Virtual Machines (VMs) are configured in the Lab Profile settings.
For a virtual machine to be used in a launched lab, the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) must be in a Virtual Machine Profile that is associated with the Lab Profile. This association is done from within the Lab Profile page.
Configure Lab Profile
On the Site Administration under Lab Profiles, select Find Lab Profiles.
On the Find Lab Profiles page in the Series Name field, input the series name and select Search.
In the search results, select the name of the Lab Profile you want.
On the Lab Profile page, select the Edit link and then select the Virtual Machines tab.
Select the Add Virtual Machine link and in the Choose Virtual Machine Profile dialog box.
Select the Search button. All of the Virtual Machine Profiles that are associated with that series will be listed.
Select all of the Virtual Machine Profile(s) that will be used in this Lab Profile and select OK.
Make any changes to the default choices for each machine as needed such as Startup delay.
If there is more than one VM, make sure the first VM the user will need to interact with is marked as the Default selection, and ensure it is set to be visible to student then select Save.
A virtual machine is the virtualization or emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide the functionality of a physical computer.
Labs in Skillable Studio are housed in a Lab Profile. The Lab Profile contains the information about the configurable settings and the virtual machines that make up a lab. For a Lab Profile to be published it must be part of a Lab Series.
Virtual Hard Disk is a file format representing a virtual hard disk drive. They may contain what is found on a physical HDD, such as disk partitions and a file system, which in turn can contain files and folders.
A Virtual Machine profile represents the hardware configuration of a virtual machine. Base settings would include, memory, processor, network adapters and storage configuration. The actual settings available are dependent on the fabric the Virtual Machine would be running on.