Hey TLG fans, Tom and I have been working on a TLG FAQ (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/test-lab-guides-faq.aspx) and I just published it in the TechNet Wiki. We did this to address some common questions that we get from customers and users of TLGs. It has answers to questions on whether TLGs are designed for deployment and security best practices, virtual…
Contributing to TLGs Part 2: Writing a test lab extension
A second way that you can contribute to Microsoft Test Lab Guides (TLGs) is to publish a test lab extension article in the TechNet Wiki. A test lab extension describes how to configure additional functionality or advanced or uncommon configurations based on a modular TLG. The TLG extension article includes instructions to do the following:…
Test Lab Guide: Deploy Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to Protect Network Communication to a Domain Controller
The Test Lab Guide: Deploy Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to Protect Network Communication to a Domain Controller (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=70d03db3-f4c3-45fd-866c-ce504190f4f3) is now available. This new modular Test Lab Guide (TLG) from Senior Technical Writer Vic Horne contains an introduction to Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS) and step-by-step instructions for extending the Base Configuration test lab. You configure WFAS connection…
25 Test Lab Guides and counting…
It just occurred to me that there are now 25 Test Lab Guides (TLGs)! The Base Configuration TLG 20 modular TLGs 4 troubleshooting TLGs Not too bad for our first year of effort. Here’s looking forward to doubling this in 2011. For links to all the TLGs, see the Test Lab Guides topic in the TechNet Wiki….
Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate IPv6
The Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate IPv6 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9db5abdf-80e0-4c3e-9204-69c6c65e2195) is now available. This new modular TLG demonstrates the following: The default IPv6 behavior of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on a multi-subnet IPv4-only intranet The use of the Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP) on an IPv4-only intranet The use of native IPv6 addressing and routing on…
Contributing to TLGs Part 1: Writing your own modular TLG
One of the cool things about Test Lab Guides (TLGs) is that they are not a closed platform, exclusive to Microsoft writers. With the TechNet Wiki, anyone can create and publish his or her own TLG content. In this multi-part blog series, I will describe how you can easily contribute your own TLG content. Part 1:…
Award levels for Society of Technical Communication (STC) awards
In this blog post, I described how the test lab guides won two awards from the Puget Sound Chapter of the Society of Technical Communication (STC). At the awards showcase on Tuesday, January 18, the following levels were awarded: Test Lab Guides topic in the TechNet Wiki (Joe Davies, Tom Shinder, and Scott Somohano): EXCELLENCE Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess (Joe…
Troubleshooting Test Lab Guides—What Do You Think?
Test Lab Guides provide a method for you to try out a new product or technology and see how it works in your own test lab. When you use Test Lab Guides you see all the working parts, all the front-end and back-end components, and most importantly, see how that all work together to create…
Test Lab Guides win two Society of Technical Communication (STC) awards!
The following Test Lab Guide content has won awards from the Puget Sound Chapter of the Society of Technical Communication (STC): Test Lab Guides topic in the TechNet Wiki (Joe Davies, Tom Shinder, and Scott Somohano) Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess (Joe Davies) The STC is an independent professional association that advances the arts and sciences…
Test Lab Guide: Forefront Identity Manager 2010
The Test Lab Guide: Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=205228) is now available. This modular Test Lab Guide (TLG) contains an introduction to Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 and step-by-step instructions for extending the Base Configuration test lab to include FIM 2010. A huge thanks to Technical Writer Bill Mathers on the Active Directory Domain Services (AD…