TFS secondary development series: 1. TFs architecture and Concept

TFS is short for Team fundation server and part of Microsoft vsts. It is the core collaboration platform for Microsoft Application lifecycle management (ALM) tools, simply put, it is a platform tool for managing and developing software projects throughout their entire lifecycle.

　　TFS is divided into the client layer, application layer, and data layer.

　　Their data model flow is as follows:

Client layerIt can be divided into architect client, developer client, and tester client.

　　Application LayerIt can be divided into version control, Team Generation, Team Site (SharePoint), work item tracking, Team report (SQL Server Reporting Service), project management, and TFs API interface (Web Service ).

　　Data Layer: Configure databases, warehouse databases, analytic databases, and team project Collection databases

TFS local deploymentOverview view of Web Services, applications, and databasesAs follows:

　　

 

　　

 

　　

　　Network port and Protocol DiagramAs follows:

　　

　　Network Communication diagram deployedAs follows:

　　

　　The main concepts in TFs are as follows:

　　Application Layer, data layer, and client layer: The logical layer of TFS. These layers can be on the same computer or a multi-state computer.

　Team Project set: The main organization unit of all TFs data. It can contain one or more team projects.

　　Team Project: The central area of the team activity that the team uses to share the development software.

　　TFS Console: TFs administrator centralized management tool, which can be used to manage users and permissions, Team Project sets, add and manage SharePoint Team websites, create and manage Virtual Machine labs, and check server status.

　　SharePoint: Web-based team portal management.

　　SQL Server and SQL Server Reporting Services: TFs configuration, Team process storage area, data center, and team report data.

　Work Item: All things that need to be done.