Microsoft Test Lab Guides
The ongoing saga of Microsoft Test Lab Guides (TLGs) and the writers who love them...
Two additional TLGs for Windows Server 2012
Hey TLG nuts, There are two additional Test Lab Guides (TLGs) for Windows Server 2012 that I...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 01/21/2013
Contributing to TLGs Part 7: Creating a TLG portal page in the TechNet Wiki
Another way to contribute to Microsoft Test Lab Guides (TLGs) is to publish a TLG portal page in the...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 01/15/2013
Introducing the SharePoint Server 2013 Business Intelligence TLG stack!
Hey TLG and SharePoint fans, My esteemed colleagues Mike Plumley and Joanne Hendrickson on the...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 01/11/2013
New icon set for the latest SharePoint 2013 TLGs is now available
The latest refresh of the TLGs for SharePoint 2013 contain a new version of lab configuration...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 12/11/2012
New TLG mini-module for Cross-Forest Certificate Enrollment published
Hey TLG and AD CS fans, My long-time colleague Kurt Hudson has just published the Test Lab Guide...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 12/03/2012
SharePoint Server 2013 TLG stack refreshed
The SharePoint Server 2013 Test Lab Guide (TLG) stack has been refreshed for the released version of...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 11/29/2012
Windows Server 2012 Base Configuration TLG updated based on your feedback
Tom Shinder and I recently heard from two people about a typo in a Windows PowerShell command line...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 11/06/2012
The official Test Lab Guides logo has arrived
Hey TLG community, I have been working with a real artist and the TLG writers here at Microsoft and...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 11/05/2012
New mini-module for installing Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) on EDGE1 published
Hey TLG enthusiasts, I recently published Installing Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 on...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 10/30/2012
New recommendations for TLG stack diagrams
Hey TLG fans, In keeping up with the new look and feel here at Microsoft, I have been slowly...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 10/24/2012
Contributing to TLGs Part 6: Writing a TLG mini-module
Another way to contribute to Microsoft Test Lab Guides (TLGs) is to publish a TLG mini-module in the...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 10/11/2012
Spotlight on the new Remote Access in Windows Server 2012 TLG stack
My colleagues on the Windows Server writing team have published a set of six Test Lab Guides (TLGs)...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/26/2012
Two new TLGs for SharePoint Server 2013 published
Hey TLG enthusiasts, The following new TLGs for SharePoint Server 2013 have been published:...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/17/2012
Updated Base Configuration TLG for Windows Server 2012 published
The Test Lab Guide: Windows Server 2012 Base Configuration is published. This base configuration TLG...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/11/2012
New mini-module for installing Office 2013 Preview on CLIENT1 published
Hey TLG aficionados, I recently published the Test Lab Guide Mini-Module: Installing Microsoft...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/07/2012
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...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/27/2012
New easy-to-remember URL for the Test Lab Guides portal page: https://microsoft.com/testlabguides
Hey TLG acolytes, When you are going door-to-door evangelizing Test Lab Guides (TLGs) to your...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/21/2012
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...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/20/2012
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...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/10/2012
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...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/08/2012
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....
Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/03/2012
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...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/03/2012
System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Test Lab Guide published!
Microsoft Support Escalation Engineer Kevin McKinnerney has published the Test Lab Guide: System...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 07/30/2012
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 TLG stack is now available!
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 (FEP) is a security and antimalware solution integrated...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 07/27/2012
New set of TLGs for SharePoint Server 2013 Preview
The SharePoint Server 2013 Preview test lab is designed to install, configure, and demonstrate the...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 07/17/2012
New TLG mini-module for Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 now available
TLG fans, Take a look at Test Lab Guide Mini-Module: Install AD FS 2.0. This TLG mini-module...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 07/02/2012
Guest post: Creating a portable demonstration environment to showcase Gemalto's OTP Windows logon with DirectAccess on a Windows 8 tablet
Today's guest blog post comes from Matthias Büchner and Michael Hutchinson, Pre-Sales and...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 06/19/2012
New TLG stack for Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 now available
Prolific TLG uber-writer Bill Mathers just published the following twelve TLGs for Forefront...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 06/05/2012
Corpnet subnet configuration for public cloud technologies is now available
The original design of the Base Configuration test lab was for two subnets (Corpnet and Internet)...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/25/2012
Test Lab Guide: Demonstrating a File-based Extensible Connectivity 2.0 Management Agent
Test Lab Guide: Demonstrating a File-based Extensible Connectivity 2.0 Management Agent...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/09/2012
SQL Server 2012 Enterprise TLG published
The Test Lab Guide: Install SQL Server 2012 Enterprise is a new building block TLG that steps you...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/26/2012
Three-tier farm SharePoint Server 2010 TLG published
The Test Lab Guide: Configure SharePoint Server 2010 in a Three-Tier Farm describes how to install...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/17/2012
Single-server SharePoint Server 2010 TLG published
The Test Lab Guide: Configure SharePoint Server 2010 as a Single Server with Microsoft SQL Server...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 03/08/2012
The new wave of TLGs for Windows Server "8" Beta!
As I described in this blog post (TLGs: The gathering storm...), I am happy to announce the...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 02/29/2012
Updates to the Demonstrate IPv6 TLG and addressing guidelines for the Contoso Corporation
Hey TLG fans, I just updated the Demonstrate IPv6 TLG, its associated extensions (DHCPv6,...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 02/17/2012
TLGs: The gathering storm...
Just a quick note to remind test lab guide (TLG) fans out there that although it has been fairly...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 01/30/2012
New IPv6 Test Lab Guide extension: Demonstrating DNS Zone Transfers over IPv6
I just published the Demonstrating DNS Zone Transfers over IPv6 extension for the IPv6 Test Lab in...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 12/19/2011
Introducing Test Lab Guide Mini-Modules
The Test Lab Guide (TLG) initiative defines a modular TLG, which is designed to take you through the...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 11/09/2011
Test Lab Guide integration with core product documentation
Although Test Lab Guides (TLGs) are a valuable tool for quickly getting some configuration and...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 10/31/2011
Test Lab Guides as a key element of Learning Roadmaps
Learning Roadmaps are a new content type that step new-to-technology or experienced IT Pros through...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 10/17/2011
Contributing to TLGs Part 5: Creating or contributing to an "experiences in the test lab" TechNet Wiki topic
Another way to contribute content to the Test Lab Guide (TLG) initiative is to create or contribute...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/30/2011
TLGs: Get your stack on!
The modular nature of Test Lab Guides (TLGs) allows you to create TLG stacks that build additional...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/16/2011
Contributing to TLGs Part 4: Writing a troubleshooting scenario
A fourth way that you can contribute to Microsoft Test Lab Guides (TLGs) is to publish a test lab...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 07/26/2011
FIM 2010 and FIM 2010 CM Test Lab portal page published!
TLG super-author Bill Mathers is at it again. He created so many TLGs for Forefront Identity Manager...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 06/17/2011
A plethora of new FIM 2010 TLGs from super-writer Bill Mathers!
Bill Mathers—the diabolical mind that brought you the Exchange, SQL Server, and Forefront...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 06/03/2011
"Windows Server: The Power of Integration" TechNet Magazine article highlights the value of Test Lab Guides
Windows Server: The Power of Integration in TechNet Magazine describes how you can use multiple...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 06/03/2011
TMG Core Test Lab published by MVP Deb Shinder!
In the second of two high-quality test lab guides (TLGs), Microsoft MVP Deb Shinder has published...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/27/2011
Test Lab Guide: Install Configuration Manager 2007 (community authored)
The Test Lab Guide: Install Configuration Manager 2007 is now available. This community-authored...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/19/2011
"Community Test Lab Guide - Demonstrate Windows Server 2008 R2 VPN Reconnect" published by MVP Deb Shinder!
In the first of what we hope to be several high-quality test lab guides (TLGs) from the community,...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/12/2011
IPv6 Test Lab Extension: Demonstrating an IPv6-only Environment
I just published the Demonstrating an IPv6-only Environment extension for the IPv6 Test Lab in the...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/09/2011