Reference : 

Exception:

"The test has not started yet"

Explanation:

The test run result window just lists the name of the machine from which it ran, but it never opens the results and also Test run state remains pending. After I double click on the machine test item it just says "The Test has not started yet". Not able to view the result online during load test execution time. 

Solution:

The VS 2010 client version which I used to execute the load was SP1. But the test rig environment version was only VS 2010 RTM. 

1. Installed the SP1 on test controller and agents

2. Reconfigured the agents to controller again.

Explanation:

A command line tool that only removes the attachments. It does not touch the test runs, which contain the pass/fail data. So, running Test Attachment Cleaner will not impact the record of the test runs.

You need to Test Attachment Cleaner if you:

1. Do manual test runs and want to delete attachments without deleting the test runs
2. Do automated test runs and want to delete attachment for builds which have been deleted already, but the build definition’s retention policy was not set to delete “test results” (because this is turned off by default)

You do not need the Test Attachment Cleaner if you:

1. Have automated test runs triggered by a build, and you have configured the build definition’s retention policy to delete “test results” (which is not set by default)
2. Delete the Test Runs manually (as this deletes the attachments)

 SQL Query to get the attachment type associated with the team project.

Select projects.ProjectName, SUBSTRING(attachments.filename,

len(attachments.filename)-CHARINDEX('.',REVERSE(attachments.filename))+2,999) as Extension, sum(f.compressedlength)/1024/1024 as SizeInMB
From tbl_Attachment as attachments
INNER JOIN tbl_File as f on attachments.TfsFileId=f.fileid
INNER JOIN tbl_TestRun as tr on attachments.TestRunId = tr.TestRunId
INNER JOIN tbl_Project as projects on tr.ProjectId = projects.ProjectId
Group by projects.ProjectName, SUBSTRING(attachments.filename,len(attachments.filename)-CHARINDEX('.',REVERSE(attachments.filename))+2,999)
Order by sum(f.compressedlength) desc

Download Attachment Cleaner

Command to preview the attachments before delete
tcmpt attachmentcleanup /collection:TfsUrl /teamproject:TeamProjectName /settingsfile:SettingsFile /outputfile:<Output dir>/teamproject.log /mode:preview
Command to delete the attachments
tcmpt attachmentcleanup /collection:TfsUrl /teamproject:TeamProjectName /settingsfile:SettingsFile /outputfile:<Output dir>/teamproject.log

Sample settingsfile

Description:

IT administrators account get populated in the work item "assigned to" field.

By default, [TEAM FOUNDATION]\Valid Users include [TEAM FOUNDATION]\Team Foundation Administrators which holds [BUILT IN]\Administrators.

Workaround:

In the TFS Server Administration Console

1. Select Application Tier and clicked Group Membership. I

2. Double-click on [TEAM FOUNDATION]\Team Foundation Administrators 

3. Remove [BUILT IN]\Administrator

Explanation:

This issue may occur If you have multiple Visual Studio version instances installed in your box

Solution 1:

Make sure the BuildNotification.exe version loaded in your box matches the Visual Studio version you used for development

BuildNotification.exe for Visaul Studio 2012 will be located at <drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE

Solution 2:

1. Exit out of the BuildNotification tool from taskbar. (right click and Exit).

2. Navigate to <drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE

3. Open BuildNotification.exe.config

4. Edit the trace in there to uncomment to capture the trace. 

Original from:

  <!-- enable soap tracing by uncommenting the following  

  <appSettings>

    <add key="TFTrace.Writer" value="true" />

    <add key="TFTrace.DirectoryName" value="%TEMP%\\TFLogFiles" />

    <add key="TeamFoundationSoapProxy.EnableSoapTracing" value="true" />

  </appSettings>

   <system.diagnostics>

    <switches>

      <add name="TeamFoundationSoapProxy" value="4" />

      <add name="General" value="4" />

    </switches>

    <trace autoflush="true" indentsize="3"/>

  </system.diagnostics>

-->

</configuration>

 to:

  <!-- enable soap tracing by uncommenting the following  -->

  <appSettings>

    <add key="TFTrace.Writer" value="true" />

    <add key="TFTrace.DirectoryName" value="%TEMP%\\TFLogFiles" />

    <add key="TeamFoundationSoapProxy.EnableSoapTracing" value="true" />

  </appSettings>

   <system.diagnostics>

    <switches>

      <add name="TeamFoundationSoapProxy" value="4" />

      <add name="General" value="4" />

    </switches>

    <trace autoflush="true" indentsize="3"/>

  </system.diagnostics>

 </configuration>

 5. Save the trace.

** You might have to open notepad.exe as Administrator if it does not allow you to save it.

** Don't close notepad, because you will need to undo this tracing later.

6. Run "Build Notification" from TFS2012.

7. Trigger a Gated Build. Once the build complete, wait for a few minutes to confirm the dialog appears.

If it works, you can undo the steps from 1-6 again to undo the steps.