Customize a lab template in VMware Lab Platform

You can customize a lab template to include information specific to your lab in VMware Lab Platform.

Procedure

1. To open the Lab Templates page, from the administrator UI, select Lab Management > Lab Builder.
2. On the Lab Templates page, locate the lab template you created, and click Edit on the Actions menu.
3. From the Edit Lab Template page, you can access the console of the VMs within your lab.
   1. To access the console directly, select the CentOS-CLI VM.
   2. Power on the VM.
   3. Log in with the default user name and password:

      • User name – Root

      • Password – VMware1!

   
   
   
4. Modify the VM as needed with new user accounts, installed software, or application-specific configurations for the lab you are creating.
5. Optionally, you can include multiple virtual machines within your lab.
   1. Click Add Virtual Machine for the Edit lab template screen.
   2. Click Add VM from Template.
   3. Select the CentOS-gui VM.
   4. Click Add.

   The New VM is now included within your lab.

6. The VM Details page allows you to view of the name of the virtual machine and the hardware configuration for the CPU and memory.
   1. With the VM powered off, set the memory to 2048 on the Centos-CLI VM.
   2. Click Update to save your changes.
7. Complete your form edit, and click Update and Publish.

What to do next

Complete the steps to deliver a lab. See Delivering a lab in VMware Lab Platform.