Reviewing Your Deployment History
This topic discusses how to use historical information to help you troubleshoot your deployment of Team Foundation Server.
Review Your Deployment History
The history of your deployment often contains important information or clues about the problems that you are experiencing. Careful analysis of that history can lead you more directly to the cause of the problem.
If baseline or change records exist, look for information about new devices, updated drivers, changes to Team Foundation Server configurations, and customizations such as new work item types and source control policies. Look for change dates and descriptions of the work done. If records are not available, you can learn much about your computer by querying users and internal support personnel or by using tools such as those listed here.
Team Foundation Server command-line tools
Reporting Services Configuration Manager
SharePoint Central Administration
Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
Device Manager
Consider these points when reviewing the history of your computer:
Did the problem occur shortly after applying customizations such as a new work item type?
Was a hotfix applied?
Microsoft Product Support Services might provide a hotfix for an urgent or critical issue. Hotfixes address a specific issue and might not be fully tested for compatibility. For example, a hotfix that works for one computer might cause unwanted results in another. Carefully read and follow the instructions before applying a hotfix.
Did the problem occur soon after new hardware was installed?
Why were hardware or software updates made?
Are the motherboard and peripheral firmware current?
Can you establish a relationship between the problem and the recent change?
Was a new user recently assigned to the computer?
If so, review system history to determine if the user has installed incompatible hardware or software.
When was the last virus check performed?
Does the virus scanning software incorporate the latest virus signature updates? For more information about virus signature versions and updates, see the documentation provided with your antivirus software.
See Also
Concepts
Documenting and Evaluating Results When Troubleshooting Team Foundation Server