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Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 with Update 4

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  • Version: 2012.4
  • Category: Update
  • Language: English

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012.4 is a source code control, project management, and team collaboration platform at the core of the Microsoft suite of Application Lifecycle Management tools, which help teams be more agile, collaborate more effectively, and deliver quality software.

  • Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012.4 provides the collaboration hub at the center of Microsoft’s Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution. By automating the software delivery process, entire teams can take advantage of tools to track the team’s actions, transactions, and project artifacts like requirements, tasks, bugs, source code, and build & test results. Team Foundation Server 2012.4 enables comprehensive reporting and dashboards providing historical trending, full traceability, and real-time visibility into software quality. More details can be found here.

    Support for Team Foundation Server 2012 is only provided on this current update, which is considered the Team Foundation Server 2012 Service Pack, as well as the Team Foundation Server 2012 RTM version, released in August, 2012. For more information see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy.

Files

Status: Live

This download is still available on microsoft.com. The downloads below will come directly from the Microsoft Download Center.

FileSHA1 HashSize
TFS4/tfs_server.exe27304c6c8b2c1b1747610aba1a1709457fe64b91535 KB
TFS4/VS2012.4 TFS Server ENU.isof8be0471fa306e5a9e5c117f63b5d3a621fb571d1.12 GB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2012

  • Hardware Requirements:
    • 2.2 GHz or faster processor
    • 1 GB RAM – Basic installation
    • 2 GB RAM – Standard installation (no SharePoint)
    • 10 GB RAM – Full installation (includes SharePoint)
    • 8 GB of available hard disk space
    Optional Components:
    • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 
    • Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 or SharePoint 2010

Installation Instructions

  • Note: If you have an edition of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 Beta or RC installed, you can upgrade it to the release version. Before you upgrade, check the release notes for steps that might be required before you install the release version.

    Choose one of the following options:
    • Download the Web Installer (tfs_server.exe):
      • On this page, choose the Download button.
        • To install the software now, choose the Run button.
        • To install the software later, choose the Save button.
         
    • Download a DVD5 ISO image (VS2012.4 TFS Server ENU.iso):
      • To download the image so that you can burn a DVD, choose the Save button.
      • Make sure that the CRC and SHA1 hash values of the downloaded ISO image match these:
        • CRC: E94C762E
        • SHA-1: F8BE0471FA306E5A9E5C117F63B5D3A621FB571D


    To read the most recent information about how to install Team Foundation and to find a downloadable version of the install guide, see this page on the Microsoft Web site: Installing Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio ALM. The offline versions of these guides are compiled help module (.chm) files.

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