22-25 April 2026
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.