My colleagues on the Windows Server writing team have published a set of six Test Lab Guides (TLGs) to build out and demonstrate the key functionality of Remote Access in Windows Server 2012, which includes DirectAccess and traditional virtual private network (VPN) connections with Routing and Remote Access. Here they are: Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess Single…
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Updated Base Configuration TLG for Windows Server 2012 published
The Test Lab Guide: Windows Server 2012 Base Configuration is published. This base configuration TLG contains updates for the released version of Windows Server 2012. Please use this new version (updated from Windows Server “8” Beta) to build out your base configuration test lab for the TLGs in the Windows Server 2012 TLG stack. Kudos…
Over 100 Test Lab Guides and counting!
Hey TLG fans, I am both surprised and pleased to announce that there are now over 100 Test Lab Guides (TLGs) published with more on the way! Take a look at the numbers: 98 modular TLGs (with 7 from the community and 1 from a partner) 7 TLG mini-modules 6 test lab extensions 4 troubleshooting…
New easy-to-remember URL for the Test Lab Guides portal page: http://microsoft.com/testlabguides
Hey TLG acolytes, When you are going door-to-door evangelizing Test Lab Guides (TLGs) to your friends and neighbors, you invariably get the following question: Where do I go on the web to learn more about these interesting and compelling evaluation content deliverables? Your answer is http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1262.test-lab-guides-en-us.aspx (which is quite a mouthful). Usually at this point, the…
New mini-module for creating a second SharePoint Server 2013 Preview farm
Hey TLG fans, I have recently published the Test Lab Guide Mini-Module: Configuring a second SharePoint Server 2013 Preview farm. This new Test Lab Guide mini-module adds APP2 as a member of the corp.contoso.com domain on the Corpnet subnet and then installs SharePoint Server 2013 Preview as a separate farm that also uses SQL1 as…
Spotlight on the new Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012 TLG stack
My esteemed colleagues Thomas Willingham and Brian Lich on the Windows Server writing team have published a set of eight Test Lab Guides (TLGs) to build out and demonstrate the key functionality of Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012. Here they are: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Quick Start Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Standard Deployment Managed Pooled Virtual…
The first partner-authored TLG is published!
Hey TLG fans! I am proud to announce that my colleague Helen Johnson, a Solution Engineer at F5 Networks, has published the first partner-authored Test Lab Guide (TLG) titled Demonstrate the F5 Networks BIG-IP Load Balancer for SharePoint Server 2010. This TLG builds off of the Test Lab Guide: Configure SharePoint Server 2010 in a Three-Tier…
New mini-module for creating a second forest and domain published
Hey TLG fans, I have published the Test Lab Guide Mini-Module: Creating a second forest and domain. This new Test Lab Guide mini-module adds DC2 as a domain controller for the hr.contoso.com AD DS forest and domain on the Corpnet subnet. There is no trust relationships between this new forest and the existing corp.contoso.com forest. In this…
The hits keep coming…new System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection TLG extension published
Microsoft Support Escalation Engineer Kevin McKinnerney has published the Test Lab Extension: System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection. This new TLG builds off of the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager test lab and steps you through configuring the System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Point site system role, deploying Endpoint Protection clients, and creating an Automatic Deployment Rule…
System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Test Lab Guide published!
Microsoft Support Escalation Engineer Kevin McKinnerney has published the Test Lab Guide: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. This new TLG uses the Base Configuration and SQL Server 2008 R2 TLGs to create a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager test lab, which includes stepping you through deploying an initial Configuration Manager client to CLIENT1. Here is the lab configuration: This…