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Enhancing Software Quality with Lab Management and Visual Studio 2010

In this overview, Richard Fennell, Engineering Director at Black Marble, discusses the importance of integrating testing into the software development cycle using Lab Management in TFS and Visual Studio 2010. The article covers essential components such as environment control, virtual machines, automated and manual testing processes, and the installation of necessary tools. It highlights how combining automated builds with a structured lab management approach ensures consistent quality in software delivery. Explore resources and guidelines for implementing effective lab management practices in your development workflow.

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Enhancing Software Quality with Lab Management and Visual Studio 2010

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  1. Extending Testing into the Lab Richard FennellEngineering Director, Black Marble @RichardFennell http://blogs.blackmarble.co.uk/blogs/rfennell rfennell@blackmarble.co.uk

  2. What should our development cycle be?

  3. How does Visual Studio 2010 Help?

  4. Team Foundation Server (TFS) • System Center Management Stack • Lab Management • Test Case management • Operations Manager • Virtualization Platform • Build management • Work Item Tracking • Hyper-V • Virtual Machine Manager • Source Control

  5. How to Install TFS Lab Management • Install TFS 2010 • Install GDR patch to enable Lab Management (or Service pack 1) • Install a SCVMM Server • Install SCVMM Admin Console on TFS server • On SCVMM Server configure hosts and shares

  6. How to Install TFS Lab Management • Install TFS 2010 • Install GDR patch to enable Lab Management (or Service pack 1) • Install a SCVMM Server • Install SCVMM Admin Console on TFS server • On SCVMM Server configure hosts and shares • Tell TFS the SCVMM server address

  7. How to Install TFS Lab Management • Install TFS 2010 • Install GDR patch to enable Lab Management (or Service pack 1) • Install a SCVMM Server • Install SCVMM Admin Console on TFS server • On SCVMM Server configure hosts and shares • Tell TFS the SCVMM server address • On each TPC configure lab settings

  8. How to Install TFS Lab Management • Install TFS 2010 • Install GDR patch to enable Lab Management (or Service pack 1) • Install a SCVMM Server • Install SCVMM Admin Console on TFS server • On SCVMM Server configure hosts and shares • Tell TFS the SCVMM server address • On each TPC configure lab settings • And now the work starts……..

  9. Lab Management Concepts • Environment • VMs • Templates • Snapshots • Controllers and Agents

  10. What controls what? TFS Team Project Collection Test Controller Environment Build Controller Each VM in Environment Developer Test Agent Build Agent Build Agent Lab Agent Build Agent

  11. Lab Management Concepts • Environment • VMs • Templates • Snapshots • Controllers and Agents • Network Isolation

  12. Network Isolation

  13. Lab Management Concepts • Environment • VMs • Templates • Snapshots • Controllers and Agents • Network Isolation • Host and Guest Connections

  14. Process of End to End Testing Ordinary Build Performed Start Lab Build Build Report Stored Request the Lab Lab Build Requested Deploy the software Run automated Tests Triage Issues Run Manual Tests

  15. Lab Management Demo

  16. Summary • Delivering quality software is not just about programming • Automated builds bring repeatable quality to a project • Lab Management can extend this into both automated and manual testing with a fully integrated solution

  17. Resources • Visual Studio 2010 http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions • Rangers Lab Management Guide http://ralabman.codeplex.com/ • VHD Test Drive - Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=592e874d-8fcd-4665-8e55-7da0d44b0dee&displaylang=en • Visual Studio Lab Management team bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/lab_management/ • Techdays 2010 UK Video “Putting some Testing into your TFS Build Process”http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/putting-some-testing-into-your-tfs-build-process/15bkj6pcv

  18. Questions

  19. Richard Fennell Engineering Director, Black Marble Ltd. rfennell@blackmarble.co.uk http://blogs.blackmarble.co.uk/blogs/rfennell @RichardFennell

  20. Lab Management Backup Demo Screenshots

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