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Microsoft Test Lab Guides
The new wave of TLGs for Windows Server "8" Beta!
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over 1 year ago
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Joe Davies
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As I described in this blog post ( TLGs: The gathering storm... ), I am happy to announce the publication of the first wave of Test Lab Guides (TLGs) for Windows Server "8" Beta ! This new wave of TLG content includes the following: A new Base...
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Updates to the Demonstrate IPv6 TLG and addressing guidelines for the Contoso Corporation
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over 1 year ago
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Joe Davies
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Hey TLG fans, I just updated the Demonstrate IPv6 TLG , its associated extensions ( DHCPv6 , IPv6-only ), and the IPv6-only mini-module to use the 2001:db8::/64 prefix for the Corpnet subnet, rather than 2001:db8:0:1::/64. This change was made so...
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TLGs: The gathering storm...
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over 1 year ago
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Joe Davies
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Just a quick note to remind test lab guide (TLG) fans out there that although it has been fairly quiet on the new content front lately, there are projects in the works here at Microsoft to produce new waves of TLG content in the future. While I cannot...
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New IPv6 Test Lab Guide extension: Demonstrating DNS Zone Transfers over IPv6
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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I just published the Demonstrating DNS Zone Transfers over IPv6 extension for the IPv6 Test Lab in the TechNet Wiki. With this extension, you configure DC1, the DNS server for the corp.contoso.com domain, to allow zone transfers to the IPv6 address...
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Introducing Test Lab Guide Mini-Modules
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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The Test Lab Guide (TLG) initiative defines a modular TLG, which is designed to take you through the installation and configuration of a technology or component, demonstrate its functionality, and leave you with a working test lab environment for further...
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Test Lab Guide integration with core product documentation
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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Although Test Lab Guides (TLGs) are a valuable tool for quickly getting some configuration and demonstration hands-on experience when performing an evaluation of a product or technology, they can be used for much more. For example, for DirectAccess in...
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Test Lab Guides as a key element of Learning Roadmaps
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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Learning Roadmaps are a new content type that step new-to-technology or experienced IT Pros through the set of published text or multimedia resources to build prerequisite, introductory (Level 100), intermediate (Level 200), advanced (Level 300), and...
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Contributing to TLGs Part 5: Creating or contributing to an "experiences in the test lab" TechNet Wiki topic
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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Another way to contribute content to the Test Lab Guide (TLG) initiative is to create or contribute to an Experiences in the Test Lab topic in the TechNet Wiki. These topics allow you to share the following with other IT pros who are configuring the same...
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TLGs: Get your stack on!
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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The modular nature of Test Lab Guides (TLGs) allows you to create TLG stacks that build additional functionality into a test lab configuration. In a virtualized test environment, these test lab configurations can be saved as snapshots and restored at...
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Contributing to TLGs Part 4: Writing a troubleshooting scenario
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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A fourth way that you can contribute to Microsoft Test Lab Guides (TLGs) is to publish a test lab troubleshooting scenario in the TechNet Wiki. A test lab troubleshooting scenario demonstrates the results of a misconfiguration or other type of common...
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FIM 2010 and FIM 2010 CM Test Lab portal page published!
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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TLG super-author Bill Mathers is at it again. He created so many TLGs for Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 and Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Certificate Management (FIM CM) that he just published a FIM 2010 and FIM 2010 CM Test Lab portal page...
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A plethora of new FIM 2010 TLGs from super-writer Bill Mathers!
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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Bill Mathers—the diabolical mind that brought you the Exchange , SQL Server , and Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 TLGs—has just published the following: Test Lab Guide: Installing Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Certificate Management...
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"Windows Server: The Power of Integration" TechNet Magazine article highlights the value of Test Lab Guides
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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Windows Server: The Power of Integration in TechNet Magazine describes how you can use multiple features and technologies of the Windows client and server platforms to create new value in the form of a solution that addresses an IT capability or business...
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TMG Core Test Lab published by MVP Deb Shinder!
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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In the second of two high-quality test lab guides (TLGs), Microsoft MVP Deb Shinder has published the TMG Core Test Lab . In Deb's own words: In this TMG Core Test Lab Guide module, we'll install a single TMG Enterprise Edition firewall and then...
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Test Lab Guide: Install Configuration Manager 2007 (community authored)
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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The Test Lab Guide: Install Configuration Manager 2007 is now available. This community-authored modular Test Lab Guide (TLG) from prolific contributor Fred Smithers describes how to install System Center Configuration Manager 2007 on APP1, using the...
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"Community Test Lab Guide - Demonstrate Windows Server 2008 R2 VPN Reconnect" published by MVP Deb Shinder!
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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In the first of what we hope to be several high-quality test lab guides (TLGs) from the community, Microsoft MVP Deb Shinder has published Community Test Lab Guide - Demonstrate Windows Server 2008 R2 VPN Reconnect . In Deb's own words: This community...
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IPv6 Test Lab Extension: Demonstrating an IPv6-only Environment
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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I just published the Demonstrating an IPv6-only Environment extension for the IPv6 Test Lab in the TechNet Wiki. With this extension, you reconfigure DC1, the native IPv6 router for the Corpnet and Corpnet2 subnets, to stop advertising address prefixes...
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Contributing to TLGs Part 3: Writing a troubleshooting TLG
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over 2 years ago
by
Joe Davies
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A third way that you can contribute to Microsoft Test Lab Guides (TLGs) is to publish a troubleshooting TLG in the TechNet Wiki. A troubleshooting TLG contains the following sections: The troubleshooting tools for the technology or feature and how...
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IPv6 Test Lab Extension: Demonstrating DHCPv6
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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I just published the Demonstrating DHCPv6 extension for the IPv6 Test Lab in the TechNet Wiki. This extension reconfigures DC1, the native IPv6 router for the Corpnet and Corpnet2 subnets, to stop advertising address prefixes and act as a DHCPv6 server...
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New "Test Lab Guides in Development" section added to the main Test Lab Guides Wiki topic
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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With multiple people working on Test Lab Guides or extensions, Tom Shinder added a " Test Lab Guides in Development " section to the main Test Lab Guides Wiki topic . If you are developing Test Lab Guide content, please check here first to make sure...
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IPv6 Test Lab portal page published
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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With the Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate IPv6 creating an IPv6 test lab environment and two IPv6 test lab extensions on the way, I published the IPv6 Test Lab for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 topic in the TechNet Wiki. This topic shows the IPv6...
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CMAK Test Lab Extension and VPN Remote Access Portal page published
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over 2 years ago
by
Joe Davies
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Greetings Keepers of the TLG Flame, Our community co-writer Fred Smithers has struck again, this time publishing the VPN Test Lab Extension: Using CMAK to Configure VPN Connections . This extension shows how you can quickly and easily use the Connection...
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Remote Access VPN Test Lab Extension: Adding IPv6 Connectivity
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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Just on a whim, I asked myself: How easy would it be to add IPv6 connectivity to the new Remote Access VPN Test Lab configured from the Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Remote Access VPNs ? The result, after a few hours effort, is the newly published...
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Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate NAP for Remote Access VPN
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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The Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate NAP for Remote Access VPN ( http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/test-lab-guide-demonstrate-nap-for-remote-access-vpn.aspx ) is now available. This community-authored and published Test Lab Guide...
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Base Configuration Test Lab Guide updated
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over 2 years ago
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Joe Davies
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Hey there TLG fans, I just updated the TechNet Library and Microsoft Download Center versions of the Test Lab Guide: Base Configuration for the following: Added links to the evaluation versions of Windows 7 Professional and Windows Server 2008...
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