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| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Administering Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 |
| Exam Number: | 70-496 |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired, no renewal required |
| Available Languages: | English, German, Chinese (Simplified), French, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Drag and drop, Case studies, Simulations |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40–60 |
| Exam Duration: | 145–150 |
| Related Certifications: | 70-498 70-497 |
| Passing Score: | 700 / 1000 |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Virtual Academy Jump Start |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration (Archived) |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Authorized Pearson VUE test center or online proctored exam; exam retired as of July 31, 2017 |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisites; recommended experience with TFS, Windows Server, and SQL Server |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-496.aspx |
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Install and configure Team Foundation Server | 25–30% | - Configure client connectivity - Configure build services and agents - Set up lab management environment - Install and configure application tier and data tier - Plan TFS deployment |
| Topic 2: Manage Team Foundation Server | 25–30% | - Manage project collections and team projects - Administer security and permissions - Update and upgrade TFS - Monitor server health and performance - Back up and restore TFS databases |
| Topic 3: Administer version control | 25–30% | - Manage workspaces and branches - Merge and resolve conflicts - Configure version control settings - Set check-in policies and permissions - Label and shelve changes |
| Topic 4: Customize Team Foundation Server for team use | 20–25% | - Customize process templates - Set up dashboards and portals - Configure work item queries and reports - Modify work item types and fields |
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No mandatory prerequisites; recommended experience with TFS, Windows Server, and SQL Server
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Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server. Your TFS environment currently consists of a single team project collection (TPC) named DevTPC, one build controller named BC-1, and one build agent named BA-1.
You need to create a separate TFS test environment by cloning your existing environment. You need to achieve this goal by utilizing as few new TFS services as possible.
Which of the following diagrams shows the correct architecture for solving this problem?
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
DRAG DROP
You are the administrator of a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) installation.
You are configuring a version control proxy server at a remote site.
You need to configure the proxy to cache all collections on MAINCODE and only the CommonLib collection on AUXCODE. You open the proxy's Proxy.config file.
Which code segments should you include? To answer, drag the appropriate code segments to the correct cache location. Each code segment may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view
content.
Correct Answer:

Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server that uses SharePoint and SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services (SSRS).
You develop a custom report to track progress for all new projects.
You need to ensure that the report is included in all new projects when they are created.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
Correct Answer: B,D 🗳️
Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server. Your development team has a Visual Studio solution file that is used to build a software product.
A developer reports that when he retrieves the latest source file to his computer from TFS and performs a build, the build frequently breaks.
You need to provide a solution that prevents check-ins to TFS that will break developers' builds.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server and Microsoft Lab Management (MLM) 2012.
You want to create a clone of the development test environment in your domain that will support testing patches of your software while continuing to support release testing in the existing environment.
You need to configure the environment to support network isolation.
Which three actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose three.)
Correct Answer: B,D,F 🗳️
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