PSAutoLab_v4.15.0

Change Log for PSAutoLab

4.15.0

Add

• Added troubleshooting content to README about potential TLS issues updating nuget or module. (Issue #224)

Change

• Modified Wipe-Lab to simply turn off virtual machines (Issue #229)
• Modified all commands to use fully qualified command names
• Modified Invoke-SetupHost with additional verbose messaging

Delete

• Deleted duplicate function Invoke-WUUpdate from public.ps1. This was a leftover before it was moved to a private function. (Issue #230)

PSAutoLab_v4.14.0

Change Log for PSAutoLab

4.14.0

Add

• Restored variable definition for $LabilityVersion in the psm1 file.

Change

• Modified Lability commands in Invoke-SetupHost to use a fully qualified command name.
• Updated -WhatIf messages in Invoke-Setup-Host

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PSAutoLab_v4.13.0

Change Log for PSAutoLab

4.13.0

Add

• none

Change

• Added more Verbose messaging to Invoke-SetupLab.
• Modified Invoke-ValidateLab to import and use the approved version of the Pester module.
• Updated validation test for PowerShellLab configuration to fix error validating domain admin membership. (Issue # 226)
• Modified Invoke-ValidateLab to remove all versions of Pester and then load the version compatible with this module.
• Updated Invoke-SetupLab to use (Get-TimeZone).id when using local time zone. (Issue #227)

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PSAutoLab_v4.12.0

Change Log for PSAutoLab

4.12.0

Add

• Added a new function, Test-LabDSCResource which can be used to see if the required DSC resources are already installed and to display what versions are installed.

Change

• Updated README with clearer setup instructions
• Updated Detailed-Setup-Instructions.md
• Modified manifest to install and use required module versions.

Delete

• Commented out NanoServer installations in configurations that used them since the original use case has been deprecated by Microsoft.

PSAutoLab_v4.11.0

Change Log for PSAutoLab

4.11.0

Add

• Added code to test for and install Pester v4.10.1. Pester v5 breaks the current validation tests. (Issue #223)
• Added PSDesiredState module version information to Get-PSAutoLabSetting

Change

• Updated documentation to reflect Pester requirements.
• Updated Invoke-ValidateLab to explicitly import the supported version of Pester.
• Updated module manifest to specify required module versions for Lability and Pester
• Modified Get-PSAutoLabSetting to return all installed versions of Pester
• Help updates

Delete

• Removed Archived configurations from the Configurations path. This will not remove them for people who upgrade. The files are still part of this module for reference purposes.

PSAutoLab_v4.10.0

Change Log for PSAutoLab

4.10.0

Add

• none

Change

• Updated README.md with additional requirements and information.
• Updated Detailed-Setup-Instructions.md with information about using an environment prefix.
• Updated test files to show New-PSSession error message in output.
• Updated commands and files to support using EnvironmentPrefix values. (Issue #217)
• Updated lab configurations to use newer TLS settings via a registry change (Issue #216)

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PSAutoLab_v4.9.0

Change Log for PSAutoLab

4.9.0

Add

• Added lab configurations SingleServer2012R2 and SingleServer2012R2-GUI (Issue #215)
• Updated Authoring-FAQ.md and restored it to this project.

Change

• Modified validation test for PowerShellLab lab to that was testing for specific Windows 10 version number. (Issue #214)
• Updated validation test for PowerShellLab lab to better display errors creating remoting sessions.
• Modified validation test for Windows10 lab to test for operating system.
• Updated Detailed-Setup-Instructions.md.
• Updated README.md
• Minor revisions to Updating.md.
• Minor revisions to Updating.md.

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PSAutoLab_v4.8.0

Change Log for PSAutoLab

v4.8.0

This module should be installed from the PowerShell Gallery

Add

• Added "Detailed-Setup-Instructions.md`.
• Added code to module file to check for a new version in the PowerShell Gallery.
• Added SingleServer-GUI-2019 configuration.
• Added Get-LabSummary function.
• Added a -NoMessages parameter to most commands in the module to offer an option to suppress the status and information messages displayed with Write-Host.

Change

• Modified Get-PSAutoLabSetting to include additional information.
• Updated Instructions.md to provide more detail about each lab.
• Updated README.md with information on customizing a configuration.
• Updated validation test for SingleServer-GUI-2016 to test RDP.
• Increased the memory for SingleServer to 2GB.
• Updated validation tests for all configurations for better performance and to suppress error messages while configurations are converging.
• Updated DSC configurations for SingleServer-GUI-2019,SingleServer,SingleServer-GUI-2016 to uninstall PowerShell-V2.
• Fixed bug in Wipe-Lab that failed to properly import lab data.
• Suppressing Write-Warning messages in Wipe-Host when VM is already shut down.
• Modified MultiRole configuration to use Windows Server 2019.
• Restored deleted Nano-related NonNode data in configurations that include a Nano server.
• Help updates

Delete

• Removed Active Directory json files from SingleServer configurations since they are not used.
• Removed Active Directory, DHCP Server and ADCS DSC resources from SingleServer* configuration files since they are not used.

PSAutolab_v4.7.0

v4.7.0

Add

• none

Change

• Corrected minor typos in VMValidate.test.ps1 in the PowerShellLab configuration.
• Updated Lability module version to 0.19.1.
• Updated xPSDesiredStateConfiguration to version 9.1.0.
• Expanded command aliases in VMValidate.Test.ps1 in the Microsoft-PowerShell-Implementing-JEA configuration.
• Updated README.md with improved setup instructions and background information.

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PSAutolab_v4.6.0

Change Log for PSAutoLab

v4.6.0

Add

• Configuration SingleServer-GUI-2016 (Issue 208)
• Configuration MultiRole-Server-2016 (Issue 209)

Change

• Updated manifest tags
• Changed Write-Host commands to use fully qualified name Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Host
• Modified Invoke-UnattendLab to pass -Verbose to the scriptblock for better troubleshooting
• Modified Invoke-SetupLab and Invoke-ValidateLab to provide more verbose detail
• Fixed minor spelling error in VMConfiguration.ps1 scripts
• Updated README.md

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v4.5.0

Add

• Added the parameter -UseLocalTimeZone to Invoke-SetupLab and Unattend-Lab to overwrite configuration specified timezone information with the time zone of the local host. (Issue #185)

Change

• Updated Lability requirement to version 0.19.0
• Updated xPSDesiredStateConfiguration DSC resource requirement to version 9.0.0
• Updated xDnsServer DSC resource requirement requirement to 1.16.0.0
• Updated xWebAdministration DSC resource requirement requirement to 3.1.1
• Updated PSAutoLab.psm1 to display a message if Lability version is outdated.
• Updated Invoke-RefreshHost to include a -SkipPublisherCheck parameter
• Updated private function _labilityCheck to include a -SkipPublisherCheck parameter
• Updated LICENSE
• Updated Usage-FAQ.md
• Updated Instruction.md for each configuration to include information about installing Windows Updates
• Help updates
• Updated README.md

Delete

• Removed Windows update tools from PostSetup in the PowerShellLab configuration. Use Update-Lab instead.

Notes

Beginning with this version, the change log is now in markdown and will provide more details about what has changed in the module.