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This Guide comes with 38 videos that explain all scenarios in a step-by-step manner.

• Watch The Visual Guide for Building Team Foundation Server 2012 Environments

Parts:

Part 1- Introduction & Overview

Part 2 - Creating & Preparing the Required Infrastructure

Part 3- Installing and Configuring Team Foundation Server Pre-requisites

Part 4- Installing and Configuring Team Foundation Server

Appendices

Chapters:

Part 1- Introduction & Overview

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Architecture & System Requirements

Part 2 - Creating & Preparing the Required Infrastructure

• Chapter 3: Creating & Preparing the Domain Controller
• Chapter 4: Creating & Preparing the TFS Infrastructure Physical Machine (Hyper-V Host)
• Chapter 5: Creating & Preparing the Team Foundation Server Virtual Machine

Part 3- Installing and Configuring Team Foundation Server Pre-requisites

• Chapter 6: Installing & Configuring SQL Server 2012
• Chapter 7: Installing & Configuring SharePoint Server 2010
• Chapter 8: Configuring SharePoint Server 2010 for Dashboard Compatibility

Part Part 4- Installing and Configuring Team Foundation Server

• Chapter 9: Installing & Configuring Team Foundation Server 2012 
• Chapter 10: Configuring the Team Build Service
• Chapter 11: Configuring the Enterprise Application Definition

Appendices:

• A. Creating Local Service Accounts and Groups for Windows Server 2012 
• B. Installing Hyper-V Role on Windows Server 2008 R2
• C. Adding .NET 3.5 Framework feature for Windows Server 2008 R2
• D. Configuring SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services Port
• E. Configuring SQL Server 2012 Database Engine Port
• F. SQL Server 2012 Installation Verification  
• G. SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 Installation Verification
• H. Team Foundation Server 2012 Installation & Configuration Verification

Videos:

• 3.1 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• 3.2 Creating the Service Accounts and Groups
• 4.1 Installing Windows Server 2012
• 4.2 Adding the Hyper-V Role to Windows Server 2012
• 5.1 Creating the TFS Virtual Machine
• 5.2 Installing Windows Server 2012
• 5.3 Configuring the Local Policies
• 6.1 Adding .NET 3.5 Windows Feature
• 6.2 Installing SQL Server 2012
• 6.3 Configuring Analysis Services to Recover on Failure
• 7.1 Adding the Required Roles and Features
• 7.2 Emulating the Exit Code
• 7.3 Installing SharePoint 2010 Prerequisites
• 7.4 Installing SharePoint Server 2010
• 7.5 Configuring the Default Application Pool
• 7.6 Configuring SharePoint Server 2010
• 8.1 Configuring the Excel Services Application
• 8.2 Configuring the Secure Store Service Application
• 9.1: Installing Team Foundation Server 2012
• 9.2: Configuring Team Foundation Server 2012
• 10: Configuring the Team Build Service
• 11: Configuring the Enterprise Application Definition
• Appendix A: Creating Local Service Accounts and Groups for Windows Server 2012
• Appendix B: Adding the Hyper-V Role to Windows Server 2008 R2
• Appendix C: Adding .NET 3.5 Framework feature to Windows Server 2008 R2
• Appendix D: Configuring SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services Port
• Appendix E: Configuring SQL Server 2012 Database Engine Port
• Appendix F-1: Verifying SQL Server Reporting Services
• Appendix F-2: Verifying SQL Server Database Engine and SQL Server Analysis Services
• Appendix F-3: Verifying the Connection to SQL Server Instance (Database and Analysis Service)
• Appendix G-1: Verifying the Connection to the Web Applications
• Appendix G- 2: Verifying the Recommended Authentication Settings
• Appendix G-3: Verifying SharePoint 2010 Dashboard Compatibility
• Appendix H-1: Installing Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate Edition
• Appendix H-2: Creating a New Team Project
• Appendix H-3 : Processing the Warehouse and the Analysis Databases
• Appendix H-4: Verifying the Excel Services Reporting
• Appendix H-5: Verifying the TFS Build Service