Moving TFS 2010 application to another server - tfs

I have a TFS 2010 application installed on server1. I have the data tier on server2. We are going to get rid of the server1. I want to install the TFS application on Server2 (same server as data tier). First of all, which configuration option do I pick during the install? Do I have to bring my server1 down before installing application on the data tier server2?

You can find all the information you need at MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms404879.aspx

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tffs 2017 upgrade to 2018 web access denied

i would like to upgrade my production TFS 2017 to TFS 2018.
according to the requirement, it need SQL Server 2016 SP1, because some reason, i decide use a new production server for it.
Before doing the production upgrade, i do the upgrade test in my testing enviroment, the step is
Install SQL Server 2016 SP1
Restore the TFS 2017 Database
Install TFS 2018 Update 1
Start the TFS Upgrade Wizard using my existing db
Confirm the 8080 port is allow to connect
After finish, i can access the TFS web on the testing environment server by using http://localhost:8080/tfs or http://SERVERNAME:8080/tfs (btw Chrome only can access using localhost)
When i connect http://SERVERNAME:8080/tfs on client pc, it doesn't work, it show me
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED
All my server have join domain and i try troubleshoot from tfs application to firewall, no any result on it.
Is there any step wrong or other problem on it?
UPDATE:
After i reinstall Windows OS, it's work.
Try below items to narrow down the issue:
Using IP instead of the SERVERNAME in the URL, then try it
again.
Clean local caches from the client machine (TFS caches, Browser
caches)
Restart the TFS wensite from IIS manager.
Restart IIS with command: iisreset /noforce
Try changing the port number for you TFS
Rebuild the client cache.
After you move, restore, rename, or fail over a data-tier or
application-tier server, you must refresh the cache for tracking work
items and users must refresh the version control cache on client
computers.
UPDATE1:
Just try below things:
Add the client machine name/IP to the hosts file. (The hosts file should be located under c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts)
Try to detach the collection then reattach it again
Try to reconfigure the TFS.
UPDATE2:
Based on geraldlim's comment below : Turn out that after reinstalling the OS and install IIS and TFS in a clear environment, it's working.

Visual Studio Team Services error: "The target of the specified cmdlet cannot be a Windows client-based operating system."

When I try to deploy my artifact on IIS, I am getting the error as shown in the below screenshot. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
The "IIS Web App Management" screenshot is shown below:
The error message is pretty clear: You can't use it to install IIS on a client OS (such as Windows 10). You have to use a server OS (such as Windows Server).
There's nothing you can do about it other than to use a server OS or use an alternate tool to deploy.
Using Windows Remote Management (WinRM), connect to the host
machine(s) where IIS or SQL Server is installed, and manage the Web
application or deploy the SQL Server Database as described below:
Create a new website or update an existing website using AppCmd.exe.
Create a new application pool or update an existing application pool using AppCmd.exe.
Deploy a Web Application to the IIS Server using Web Deploy.
Deploy a SQL Server Database using DACPAC and SqlPackage.exe.
Your log mentioned the task was installing IIS, and it seemed the tasking was installing IIS on a windows client OS. You need to check your target machine to see whether it has IIS installed.

Team Foundation Service not available (TFS2008)

We have had an automatic Active Directory/Windows password change thrust upon us, and consequently our TFS2008 build server has broken. I have changed the password for the TFSERVICE account it runs under, and updated the Visual Studio Team Foundation Task Scheduler Service to use the correct password, and checked that the underlying Sql Server is running okay. However attempts to connect to TFS are now met with the message '..HTO Status 503: Service unavailable'.
What else needs to be started to get this up and running again?
You need to always change the password using the tools in the box. You can use the TFS Administration Console that you can launch from the start menu. Or you can use the tfsconfig.exe located in the TFS install folder.
This applies to all versions of TFS from 2010 on.
If you have TFS 2008/2005 you will need to use the tfsadminutil command: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb552178(v=vs.90).aspx
Note: You need to upgrade your TFS server as soon as possible. Both the OS, SQL, and TFS pre-2010 is not well supported.

Using TFS2010 client in a 64-bit only IIS process

I'm finding conflicting information regarding the TFS 2010 Client assemblies. I wish to connect to a TFS 2010 server from an ASP.Net application running on IIS 7.5 in a 64-bit only application pool.
I x-copied all the TFS client assemblies into the bin folder of my web application (to avoid having to install the TFS client onto the web server) - but get a bad image format exception from the following assemblies:
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.Cache.dll
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.RuleEngine.dll
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.DataStore.dll
They all appear to be 32bit only assemblies.
Is there a way to work around this, or does the application pool have to be enabled for 32bit applications, before you can use the TFS 2010 client assemblies?
See my blog post on Installing Just the Server Components of TFS. That will let you get the 64-bit components you need onto your web server.

How do I allow a remote user to access my local TFS server?

I'm new to Microsoft TFS and it seems like the default of TFS is connect via a Local Area Network (LAN).
Another team member lives in a different part of the world. How can I allow him to connect to my TFS Server, which is installed on a Vista Machine so we can share the same project?
You can either open up port 8080, or install SSL for TFS. You can find more information how to access TFS remotely at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb668967.aspx. It is an article for TFS 2005, but it still applies.
Simplest is to set up a VPN, let the user log onto your network and then access the TFS server as you would locally. This is the way I do it; saves the hassle and security headaches of trying to expose TFS over the internet.

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