Unsupported Domain Configurations

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The following Active Directory domain configurations are supported domain configurations for Team Foundation Server:

  • Windows 2000 native mode

  • Windows Server 2003 domain functional level

All other domain configurations are unsupported. Some specific examples of unsupported Team Foundation Server domain configurations are as follows:

  • Installation of Team Foundation Server on a server configured as a domain controller is not supported.

  • Windows 2000 mixed mode domains are not supported.

  • Windows Server 2003 domain controllers configured as Windows 2000 mixed-mode functional level are not supported.

  • Configuring the application tier and data tier between a domain and a workgroup.

Examples of supported domain topologies can be found in A Simple Team Foundation Server Topology, A Moderate Team Foundation Server Topology, and A Complex Team Foundation Server Topology.

See Also

Concepts

Trusts and Forests Considerations for Team Foundation Server
Team Foundation Server Security Architecture

Other Resources

Managing Team Foundation Server in an Active Directory Domain
Team Foundation Server Topologies