SQLBits 2018

Creating complex labs from start to finish with Lability

Introduction on how to use the Powershell library Lability to create complex SQL Server based test labs.
I'm a SQL Server DBA and a lot of my time is spent in Powershell these days. Database environments can be quite complex and in my attempts to automate setting up lab environments for (automated) testing I discovered the open source Powershell library called Lability. It has a slight learning curve and leans heavily on DSC which also has a bit of a learning curve. In this session I'll show you how to set up a fairly complex lab from start to finish and take you through my lessons learned.