TFS 2015 Upgrade to Azure DevOps Question: Is there an upgrade wizard?

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I have a question in regards to upgrading TFS to Azure DevOps 2020. I've not done anything like this before so I've started reading BOL, starting here, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/upgrade/get-started?view=azure-devops-2020, but I still have some questions.

From Setup:

  • On-premises TFS 2015 - SQL Server 2016

Going to Setup:

  • On-premises Azure DevOps 2020 (new hardware) - SQL Server 2019

Plan:

  1. Install SQL 2019 on new server
  2. Restore TFS DB backups on new SQL 2019 server
  3. Install Azure Dev Ops 2020 software on the new server

Questions:

  1. Is there a TFS Upgrade wizard?
  2. If so, at this point in the plan, should I run the TFS upgrade wizard?
  3. If so, where do I run it from, the old server (as TFS isn't installed on the new server)?

Thanks for your help.

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The recommended approach to doing these upgrades is to stand up a test environment and walk through the upgrade process before you do it for real. That would answer most of your questions. – Daniel Mann
Hi @JM1, Just checking in to see whether this issue is still blocking you now? Any update for this issue? – Vito Liu

2 Answers

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  1. Yes. TFS Upgrade wizard is a general tool.
  2. After restoring databases and installing new azure devops server.
  3. On the new application server.

Check inplace upgrade to 2020.

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Agree with Shamrai Aleksander.

You could refer to the blog to upgrade the Azure DevOps Server. Then we could use data migration tool to migrate data from Azure DevOps Server to Azure DevOps Services.

The data migration tool for Azure DevOps supports the two latest releases of Azure DevOps Server at a given time. Releases include updates and major releases. Currently the following versions of Azure DevOps Server are supported for import:

  1. Azure DevOps Server 2020
  2. Azure DevOps Server 2019.1.1

In addition, check this doc, It also show the detail steps to run TFS Upgrade Wizard.