Operating System Requirements
Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 can be installed on a server running on any one of the following operating systems:
- 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 with SP2
- 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1
- 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2012
Ports and accounts for Team Foundation Server 2012
Accounts Report Reader Account
| Reporting | TFSREPORTS | You must specify a user account that has the Allow log on locally permission.Default: You are prompted for this account. You cannot use a built-in account for the report reader account. |
Service Accounts
| Team Foundation Server | TFSSERVICE | You can specify a built-in account or a user account. If you specify a user account, it must have the Log on as service permission.Default: Network Service |
| Team Foundation Build | TFSBUILD | You can specify a built-in account or a user account. If you use a user account, it must have the Log on as service permission.Default: Network Service |
| Team Foundation Server | TFSPROXY | You can specify a built-in account or a user account. If you use a user account, it must have the Log on as service permission.Default: Network Service |
Required ports for SQL Server
| Server or Application Context | TCP Port |
| SQL Service (Database Engine) | 14331 |
| SQL Browser Service (Database Engine) | 1434 |
| SQL Server Analysis Services Redirector | 2382 |
| SQL Server Analysis Services | 2383 |
| SQL Server Reporting Services | 80 |
Required ports for SharePoint products
These port numbers might be different for existing deployments of SharePoint Products. You can determine which port numbers SharePoint Products uses by opening Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and looking at the properties of the websites.
| Default website | 80 |
| SharePoint Central Administration | 17012 |
Required Ports for Team Foundation Server
| Team Foundation Server | 8080 |
| Team Foundation Server Proxy | 8081 |
| Team Foundation Build Service | 9191 |
Your firewall controls remote connections, and Team Foundation Server requires remote connections. You must ensure that your firewall does not block the connections Team Foundation Server requires. The tables in this topic show the default settings for TCP ports that Team Foundation Server, SQL Server, and SharePoint Products require.
