Rule Checking and Issue Resolution

The topics in this section provide information about the rules that the Best Practices Analyzer tool for Team Foundation Server checks during a scan and the messages that the tool reports after a scan.

Access and Information Messages

Tasks	Related topics
Resolve version issues. Describes the messages that appear when the tool scans a computer that is running an unsupported version of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server.	The version of Team Foundation Server is not supported
Resolve tool access issues. Describes the messages that appear when the tool cannot access information on a target computer.	Access is not available Team Foundation Build version is not compatible
Resolve issues where the tool access is restricted. Describes the messages that appear when the tool is being run from a computer that is not running Team Foundation Server.	IP address and domain name restrictions are not available
Review information messages. Describes the detailed information that the tool collects and how the information is categorized in the tree report.	Information Messages About Team Foundation
Access the installation guide for Team Foundation Server. Provides links to the installation guide for Team Foundation.	Accessing Additional Resources

Error and Warning Messages

Tasks	Related topics
Resolve hardware and system setting issues. Describes how the tool evaluates hardware and system settings and provides guidance for how you can resolve errors and warnings that the tool reports.	Hardware and Platform Issues
Resolve IIS issues. Describes the rules that the tool evaluates with respect to the .NET Framework and Internet Information Services (IIS) and provides guidance for how you can resolve errors and warnings that the tool reports.	Issues That Relate to .NET Framework and Internet Information Services
Resolve application-tier issues. Describes the rules that the tool evaluates with respect to the installation of software and services on the application-tier server and provides guidance for how you can resolve errors and warnings that the tool reports.	Issues That Relate to the Application Tier for Team Foundation
Resolve issues that affect SharePoint sites. Describes the rules that the tool evaluates with respect to SharePoint Products and provides guidance for how you can resolve errors and warnings that the tool reports.	Issues that Relate to SharePoint Products and Integration with Team Foundation Server
Resolve issues that affect the database. Describes the rules that the tool evaluates with respect to SQL Server and the database for Team Foundation and provides guidance for how you can resolve errors and warnings that the tool reports.	Issues that Relate to SQL Server and the Team Foundation Database
Resolve Lab Management issues. Describes the rules that the tool evaluates with respect to Visual Studio Lab Management and provides guidance for how you can resolve errors and warnings that the tool reports.	Issues That Relate to Lab Management and Test Controllers
Resolve issues that relate to creating and working with team projects. Describes the rules that the tool evaluates with respect to team projects and provides guidance for how you can resolve errors and warnings that the tool reports.	Issues That Relate to Team Projects or Project Collections
Resolve issues that affect Web services. Describes the rules that the tool evaluates with respect to Web services for Team Foundation and provides guidance for how you can resolve errors and warnings that the tool reports.	Web Services Issues

See Also

Other Resources

Getting Started with the Best Practices Analyzer Tool

Using the Best Practices Analyzer Tool