TFS commercial version vs. TFS trial (timebomb) version

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John P. Nelson - 17 May 2006 19:23 GMT

I've been asked to set up a production Team Foundation Server installation.
I've asked our I.T. department to purchase a copy of TFS, and they are buying
a copy through Volume License.

However, I'm getting pressure to set this up "right away". MSDN has a
downloadable TFS "trial" version, with a 180 day timebomb. Can I install
this now, then "fix" it when the commercial version comes? Is it just a
matter of installing a new license key, for example?

I'm not really sure what I'm going to get when the TFS commercial kit
arrives. I understand that the TFS kit comes with a license for SQL server.
Again, can I load up the new server with an unregistered copy of SQL server
standard, then register it using the license key from the TFS kit?

Has anyone tried doing this? Thanks in advance for any advice.

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"Gary Chang[MSFT]" - 18 May 2006 07:51 GMT

Hi John,

Thank you posting!

I am afraid we don't support the TFS issue in this newsgroup. I suggest you
consult this issue in our specific MSDN forums, you'd get better and
quicker help there:

Team Foundation Server - General
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=22&SiteID=1

Team Foundation Server - Setup
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=68&SiteID=1

Thanks for your understanding.

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Online Community Support
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Yan-Hong Huang[MSFT] - 22 May 2006 12:56 GMT

Hello,

We didn't test your scenario yet. But you may refer to the following useful
article:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e54bf6ff-026b-43a4-
ade4-a690388f310e&displaylang=en
Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Installation Guide

There is another utility that you can use to upgrade from prerelease
versions of team foundation server:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/teamsystem/team/
In the "Go-Live with Team Foundation Server " section, you can find this
tool. This tool may also useful for you.

I am not sure what "unregistered copy of sql server" means here. But I
think you may also install a standard version of sql server since you are a
MSDN subscriber.

Thanks very much.

Sincerely,
Yanhong Huang
Microsoft Online Community Support

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