PSAutoLab_v5.0.0

Release Notes

PSAutoLab 5.0.0

This is a major update to the module. It is recommended that you finish and remove all lab configurations before installing this update. Read the update documentation for more information.

Changed

• Module re-organization and code cleanup.
• Pester tests revised to support Pester v5.x. Issue #240 This is a breaking change.
• Updated module to use version 0.25.0 of the Lability module.
• Updated DSC resources to use the latest versions of the x resources.
• Updated PowerShellLab configuration to use Windows Server 2019 for domain-joined servers and Windows Server 2022 for the workgroup server.
• Updated Windows 10 configurations to use WIN10_x64_Enterprise_22H2_EN_Eval.
• Revised Invoke-ValidateLab to reflect changes in Pester 5.x. This is a breaking change.
• Updated the private Pester check helper function to install or update Pester as needed.
• Inserted a five minute delay in the Invoke-ValidateLab function to allow time for the lab to fully boot. This should cut down on Pester test failures
• Documentation updates.

Added

• Added configuration for Windows Server 2022 (SingleServer-2022) running Windows Server Core edition.
• Added configuration for standalone Windows 11 (Windows11) running Windows 11 64-bit Enterprise 23H2 English Evaluation.
• Added firewall tests to the validation test for each configuration.
• Added a Pester version check in PSAutoLab.psm1 to ensure that the module is running with Pester 5.x.
• Added function Invoke-PesterTest with alias Run-Pester to manually invoke the Pester tests for a lab configuration.
• Added a warning message when importing the module if not using Windows PowerShell 5.1.
• Added parameter alias Quiet for NoMessages.

Removed

• Removed Pester 4.10 requirement. The module now supports Pester v5. This is a breaking change.
• Archived lab configurations for Windows Server 2012R2. This is a breaking change.