to have more CALS as more users need to access our TFS Server.
TFS CAL license cost more, when we look for an alternate we found that VSTS CALS can be used to access TFS On Premises Server.
Could any one can confirm whether it is right or wrong?
Yes, VSTS CAL's include access to TFS.
Team Foundation Server Pricing
Buy VSTS for TFS CALs. When you buy VSTS users (starting at $6/month), those same users have a TFS CAL and can connect to any TFS in your organization. If those users also need TFS extensions like Test Manager or Package Management, or if you need additional Private Pipelines for your team, you can purchase these through the Visual Studio Marketplace. All VSTS charges are month-to-month. See detailed instructions.
We are attempting to move from TFS 2015 to TFS 2018 On Premise. For TFS 2015 we received physical media with a SQL Server 2014 Standard install cd and license key. For TFS 2018 we had to go through Microsoft Volume Licensing and have our TFS install media but no media or license for SQL Server 2017 Standard. Has anyone else updated and how did you license SQL Server 2017?
Edit: For those saying I did not research, there is no information on Microsoft's pages for this. This is the closest you get:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts/tfs-server/install/dual-server
Paid copies of Team Foundation Server come with a license to SQL Server Standard for use with TFS. The Team Foundation Server pricing page explains the details. If you use the license that's included with TFS, you can only use it for the TFS databases.
We are trying to figure out WHERE to go to get this license because it is not on our volume licensing account where the TFS license is.
Since the question is a license issue, you can call 1-800-426-9400, Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M to 6:00 P.M (Pacific Time) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist, and you can get more detail information from there. You can also visit the following site for more information and support on licensing issues:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/mplahome.mspx
Our IT resource eventually found the SQL Server iso download on the volume licensing page. Thank you for your help.
I have TFS server, and I have a remote team that will work off it, the problem is that they don't have VS license they user VWD 2010, how do i share source with them? I don't want to abandon the TFS but I cannot ask them to buy licenses for a small project.
Anyone who connects to a TFS server has to have a license.
If they are checking in / out code, then you need to have enough licenses to cover all of them. It's not their responsibility to have a client license, it's yours as the owner of the TFS Server.