Supported Versions and Configurations
You can use the Best Practices Analyzer tool for Team Foundation Server to scan servers that support either Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 or Team Foundation Server 2010 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) with the following software configurations:
Operating Systems:
Windows Server 2003 (Datacenter Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Standard Edition) with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Windows Server 2003 R2 (Datacenter Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Standard Edition)
Windows Server 2003 R2 (Datacenter Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Standard Edition) with SP2
Windows Server 2008
SQL Server 2008, Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition
SQL Server Analysis Services
SQL Server Reporting Services
SharePoint Products:
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Team Foundation Build Service for Team Foundation Server 2010
Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management
Note
You can scan a server that has a pre-released version of Team Foundation Server installed, but invalid or incorrect errors and warnings might appear.
Analyzing Single-Server and Multi-Server Deployments
You can use the tool to perform a health check on either a single-server or multi-server deployment.
For more information about this type of scan, see Rule Checking Performed by the Best Practices Analyzer Tool.
For information about these types of deployments, see Installing Team Foundation Components.
For information about how to view scan results for each computer, see How to: List Scans and View Reports.
Running a Health Check
When you perform a health check, the tool identifies which servers host which components and prerequisites, and then it analyzes each of those servers against the appropriate set of rules.
See Also
Tasks
Concepts
Information Messages About Team Foundation
Reports and Messages that the Best Practices Analyzer Tool Generates