Visual Studio 2015 ALM Virtual Machine and Hands-on-Labs / Demo Scripts
The VM and the accompanying hands-on-labs are now updated to Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server 2015. We have 26 hands-on-labs including 5 new titles, supplementing the 2015 VM that will help you get started with the ALM capabilities of Team Foundation Server 2015.
New Hands-on-Labs for Visual Studio ALM VM 2015:
- Introduction to Team Foundation Build 2015 (vNext), Test Run Analysis and Machines
- Introduction to IntelliTest with Visual Studio Enterprise 2015
- Monitoring Applications with Application Insights
- Managing Technical Debt with Team Foundation Server 2015 and SonarQube
- Introduction to SmartOffice4TFS
Updated Hands-on-Labs for Visual Studio ALMVM 2015:
- Agile Planning and Portfolio Management with Team Foundation Server 2015
- Getting Started with Git using Team Foundation Server 2015
- Embracing Continuous Delivery with Release Management for Visual Studio 2015
- Collaboration Experiences for Development Teams using Team Foundation Server 2015
- Authoring and Running Manual Tests using Microsoft Test Manager 2015
- Branching and Merging Visualization with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015
- Building the Right Software - Generating Storyboards and Collecting Stakeholder Feedback with Visual Studio 2015
- Code Discovery using the Architecture Tools in Visual Studio Ultimate 2015
- Debugging with IntelliTrace using Visual Studio Ultimate 2015
- Diagnosing Issues in Production with IntelliTrace and Visual Studio 2015
- Exploratory Testing using Microsoft Test Manager 2015
- Introduction to Coded UI Tests with Visual Studio Enterprise 2015
- Introduction to Platform Testing with Microsoft Test Manager 2015
- Introduction to PreEmptive Analytics
- Introduction to Test Case Management with Microsoft Test Manager 2015
- Introduction to Test Planning with Microsoft Test Manager 2015
- Introduction to Web Performance and Load Testing with Visual Studio Enterprise 2015
- Making Developers More Productive with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015
- Testing and Debugging SharePoint Applications with Visual Studio 2015
- Unit Testing, Code Coverage and Code Clone Analysis with Visual Studio 2015
- Using Code Analysis with Visual Studio 2015 to Improve Code Quality
This virtual machine is configured with:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Evaluation
- Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2015
- Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015
- Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
- Microsoft Visio Professional 2013
- Microsoft Release Management for Visual Studio 2013 Update 3
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard
- Sample users and data required to support hands-on-lab scripts accompanying the download
Using the virtual machine
There are quite a number of important instructions on how to use the VM including activating the VM, taking snapshots/check points, etc, documented in the "Working with the Visual Studio2015 ALM Virtual Machine.docx". Please read through the document prior to using the VM, even if you may have used the earlier version of the VM. The VM has about 15 GB of free hard disk space. Should you want to increase the size of the disk, you will need to do so before creating snapshots/check points. You can refer this article on TechNet for instructions on expanding the virtual hard disk.
Download the virtual machine
The size of the download is about 30 GB. Hence, It is recommended that you use Free download manager . This utility provides:
- Auto-resume support for interrupted downloads.
- Multiple simultaneous download streams for (usually) a much faster download experience.
- As the name implies, it's completely free.
Steps to download and extract the VM
- Download and install Free download manager if you currently do not have one installed
- Copy the URLs provided below, to the clipboard(using CTRL+C)
- Select File-Import-Import list of URLs from clipboard or press CTRL+SHIFT+V
- Specify a group or accept the default group to begin downloading
- When the download is complete, double-click the .exe file to self-extract the RAR files to a folder
- Read the "Working with the ..." document to start using the VM
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https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Agile Planning and Portfolio Management with Team Foundation Server 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Authoring and Running Manual Tests using Microsoft Test Manager 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Branching and Merging Visualization with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Building%20the%20Right%20Software%20-%20Generating%20Storyboards%20and%20Collecting%20Stakeholder%20Feedback%20with%20Visual%20Studio%202015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Code Discovery using the Architecture Tools in Visual Studio Enterprise 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Collaboration Experiences for Development Teams using Team Foundation Server 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Debugging with IntelliTrace using Visual Studio Enterprise 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Diagnosing Issues in Production with IntelliTrace and Visual Studio 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Embracing Continuous Delivery with Release Management for Visual Studio 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Exploratory Testing using Microsoft Test Manager 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Getting Started with Git using Team Foundation Server 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Introduction to Coded UI Tests with Visual Studio Enterprise 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Introduction to IntelliTest with Visual Studio Enterprise 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Introduction to Platform Testing with Microsoft Test Manager 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Introduction to PreEmptive Analytics.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Introduction to SmartOffice4TFS.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Introduction to Team Foundation Build 2015 (vNext).docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Introduction to Test Case Management with Microsoft Test Manager 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Introduction to Test Planning with Microsoft Test Manager 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Introduction to Web Performance and Load Testing with Visual Studio Enterprise 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Making Developers More Productive with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/B/3/5B38C41A-D87A-4FC3-9ECF-3CBCF9CE3824/Managing Technical Debt with Team Foundation Server 2015 and SonarQube.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Monitoring Applications with Application Insights.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Testing and Debugging SharePoint Applications with Visual Studio 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Unit Testing, Code Coverage and Code Clone Analysis with Visual Studio 2015.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/B/62B60ECE-B9DC-4E8A-A97C-EA261BFB935E/Docs/Using Code Analysis with Visual Studio 2015 to Improve Code Quality.docx
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