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Test lab guides for SharePoint Server 2013

SharePoint 2013

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Updated: May 14, 2013

Summary: Find the set of Test Lab Guides (TLGs) for SharePoint Server 2013 to gain valuable hands-on experience before planning and deployment.

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2013

The following articles on TechNet and related resources provide information about TLGs for SharePoint Server 2013.

TechNet articles about TLGs for SharePoint Server 2013

The following articles about the set of TLGs for SharePoint Server 2013 are available to view online. Writers update articles on a continuing basis as new information becomes available and as users provide feedback.

	Content	Description
	Test Lab Guide: Configure SharePoint Server 2013 in a three-tier farm	Describes the steps to configure a three-tier farm (web front-end, application, and database tiers) by using SharePoint Server 2013.
	Test Lab Guide: Configure intranet and team sites for SharePoint Server 2013	Describes the steps to configure intranet and team sites in the SharePoint Server 2013 three-tier farm test lab.
	Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate permissions with SharePoint Server 2013	Learn how to configure and demonstrate SharePoint 2013 permissions based on the Test Lab Guide: Configure intranet and team sites for SharePoint Server 2013.
	Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate profile synchronization for SharePoint Server 2013	Describes the steps to configure and demonstrate profile synchronization against a single Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain controller in the SharePoint Server 2013 three-tier farm test lab.
	Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Social Features for SharePoint Server 2013	Describes the steps to configure and demonstrate the new social features in SharePoint Server 2013 (My Sites, Newsfeeds, Community Sites, and Team Site feeds) in the SharePoint Server 2013 three-tier farm test lab.
	Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate SAML-based Claims Authentication with SharePoint Server 2013	Describes the steps to configure and demonstrate Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)-based claims by using Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 in the SharePoint Server 2013 three-tier farm test lab.
	Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate forms-based claims authentication for SharePoint Server 2013	Describes the steps to configure and demonstrate forms-based authentication in the SharePoint Server 2013 three-tier farm test lab.
	Test Lab Guide: Configure eDiscovery for SharePoint Server 2013	Describes the steps to configure eDiscovery for SharePoint Server 2013 and Exchange Server 2013 in the SharePoint Server 2013 three-tier farm test lab.
	Business Intelligence test lab guides	A set of test lab guides that describe the steps to configure and demonstrate business intelligence features in the SharePoint Server 2013 three-tier farm test lab.

Additional resources about TLGs

The following resources about TLGs are available.

	Content	Description
	Test Lab Guides (http://microsoft.com/testlabguides) SharePoint Server 2013 Test Lab Installation and deployment for SharePoint 2013 IT pros Resource Center	Visit the central Test Lab Guides portal in the TechNet Wiki for a description of TLG content and links to all the published TLGs. Visit this portal page in the TechNet Wiki for all of the TLG content for SharePoint Server 2013. Visit the Resource Center to access videos, community sites, documentation, and more.
Blogs	Microsoft Test lab Guides	Visit this blog for the latest information about TLG content published across Microsoft.

Change History

Date	Description
May 14, 2013	Added links to "Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Permissions with SharePoint Server 2013" and "Test Lab Guide: Configure eDiscovery for SharePoint Server 2013."
May 07, 2013	Added link to the new Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate profile sychronization for SharePoint Server 2013.
July 16, 2012	Initial publication

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