A lab creation walkthrough

To create your first lab, you need to complete these steps:

1. Create an image of VM to use in your lab

If you need specific configuration of VMs that students will use for your lab, create a custom VM image. That is, you can set an image in such a way that VMs have the required applications and scripts installed, files downloaded, and so on.

Alternatively, you can use one of the default VM images. In this case skip this step.

2. Set up your lab

After you have configured the API objects and VM image for your lab, you can create and configure the lab as follows.

1. Add a lab — create an object for your virtual lab that will be used for students' practical exercises. Depending on the lab type, you might need to assign to the lab a VM image that defines students' VMs. It can be either the custom VM image you have created or a default one.
2. Configure the custom actions of the lab — add the custom actions that fully describe the lab flow.
3. Add the lab's contents — add tasks to instruct your students how to complete the lab and criteria to assess each task.

See Virtual lab setup for the details.

3. Test your lab

To test that your lab is neat and all the steps operate properly, you need to use the preview mode. See Previewing a lab.

4. Publish your lab

After you have set up and reviewed your lab, you need to publish it in Virtual Lab and then in your course in LMS. See Publishing your lab.