Question

I am trying to move my TFS2010 server to a domain and keep getting TF246017 database error. I followed the instructions on:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms404883%28v=VS.100%29.aspx

I shut down the service, I have no Sharepoint and the next point was to move user and service accounts.

I did(with an admin account):

1. cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010\Tools"
2. TFSConfig identities /change /fromdomain:OLS-APPServer /todomain:NewDomain /account:"NT Authority\Local Service" /toaccount:"NT Authority\Local Service"

and that is where I got a :

“TF246017: Team Foundation Server could not connect to the database.
Verify that the server that is hosting the database is operational,
and that network problems are not blocking communication with the
server.”

The SQL server is local and I can connect to it via SSMS. What am I missing?

Answer 1

Notice that there’s a /sqlInstance & /databaseName parameter. That may help the command find your db. Point it to the sql instance (machineName, machineName\InstanceName etc…) and db (Tfs_Configuration)

(toolsPath)>tfsconfig help identities Logging sent to file
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Team Foundation\Server
Configuration\Logs\CFG_CFG_UNK_1026_173837.log Microsoft (R) TfsConfig
– Team Foundation Server Configuration Tool Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Command: help Microsoft (R) TfsConfig – Team Foundation Server
Configuration Tool Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights
reserved.

TfsConfig identities /change /fromdomain: /todomain:
[/account: [/toaccount:]]
[/sqlInstance:
/databaseName:]

Also, Local Service is not appropriate for a domain TFS. Have you tried to change the account to Network Service or a domain account?

Try:
tfsconfig help accounts

Look at the change option. You can also specify the sqlInstance and databaseName options there as well.

TfsConfig accounts /change /accountType:applicationTier
                   /account:"NT Authority\Network Service"