Hands-on Lab is running out of time

Products

• VMWare Hands-on Labs

Issue/Introduction

You are unable to complete the Lab within the given timeframe, or you wish to return to the Lab at a later date. 

Cause

Because this is a shared, online resource, labs cannot be preserved indefinitely.

Resolution

Monitor your progress by checking the percentage complete progress bar. This percentage is simply the amount of time spent divided by the amount of time given. Although it may not directly correlate with the number of lab tasks you have completed, understanding the time spent is beneficial for determining if a time extension is needed.

If you need more time, you can extend the Lab one time for a total lab time of 2.5 hours by following this step:

1. Click the "Extend" button, located in the console at the top of the navigation screen, near the lab title, next to the time remaining clock.

Additional Information

You can take labs as often as you would like - there are no restrictions, and it is not expected that you finish a lab within the given time frame (1.5 hours). Your session will be preserved for your active session; at the end of your time, your lab will expire, freeing up resources for others.

Most labs are built modularly, so you do not need to start from the beginning. It is recommended you complete modules in their entirety, but you can jump to any module desired when starting, or restarting, a lab. For example, doing modules 1 and 2 one day and then numbers 3 and/or 4 a week later.

Also see: General FAQ & Best Practices