You Can Upgrade TFS 2010 to SQL 2008 R2

You probably know that when you buy TFS 2010 your license also includes SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition, couple of weeks after TFS 2010 was released the SQL team released SQL 2008 R2, many customers ran and upgrade their TFS 2010 To SQL 2008 R2 because they think the SQL Server is included.

But if you didn’t bought license for SQL 2008 R2 you’re not allowed to installed R2 on TFS 2010.

However, because some feedbacks from MSDN Subscribers Microsoft has change the license and updated the Product Use Rights document.

The Full Article from –> Brian Harry - MSDN Subscribers can now upgrade their TFS 2010 SQLServer to SQL 2008 R2

License terms for SQL Server 2008 R2 Technology.  If your edition of the server software includes other SQL Server 2008 R2 technology (for example, SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition), you may run, at any one time, one instance of that technology in one physical or virtual OSE on one server solely to support that software. You do not need SQL Server CALs for that use.  You may create and store any number of instances of SQL Server 2008 R2 technology on any of your servers or storage media solely to exercise your right to run an instance of SQL Server 2008 R2 technology under these  license terms.