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TFS setup advice

I am currently in the middle of a TFS 2010 multi-server installation and have the following questions:

  • should i go with the default installation of having tfs sit on http://server:8080/tfs as i would probably prefer http://server/ or http://server:8080
  • I can't seem to find the best practice for which user i should use to remotely connect to the reporting services - should this be a domain user, or a local machine account on the database server?
  • If i install sharepoint and i want the database stored on another server, am i ok to install sharepoint as a single server or do i need to install "application only" and create a "farm"

that is all :)

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•should i go with the default installation of having tfs sit on http://server:8080/tfs as i would probably prefer http://server/ or http://server:8080

We have our hosted externaly so we go with a FQDN, but if not you should use the default as Visual Studio also uses this default. By all means setup a FQDN or other URL on port 80 to give people the choice, and to make the web access more accessable.

•I can't seem to find the best practice for which user i should use to remotely connect to the reporting services - should this be a domain user, or a local machine account on the database server?

Network Service is fine and TFS will set everything up during the install. You can create a "domain\TfsReports" if it makes you feel better and I would recommend this if you are going to setup Kerberos or are runnign in a security consious enviroment.

•If i install sharepoint and i want the database stored on another server, am i ok to install sharepoint as a single server or do i need to install "application only" and create a "farm"

You can put the Sharepoint databases anywher you like during the insatll. if you are doing what you sugest, remember not to lose them. A better option would be to integrate with your existing Sharepoint 2007/2010 corporate deployment. Integrate SharePoint 2010 with Team Foundation Server 2010

MrHinsh
As far as the authentication goes, when setting up on two servers TFS _doesn't_ set everthing up for you... this was the problem.i setup a new account, gave it "login as a service" and gave this same user access to both Reporting services and SQL at the server level.
Doug
The instalation documentation is fairly explicit on what service accounts you need and what rights they need!
MrHinsh