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Managing virtual environments

To manage virtual environment (a collection of virtual machines) that your lab uses:

  1. In the LMS management portal, click in the upper-left corner.
  2. Go to Authoring > Labs.
  3. Select Virtual Machine in the filter.
  4. Click your lab to open it and switch to the Settings tab.
  5. In the Environment section, you can:
  • Delete an existing virtual machine.
  • Add a new virtual machine.

Deleting virtual machines

  1. In the Environment section of Settings tab, click the more  icon for the virtual machine you want to delete.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. Select where to delete a virtual machine from:
  • Modify for all the labs — if the environment is shared among several labs, the VM will be deleted for all of them.
  • Create and modify a copy — a VM will be deleted only for this lab in a copy of the environment.

Adding virtual machines

  1. In the Environment section of Settings tab, click +Add virtual machine.
  2. Select where to add a virtual machine:
  • Modify for all the labs — if the environment is shared among several labs, adding a new VM will modify it for all of them.
  • Create and modify a copy — a VM will be added only for this lab.
  1. Specify the following parameters:
  • Name new virtual machine — the virtual machine name.
  • If you need multiple — the number of virtual machines if you need more than one.
  • Network selection — the virtual network or subnet the VM should use to manage its connectivity, including access to other VMs, on-premises resources, or the internet.
  • Select the template image for virtual machine — a VM disk with an OS installed that is used as a template for the VM.
  1. Click  to confirm adding the VM.