What are virtual labs?
Virtual labs are virtual machines designed to replicate an environment where you can access live IT systems in real-time. Practice-Labs makes it easy to practice what you learn in a safe environment at your own convenience with no extra equipment required.
For a walk-through of the labs by the founder Ricky Doyle, check out this video in our ITPro 101 series, which is available with a Free ITPro membership.
System Requirements
Labs can be accessed on either a windows PC with a plugin or via an HTML5 interface in any of our supported browsers. You can also check Practice-Labs requirements here, for further details on their specifications.
Membership Requirements
In order to access virtual labs, members must have either a Premium Monthly or Premium Annual membership.
More Information
You can view Practice Lab's documentation articles here.
Accessing the labs
Directly through the course
If a course has virtual labs available, there will be a button to access them at the top of the episode menu on the right, under the course details.
After you click on the button for the virtual lab, a list of all of the lab modules for that course will show.
Click the "Exercises" link below the module title for more details.
Click the "Launch" link next to the lab module that you would like to use. The Practice Labs page will load in new tab.
Through the virtual lab section of the website
Once logged in, click on the "VIRTUAL LABS" icon on the left side navigation bar.
This will take you to a list of all the virtual labs that we offer.
Select the vendor of the lab you are looking for.
Click the lab title for the associated course you want to view labs for.
From the Modules list, click the "Exercises" link below the module title for more details, or "Expand All Exercises" using the link at the top of the page.
Click the "Launch" link next to the lab module that you would like to use. The Practice Labs page will load in new tab.
If you have any additional questions regarding virtual labs, please contact User Support using the chat bubble at the bottom of the screen.