Visual Studio 2013 Application Lifecycle Management Virtual Machine and Hands-on-Labs / Demo Scripts

September 19, 2014 Update: The VM and corresponding hands-on-lab / demo scripts were updated to Visual Studio 2013 Update 3. This includes several fit and finish releases across the hands-on-lab /demo scripts in addition to several improvements in the underlying virtual machine itself (including an upgrade to Windows Server 2012 R2). A detailed changelog is available.
   
The Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 ALM Virtual Machine is available for download along with 25 hands-on-labs / demo scripts which introduce you to many of the ALM capabilities which have been included in this release.

You can download and install Visual Studio 2013 (including Team Foundation Server 2013, .NET Framework 4.5.1, etc.). But if you would like a faster way to understand what is new for application lifecycle management in this release, this virtual machine is pre-configured with all of the necessary software and sample data for you.

Some important notes about this virtual machine:

  • This is a Hyper-V virtual machine and works with Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8 (with SLAT-capable processors), Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2. The import procedure for this virtual machine is slightly different than for previous versions. Please read the “Working with…” document for detailed instructions.
  • Windows is configured to set the system clock to July 9, 2013 every time you start this virtual machine. This is to support the project management hands-on-lab. If you want to work with this virtual machine beyond the specific hands-on-labs scenarios, you may need to disable the Set Date and Time task (Task Scheduler -> Task Scheduler Library -> Set Date and Time -> Right-Click -> Disable).

This virtual machine is configured with:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Evaluation
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 Update 3
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013 Update 3
  • 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 which accompany this download and exercise 24 ALM scenarios.

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There are 25 hands-on-labs for you to take a scripted approach towards learning this content. These labs double as demo scripts in case you want to show off these features to others.

New features in Visual Studio 2013:

 

Labs upgraded from Visual Studio 2010/2012:

 

Finally, if you want to use this virtual machine with Visual Studio Online, this simple document will detail the special steps necessary to put the virtual machine online:

If you are looking for even more hands-on-labs and demo scripts, be sure to check out our other ALM virtual machines at https://aka.ms/ALMVMs.

Links to the files above are included in the download set below, so you don’t have to follow the individual links above if you plan on batch downloading all of the files in this set.

Downloading the virtual machine and labs:
I suggest using a download manager for these files since they are very large. My download manager of choice is Free Download Manager. You can use your own favorite download manager, but you may need to adapt the instructions below as appropriate.

1. Download and install 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.
2. Select the URL’s below and copy (CTRL+C) them to your clipboard.
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https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Authoring and Running Manual Tests using Microsoft Test Manager 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Branching and Merging Visualization with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Building the Right Software - Generating Storyboards and Collecting Stakeholder Feedback with Visual Studio 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Code Discovery using the Architecture Tools in Visual Studio Ultimate 2013.docx
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https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Debugging with IntelliTrace using Visual Studio Ultimate 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Diagnosing Issues in Production with IntelliTrace and Visual Studio 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Embracing Continuous Delivery with Release Management for Visual Studio 2013.docx
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https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Getting Started with Git using Team Foundation Server 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Introduction to Coded UI Tests with Visual Studio Ultimate 2013.docx
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https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Introduction to Test Planning with Microsoft Test Manager 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Introduction to Web Performance and Load Testing with Visual Studio Ultimate 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Lab Management using Standard Lab Environments in Visual Studio 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Making Developers More Productive with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/New Collaboration Experiences for Development Teams using Team Foundation Server 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Testing and Debugging SharePoint Applications with Visual Studio 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Understanding Class Coupling with Visual Studio Ultimate 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Unit Testing, Code Coverage and Code Clone Analysis with Visual Studio 2013.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Using Code Analysis with Visual Studio 2013 to Improve Code Quality.docx
https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/8/BC8558E1-192E-4286-B3B0-320A8B7CE49D/Using the Architecture Explorer in Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 to Analyze Your Code.docx
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3. Launch the user interface for Free Download Manager (either from the Start Menu or via the system tray icon if FDM is already running).
4. Click File -> Import -> Import List of URLs from Clipboard.
5. When prompted for a download group, accept the default and click OK.
6. You are now free to minimize Free Download Manager while the files download. By default, they will be saved to c:\downloads.
7. Expand the files and self-extracting RAR set and see the “Working with…” document for more instructions.

I hope you will enjoy this content as a way of learning how Visual Studio can help you improve your team’s overall application lifecycle management capabilities. If you have suggestions for how to improve this virtual machine and set of demos / hands-on-labs please let me know. Remember to check out our previous ALM virtual machines at https://aka.ms/ALMVMs to learn about other ways in which Microsoft is delivering tooling for application lifecycle management.