How to automatically backup TFS 2010

Question

I value Team Foundation Server 2010.

I would like to know if there is some kind of command line for backing up TFS data. I currently have a folder sent to the cloud. This backup contains all the data necessary for the backup (for example, MySql databases, text documents, ...)

What I want is a way to automatically back up my TFS collections (and any other important TFS data) to one (or more) files in this directory.

The command line will be perfect.

Answer 1

The online TFS documentation describes this.

If you are using full SQL Server, you can use SQL Server Agent to schedule database backups, otherwise use the Windows Task Scheduler (through one of the SQL command line tools). But you need to write a SQL script to perform the backup, this is described in detail in the documentation above.

(There is no simple command line, because simple installations have different requirements for complex ones, for example, on a large instance, backups can take many hours, and the problems of synchronizing backups become complicated.)

Additionally [edit 2010-08-24] the following TFS PowerToys have been announced, which include backup and recovery tools (for non-standard TFS installations). See Blog Post: " Backing Up and Restoring a TFS Server "

Answer 2

This may help you, as it explains the full granular backup in various ways.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms253070.aspx