What’s in your lab environment?

Everyone has their own lab environment or playground. Everyone?! Well, the cool kids do.

I’ll provide some insight into what’s in my lab environment

Machines

 

TEE-DC = domain controller

TEE-PKI = Offline root CA

TEE-MDT = non domain joined MDT server

TEE-MDT-Build = used to build reference images

TEE-SQL-CMCB-1 = SQL Server for ConfigMgr Current Branch. AlwaysOn

TEE-SQL-CMCB-2 = SQL Server for ConfigMgr Current Branch. AlwaysOn

TEE-CMCB01 = ConfigMgr Current Branch

TEE-W10-1709-CB-1 = Windows 10 1709 with ConfigMgr Current Branch client

TEE-W10-1709-CB-2 = Windows 10 1709 with ConfigMgr Current Branch client

TEE-W10-1709-CB-3 = Windows 10 1709 with ConfigMgr Current Branch client

TEE-W10-1703-CB-1 = Windows 10 1703 with ConfigMgr Current Branch client

TEE-W10-1703-CB-2 = Windows 10 1703 with ConfigMgr Current Branch client

 

TEE-SQL-CMTP-1 = SQL Server for ConfigMgr Technical Prievew. AlwaysOn

TEE-SQL-CMTP-2 = SQL Server for ConfigMgr Technical Prievew. AlwaysOn

TEE-CMTP-01 = ConfigMgr Technical Preview active host

TEE-CMTP-02 = ConfigMgr Technical Preview passive host

TEE-W10-1709-TP-1 = Windows 10 1709 with ConfigMgr Technical Preview client

TEE-W10-1709-TP-2 = Windows 10 1709 with ConfigMgr Technical Preview client

TEE-W10-1709-TP-3 = Windows 10 1709 with ConfigMgr Technical Preview client

TEE-W10-1703-TP-1 = Windows 10 1703 with ConfigMgr Technical Preview client

TEE-W10-1703-TP-2 = Windows 10 1703 with ConfigMgr Technical Preview client

 

TEE-DC

 

This is my domain controller.

Memory: 2GB

Roles:

  • Subordinate Certificate Authority
  • Certificate Authority Web Enrollment
  • Online Responder
  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • IIS

Applications

  • 1709 ADMX templates

 

TEE-PKI

 

This is my Offline Root Certificate Authority

Memory: 2GB

Roles:

  • Root CA

Applications

  • None

     

TEE-MDT

 

This is my MDT server used to create reference image task sequences. Non domain joined.

Memory: 2GB

Roles:

  • WSUS

Applications

  • MDT – latest
  • ADK – latest

     

TEE-MDT-Build

 

This is a VM that I either boot from ISO or PXE to create a new Windows 10 image

Memory: 4GB

 

TEE-SQL-CMCB-1

 

This is a SQL server that hosts the ConfigMgr TP database, WSUS db, Reporting Services DB’s, and the ConfigMgrTP Data Warehouse.

This server is also part of an Always On Availability Group with the ConfigMgrTP as its only database

Memory: 4GB

Roles:

  • Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Service
  • Certificate Enrollment Web Service

Applications:

  • SQL Server 2017 Enterprise
  • SSMS
  • SSDT 2017
  • ConfigMgrCB client

 

TEE-SQL-CMCB-2

 

This is a SQL server that hosts the ConfigMgr TP database

This server is also part of an Always On Availability Group with the ConfigMgrTP as its only database

Memory: 4GB

Roles:

  • None

Applications:

  • SQL Server 2017 Enterprise
  • SSMS
  • SSDT 2017
  • ConfigMgrTPclient

 

TEE-CMCB-1

 

This is a ConfigMgr Current Branch Primary Site.

All ConifgMgr roles are installed except the Application Catalog. (That is going away in a few months. Plus, the cool kids don’t use it.)

This is also the ConfigMgr reporting point with SSRS installed.

Memory: 4GB

Roles:

  • All ConfigMgr prerequisite roles
  • WSUS

Applications

  • SSMS
  • SSDT 2017
  • SSRS 2017
  • ADK – latest
  • MDT – latest
  • ConfigMgrTP Client

 

TEE-W10-xxxx

 

These are Windows 10 1703 and Windows 10 1709 machines with the ConfigMgrTP client.

Memory: 2GB

 

TEE-SQL-CMTP-1

 

This is a SQL server that hosts the ConfigMgr TP database, WSUS db, Reporting Services DB’s, and the ConfigMgrTP Data Warehouse.

This server is also part of an Always On Availability Group with the ConfigMgrTP as its only database

Memory: 4GB

Roles:

  • Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Service
  • Certificate Enrollment Web Service

Applications:

  • SQL Server 2017 Enterprise
  • SSMS
  • SSDT 2017
  • ConfigMgrCB client

 

TEE-SQL-CMTP-2

 

This is a SQL server that hosts the ConfigMgr TP database

This server is also part of an Always On Availability Group with the ConfigMgrTP as its only database

Memory: 4GB

Roles:

  • None

Applications:

  • SQL Server 2017 Enterprise
  • SSMS
  • SSDT 2017
  • ConfigMgrCB client

 

TEE-CMTP-1

 

This is a ConfigMgr Technical Preview Primary Site. This is also the Active Primary Site

All ConifgMgr roles are installed except the Application Catalog. (That is going away in a few months. Plus, the cool kids don’t use it.)

This is also the ConfigMgr reporting point with SSRS installed.

Memory: 4GB

Roles:

  • All ConfigMgr prerequisite roles
  • WSUS

Applications

  • SSMS
  • SSDT 2017
  • SSRS 2017
  • ADK – latest
  • MDT – latest
  • ConfigMgrCB Client

 

TEE-CMTP-2

 

This is a ConfigMgr Technical Preview Primary Site. This is also the Passive Primary Site

All ConifgMgr roles are installed except the Application Catalog. (That is going away in a few months. Plus, the cool kids don’t use it.)

This is also the ConfigMgr reporting point with SSRS installed.

Memory: 4GB

Roles:

  • All ConfigMgr prerequisite roles
  • WSUS

Applications

  • SSMS
  • SSDT 2017
  • SSRS 2017
  • ADK – latest
  • MDT – latest
  • ConfigMgrCB Client

 

 

TEE-W10-xxxx

 

These are Windows 10 1703 and Windows 10 1709 machines with the ConfigMgrTP client.

Memory: 2GB