How to migrate collections from TFS 2017 to Azure DevOps Server 2019 (Different DB servers)

Question

I have been handling an aging Windows Server 2008 machine with TFS upgraded in place to 2017.2. Now, with Azure DevOps Server 2019, support for Windows Server 2008 is no lon

Answer 1

Ideal path:

• Install the SQL Server matching your original environment.
• Attach the databases
• Install a version of TFS that supports your SQL server version that is the same or newer than the original server.
• Walk through the configuration wizard.
• uninstall TFS server
• Detach databases and uninstall SQL Server
• Install the desired SQL Server version with the same instance name.
• Attach databases
• Install latest version of Azure DevOps Server
• Walk through the Upgrade wizard.

Full details here:

• https://devblogs.microsoft.com/premier-developer/move-or-clone-tfs-from-one-hardware-to-another-in-tfs-2017-2018/