We upgraded SQL 2012 to 2016 recently and now we are upgrading our TFS 2013 to TFS 2017. Due to the requirements of TFS 2013 indicating that TFS 2013 update 2 is compatible only with SQL server 2012 SP 1 or SQL server 2014 according to docs.
My question is:
Will I be able to update TFS 2013 directly to TFS 2017 if I have SQL 2016 already installed or do I have to climb the updated ladder with these two possible options:
A
TFS 2013 and downgrade to SQL Server 2012 (SP1)
TFS 2013 Update 2 with SQL Server 2014
TFS 2017 with SQL Server 2014
TFS 2017 Update 1 with SQL Server 2016
B
TFS 2013 and downgrade to SQL Server 2012 (SP1)
TFS 2015 Update 3 with SQL Server 2012 (SP1)
TFS 2017 with SQL Server 2016
TFS 2017 Update 1 with SQL Server 2016
If I have to climb the updated ladder which option would involve the least risk.
Technically, you can upgrade TFS 2013 directly to TFS 2017. Since you have upgraded your SQL Server, you can install TFS 2017 and run the Team Foundation Server Configuration Wizard, select "I have existing databases to use for this Team Foundation Server deployment" option and "Production Upgrade" option during configuration. Here is a blog you can refer to:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/rob/2016/12/22/upgrading-from-tfs-2013-to-tfs-2017/
It seems you're upgrading in place (not moving to new hardware), usually, we suggest do a dry run of your upgrade in a pre-production environment. Here is a helpful blog you can refer to:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tfssetup/2017/09/25/test-tfs-upgrades-pre-production-and-production-upgrade-to-team-foundation-server-tfs-2017-2/
Before upgrade, we also suggest read the article below which tells the general process for upgrading an existing deployment of Team Foundation Server:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts/tfs-server/upgrade/get-started?view=tfs-2018
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I tried publishing a database in Visual Studio, and I get this error:
A project which specifies sql server 2016 as the target platform
cannot be published to sql server 2014
How do I select to publish to SQL Server 2016, in Visual Studio?
Is there an option that I missed?
Or do I have no other choice but to target SQL Server 2014?
The Target SQL Version is part of the Project Properties.
I am using the SQL server 2017 standard version. At the same, I am using db comparer for comparing databases..
When I click on the database name in db comparer tool,
we got an error Index was outside the bounds of the array.
solution 1
Upgrade your SqlServer management studio from 2008 to 2012
Or Download the service packs of SqlServer Management Studio and update probably resolve you solution
You can download the SQL Server Management studio 2012 from below link
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Express http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062
solution 2
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42299
Install SSMS2014. Do it by click download on Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Express, then scroll down to the bottom and install SQL Server 2014 Management Studio. Then suddenly DBComparer started working again.
I have VS 2017 CE, SQL Server 2016 DE and Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 13.0.16106.4. About VS is showing Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools as installed.
I would like to install SSDT so that I can do the SSRS/SSIS and SSAS but I don't know which one to install, it's giving few options from here
It reads
Download SQL Server Data Tools 17.1 for Visual Studio 2015
Download Data-Tier Application Framework (DacFx) 17.1
From the same website
It then advises "To use SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio 2017 see this section below". When I go to the link provided it takes me to visualstudio.com website. It's not apparent to me what I need to download from there, is it the Community Edition?
Going back to the first link I provided, it advises...
If you are using SSDT with Visual Studio 2017, install the AS and RS components:
Analysis Services
Reporting Services
I also found another link...www.visualstudio.com/vs/ssdt/
Also are there any conflict between sql server 2016 and vs 2017 CE when taking SSRS/SSIS or SSAS tasks?
StackOverFlow is giving me message that I need to have number of reputation before I can give more than 1 website link.
Can someone advise me which one to install?
Thanks.
For Visual Studio 2017, there is not yet a stand alone install of SSIS|AS|RS. However, there are VSIX installs available for RS and AS. See links below.
SSIS is working on creating a standalone install as well as a VSIX package.
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ProBITools.MicrosoftReportProjectsforVisualStudio
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ProBITools.MicrosoftAnalysisServicesModelingProjects
I get the following error in Visual Studio when I'm working with SSAS Tabular project.
"Not supported (tabular model 1200 or higher required)"
SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition
Visual Studio 2015
Install sql server management studio 2016,
after that install sql server data tool which automatically install visual studio
this will solve your problem
I had Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition installed in my computer. When i installed this VS 2008 version, SQL Server 2005 was also automatically installed. I just had to install SQL Management Studio
Because i want to install SQL Server 2008. I un-installed SQL Server 2005 and tried to install SQL Server 2008. But in the "Installation Rules" section in the installing setup, it prompts a message saying "Previous Release of VS 2008 Failed" (see the image below)
When I google it, i came to Microsoft Support where they say the VS Version i have must be Service Pack 1 and must be a release version (not beta version). Now I'm confused with it.
What should I do?
How do I find the Service Pack Version of VS 2008
How do I find if the version is a release or a beta one
I recently installed VS 2010 C# Express and Web Developer 2010 Express. Without going to SQL Server 2008 can I work with VS 2010 with SQL Server 2005?
How do I find the Service Pack Version of VS 2008?
There are service packs for Visual Studio 2008 express that are different to the VS2008 standard / prof etc service packs.
How do I find if the version is a release or a beta one? No idea.
I recently installed VS 2010 C# Express and Web Developer 2010 Express. Without going to SQL Server 2008 can I work with VS 2010 with SQL Server 2005?
Yes you can work with SQL 2005 with both of those to the best of my knowledge.
You can try uninstalling all instances of visual studio and then installing sql 2008 but that would be a last resort i would think. Trying the vs2008 express service packs would be my first step.
Rgds
AJ
See this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956139 and for a more detailed answer see this
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/2008/08/11/sql-server-2008-visual-studio-2008-sp1-and-net-framework-3-5-sp1-explained.aspx.
I also had this issue and when I visited Microsoft site, then I found this solution and it worked.