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Virtualisation of the Test EnvironmentRichard Fennell

Engineering Director, Black Marble

@RichardFennell rfennell@blackmarble.co.ukhttp://blogs.blackmarble.co.uk/blogs/rfennell

Agenda• The development cycle• Virtualisation with Lab Management• Load Testing with Load Test Agent

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LAB MANAGEMENT

What is our development cycle?Developer writes

code Compile locally Run unit tests locally

Check-in

Central Automated CI Build inc.

running of unit tests

Automated Deploy to Test

Automated Integration tests UAT/Human Test Log Bugs/Change

Requests

How does Visual Studio 2010 Help?

Team Foundation Server (TFS)

Lab Management

Test Case management

Build management

Work Item Tracking

Source Control

System Center Management Stack

Operations Manager

Virtual Machine Manager

Virtualization Platform

Hyper-V

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

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

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

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……..

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

Environment

Each VM in Environment

Developer

What controls what?Test

Controller

Build Controller

TFSTeam

Project Collection

Test Agent

Lab Agent

Build Agent

Build Agent

Build Agent

Environment Capability Lab Agent Required?

Test Agent Required?

Build Agent Required?

Testing √ √ X Deployment workflow √ X √Network Isolation √ X X

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

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

Process of End to End Testing

Lab Build Requested

Ordinary Build Performed

Request the Lab

Start Lab Build

Deploy the software

Run automated Tests

Triage Issues

Build Report Stored

Run Manual Tests

LAB MANAGEMENTDemo

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LOAD TESTING

Load Testing• Microsoft has provided load testing since

Visual Studio 2005• Enables stress testing of application, building

on the test you have already written• Since May 2011, the Load Test Agent has

become free as part of the Load Testing Feature Pack (you do need VS 2010 Ultimate too)

Load Test Architecture

A Local PC

Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate

Test Controller(Manages Test Agents)

Test Agent(Runs Tests)

Another PC

Test Controller PC

Load Test ArchitectureA Developers PC

Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate Test Controller(Manages Test Agents)

Test Agent(Runs Tests)

Another PC

Test Agent(Runs Tests)

Another PC

Test Agent(Runs Tests)

LOAD TESTINGDemo

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

• Load testing is now available to all, building on the test you have already written

Resources• Visual Studio 2010

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions

• 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

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