Access a TFS Server inside a Hyper-V VM

Question

I'm running a TFS (2013) Server inside a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V VM (hosted on Windows 8). Everything seems to be running correctly within the server; however, when I try to connect to the Web URI of the TFS Server, I can't seem to see the server.

The VM is using a static IP and is able to see the network. I can access the VM from the network (i.e. if I type \servername\ into explorer it shows the VM exists)

What can I try / do to diagnose or fix this issue? Is there something specific that I need to do to TFS to cause it to be exposed to the network via a VM?

There server is accessible from within the VM.

Is the URL accessible on the VM itself? – TheCleaner Feb 12 '14 at 14:05 — TheCleaner, Feb 12 '14 at 14:05
Yes, it is - question updated – Paul Michaels Feb 12 '14 at 14:23 — Paul Michaels, Feb 12 '14 at 14:23

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '14 at 14:28

Make sure you have disabled the Firewall. Also, disable Loopbackcheck on the TFS Server:

Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
Locate and then click the following registry subkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Right-click Lsa, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
Type DisableLoopbackCheck, and then press ENTER.
Right-click DisableLoopbackCheck, and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
Exit Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.

and Disable StrictNameChecking:

Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
Locate and click the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry DWORD value: DisableStrictNameChecking
Right-click DisableStrictNameChecking, and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
Exit Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.

+1 for disabling the firewall. I had a similar issue with my TFS2012 server I had setup as a VMware server. Shutting off the firewall fixed it. Another thing to check, can you access the Web-side of TFS through your browser? — Lee Harrison, Feb 14 '14 at 14:38

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 10 '17 at 15:03

While I agree with MichelZ's answer, in my case the problem was that I was trying:

http://MyTfsExperience:8080/tfs/

instead of:

http://MyTfsExperience.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080/tfs/

What I mean is that the machine name is not enough. You need (obviously) the complete URL.

Access a TFS Server inside a Hyper-V VM

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