AutomatedLab

AutomatedLab (AL) enables you to

Set up lab and test environments
On Hyper-v or Azure with multiple products
Including just a single VM quickly.

Require one:

.NET 4.7.1 (Windows PowerShell)
.NET Core 2+ (PowerShell 6+)

Require one:

Hyper-V Host
Azure Subscription

Finally:

Operating System DVD ISO Images

Build	Status	Last Commit	Latest Release
Develop
Master

Tutorials

Videos

Getting started with AutomatedLab

Scripts

Official sample scripts in your local LabSources should cover many scenarios.
DSC Workshop Overview

Requirement

Apart from the module itself, your system needs to meet the following requirements:

.NET Core 2.x (PowerShell Core 6+) Preferred
Recommended en-us language Operating Systems language
Operating Systems ISO files for all roles to be deployed
Intel VT-x or AMD/V capable CPU
A generous amount of RAM
Low-Latency high-throughput storage (No spinning disks, please, as there are issues related to them)

Windows

Windows Management Framework 5+
NET 4.7.1 (Windows PowerShell)
Windows Server 2012 R2+/Windows 8.1+
Admin privileges are required.

Linux

Ubuntu, Ubuntu WSL & Azure Cloud Shell supported
Tested on Ubuntu. Due to fragmented nature of Linux distributions, we cannot support anything else.
PowerShell Core 6+
gss-ntlmssp to enable remoting (mandatory - no remoting, no way for AutomatedLab to do its thing)
If in doubt, try to Install-Module PSWSMAN; Install-WSMAN - no success warranted
IP and route commands available
Azure subscription
At the moment, AutomatedLab only works using Azure.
KVM planned for a later date.

Supported products

This solution supports setting up virtual machines with the following.

Windows 7, 2008 R2, 8 / 8.1 and 2012 / 2012 R2, 10 / 2016, 2019, 2022
SQL Server 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 more
Visual Studio 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 more
Team Foundation Services 2015+
Azure DevOps more
Exchange 2013, 2016, 2019
SharePoint 2013, 2016, 2019
System Center Orchestrator 2012
System Center Configuration Manager 1809 or 1902+
System Center Operations Manager
System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) more
ProGet (Private PowerShell Gallery)
Office 2013, 2016
DSC Pull Server (with SQL Reporting) more
Hyper-V more
Failover Clustering more
Dynamics 365 more

Feature List

Set-Up

AutomatedLab (AL) makes setup easy
A single machine is three lines.
Complex labs in approximately 100 lines
Scan these sample scripts

Environment

A single command to connect Azure or Hyper-V Lab Learn more
Composite scenarios to demo PowerShell Gallery resources
Inedo ProGet more
Desired State Configuration (DSC) Pull Service more
Multiple Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) Forests Trusts more

Configuration

Manage one, some, or all virtual lab machines

Run Checkpoint-LabVM, Get-LabVMSnapshoft, Restore-LabVMSnapshot, Remove-LabVMSnapshot
Get-LabWindows Feature,Install-LabWindowsFeature, Uninstall-LabWindowsFeature
Get-LabSoftwarePackage, Install-LabSoftwarePackage(s)
Silent installation mode available
MSI & EXE supported
Parallel workflows supported
Invoke-LabDscConfiguration
Invoke-LabCommand to run Script & ScriptBlock
CredSsp is always enabled to use with the UseCredSsp switch

Network

Multi-Virtual Network Adapter to create DMZs
External, Internal & Private network supported
DHCP, DNS, IPAM, NLB, SMB supported
Routing & Remote Access Service (RRAS)
Single Domain, Routing & File Server with DMZ lab

Management

Single command offline patching
All lab machines use one disk per OS
Update-LabIsoImage Efficiently patch OS ISO files more
Remove-Lab obliterate lab with one command

Telemetry

Starting with AutomatedLab version 5, we are collecting telemetry. To see what you guys deliver, we are sharing the resulting Power BI report with you. You can view the full report at your leisure. To learn more about what is collected, see here.