In 2010, Microsoft released a bold new features to support management of virtual test environments. “Lab Management” provided the ability to easily spin up test environments, perform automated build and deployments, run automated tests, and collect diagnostic data. Unfortunately, many teams were discouraged by the infrastructure requirements. Now, with Visual Studio 2012 and standard environments, even small teams or groups that can’t use Microsoft’s Hyper-V can still benefit from lab management. This session will demonstrate how to configure your existing environments for many of the same compelling features formally available only with Hyper-V. Come join us for this free Live Web Workshop!

1. Managing Test Environments
(without the headaches!)
Imaginet and ALM…
Efficiently Build Better Software

2. Agenda
• Overview
– Test Environments
– “Lab Management” 2010
• “Lab Management” 2012
– Agents
– Standard Environments
• Conclusion

3. • Group of machines configured to support testing
• Generally…
– Shared resources
– IT and/or Dev Managed
• Configuration
• Reconfiguration
• Backup/Restore
• Deployment
– Ongoing maintenance efforts
Test Environment
What is a “Test Environment”?
Web
Server
Database
Server
App
Server

4. Environment #2 Environment #3Environment #1
Virtual and Physical Test Environments
Virtual Server (Hyper-V, VMWare, …)
Environment #2 Environment #3
VM #1
VM #2
VM #3
VM #4
VM #5
VM #6

5. Test Environments with Visual Studio 2010
• Three options…
– As we’ve always done it…
(Headache!)
– Manually using virtual machines
(Better…)
– With “Lab Management” features
in Microsoft Test Manager (MTM)
Environment #1
Virtual Server
Environment #2
VM #1
VM #2
VM #3
?

6. Lab Management with Visual Studio 2010
• First Generation product
• Core Functionality:
– Physical & Virtual Test Environments
– Diagnostic Data Collection
– Environment Viewer for accessing environments
– Automated Testing (in the environment)
– Build-Deploy-Test (BDT) Workflow*
– Test Environment Snapshots*
– Library for test machines and environments*
– Cloned/network-isolated test environments*
* Out-of-the-box for Hyper-V with SCVMM only

7. DEMONSTRATION
SCVMM Lab Environments
• Managing SCVMM
Environments
– Create
– Deploy
– Store
• Using the Library

8. Agents with Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management
• Installed on the “guest”
lab machines
• Three 2010 agent types:
– Test Agent
Enables automated testing on the
client machine
– Build Agent
Enables automated deployment to the
client machine
– Lab Agent
Enables Network Isolation
(More headaches?)

9. How does it work?
Team Foundation Server
Lab Management
Test Management
Build Management
Work Item Tracking
Version Control
Reporting
Test
Controller(s)
Build
Controller(s)
Standard
Environment(s)
Hyper-VHost(s)
System Center Virtual
Machine Manager
(SCVMM)
Virtual
Environment(s)
LibraryServer(s)
Microsoft Test Manager (Lab Center and Environment Viewer)

10. Agenda
• Overview
– Test Environments
– “Lab Management” 2010
• “Lab Management” 2012
– Agents
– Standard Environments
• Conclusion

11. Changes in Lab Management 2012
• Simplified Agent Configuration
– Visual Studio 2010
• Three agent types: Build, Test and Lab
• Manual installation and configuration
– Visual Studio 2012
• Single agent (Test)
• Automatic or manual installation
• Standard Environments
– “Physical” environments
– Support the Build/Deploy/Test workflow
• SCVMM 2012 and Clustered Host Support

12. Standard Environments with Visual Studio 2012
• Environments composed of non-Hyper-V machines:
– Physical machines
– VMWare and other non-Microsoft virtualization technologies
• Lab management features available without SCVMM
and Hyper-V:
– Automated Build
– Automated Deploy
– Automated Testing
– Diagnostic Data Collectors
• Easy to get started testing using Lab Management

13. Environment Type Comparison
Capability
SCVMM
Environments
Standard
Environments
Testing
Run manual tests Supported Supported
Run coded UI and other automated tests Supported Supported
File rich bugs using diagnostic adapters Supported Supported
Build deployment
Automatic build-deploy-test workflow Supported Supported
Environment creation and management
Automatically install test agent into machines
of the environment
Supported Supported
Create environment from VM template Supported Not supported
Start/stop/snapshot environment Supported Not supported
Connect using Environment Viewer Supported Supported
Run multiple copies of an environment at the
same time using network isolation
Supported Not supported

14. DEMONSTRATION
Standard Environments
• Creation
• Testing
– Manual Testing
– Automated Testing
• Automated
Build/Deploy/Test

15. Agenda
• Overview
– Test Environments
– “Lab Management” 2010
• “Lab Management” 2012
– Agents
– Standard Environments
• Conclusion

16. Conclusion
• “Lab Management” provides power features:
– Diagnostic Data Collection
– Environment Viewer
– Automated Testing
– Build-Deploy-Test Workflow
– Test Environment Snapshots (SCVMM)
– Library (SCVMM)
– Network Isolation (SCVMM)
• Visual Studio 2012 = fewer headaches
– Simplified Agent Configuration
– SCVMM 2012 and Clustered Host Support
– Standard Environments

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20. More Webcasts on ALM / TFS / Visual Studio 2012
• Quality Coding: What’s New with Visual Studio 2012
• April 18 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• May 9 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• May 23 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• Getting Started With Coded UI testing: Building Your First
Automated Test
• April 11 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• April 25 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• June 13 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• June 27 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• The How, What, and Why of Performance Testing Your
Applications
• May 2 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• Top Business Benefits of Application Lifecycle Management
(ALM)
• June 3 (1:00-2:00pm CT)
• Managing Test Labs Without the Headaches
• June 6 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• June 20 (1:00-2:30pm CT)

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• Partner Services Credit (PSC) – Have you or are you about to
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so, Microsoft may kick in some funding to help you successfully
adopt.
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to receive some free remote consulting/training hours with
Imaginet through the Microsoft Virtual Technical Specialist
program.
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