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We have a new installation of TFS 2010 (on SQL Server 2008), and I'm planning the backup and recovery process.

It seems the configuration information and data is stored in the Tfs_Configuration and Tfs_DefaultCollection databases (and additional Tfs_[CollectionName] dbs if you have more than one collection). In a test setup, I tried backing up the two dbs, uninstalling TFS, then reinstalling (thinking I could then hook the databases up at some point in the install process). This is where I'm confused. I don't see an option or clear guidance on how this is suppose to work.

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If you have backed up your TFS 2010 databases and lose your TFS server, you can restore it by restoring all of your TFS databases, reinstalling TFS, and selecting the Application Tier option of the installation wizard. Once you point the wizard at your database, it will recognize the Tfs_Configuration database from the previous installation and restore your previous configuration as well as your collections.

Derek Morrison
What about the Build Server? Is there any data that needs to be backed up there?
Lukasz
Good point. We're not using TFS Build yet, so I haven't looked into this. Would love to hear info about this.
Derek Morrison