1. Vinod Malhotra Group Program Manager Microsoft Corporation
PDC09-FT53
The Wait for Build Setup is Over: Microsoft Visual Studio Lab Management to the Rescue
Vinod Malhotra
Group Program Manager
Microsoft Corporation
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2. SW Development – Productivity is Low Because…
Deploying builds for multi-tier apps is error prone and takes forever
Testers not focused on what is important
Developers can’t reproduce bugs

3. What If…
Build-Deploy-Test is automated for multi-machine test environments
Test cases impacted by code changes are prioritized
Developers get access to test environment in the same state as at the time of filing bug

4. Visual Studio Lab Management to the Rescue
Team Foundation Server (TFS)
System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Lab Management
Test Case management
Hyper-V Hosts
Library Shares
LS1
LS2
LSn
Build management
VM1
Work Item Tracking
VM2
Source Control
VMn

5. demo Lab Management - Intro 4/19/2019 10:05 AM
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6. Traditional Build Workflow
Compile Code
Reimage Machines
Deploy Application
Run Tests

7. Lab Management Build Workflow
Compile Code
Restore Environ-ment
Deploy Application
Take Snapshot
Run Tests

8. No More Waiting for Build Setup
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No More Waiting for Build Setup
demo
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9. Recap – No More Waiting for Build Setup
Revert virtual environment to ‘clean’ baseline in minutes than hours
Predictable Web deployment using MSDeploy
Post-deployment snapshot facilitates exploratory testing

10. Run the most important tests first
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Run the most important tests first
demo
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11. Recap – Test What is Important
Test impact info helps prioritize test cases

12. demo No More No Repro 4/19/2019 10:05 AM
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13. Recap – No More No Repro Environment snapshots capture problem state
Developers get access to tester’s environment without blocking testers
Action logs, video recording, Intellitrace and environment snapshots make No More No Repro history!

14. How to Get Started with This Solution
Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Ultimate OR
Microsoft® Visual Studio® Test Elements 2010
Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team Lab Management 2010
Sold as a per physical CPU license for the host machines on which lab environments are deployed

15. Related Links Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework Beta2
Visual Studio Team Lab Management Blog

16. Summary Revert to a ‘known’ state in minutes
Predictable multi-machine application deployment
Know build quality before investing in further testing
No more waiting for build setup
Prioritize test cases based on code changes
No more wasteful testing
Environment snapshots, Intellitrace and other collectors capture exact state of problem
No more no repro

17. Related Talks Code Visualization, UML, and DSLs Cameron Skinner
Tuesday
4:30 PM
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Gabriel Torok & Bill Leach
Wednesday
A Lap Around Microsoft Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server 2010
Cameron Skinner & Mario Rodriguez
Thursday
10:00 AM
Scrum in the Enterprise and Process Customization with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Simon Bennett & Stuart Preston
1:45 PM
Advanced Diagnostics, IntelliTrace™ and Test Automation
Habib Heydarian
Power Tools for Debugging
Kapil Vaswani & Sandeep Karanth
3:00 PM
Automating "Done Done" in the Team Workflows with Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate and Team Foundation Server 2010
Jamie Cool & Brian Randell

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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.