Administrator Guide

Administrator Guide

Document Version: 2021-09-27

This guide documents features available in NETLAB+ VE version 21.2.0

and later.

Copyright ? 2021 Network Development Group, Inc.



NETLAB+ is a registered trademark of Network Development Group, Inc.

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NETLAB+ Virtual Edition Administrator Guide

Contents

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 4

1 Initial Login .................................................................................................................. 5

1.1 Change Password During Initial Login .................................................................. 7

2 Using the Administrator Interface ............................................................................ 10

2.1 Modify Settings .................................................................................................. 11

2.1.1 Change Password ........................................................................................ 12

2.1.2 Change E-mail ............................................................................................. 13

2.1.3 Change Date and Time Settings .................................................................. 13

2.2 Logout................................................................................................................. 15

2.1 Administrator Account In Use Warning ............................................................. 16

3 Network Settings....................................................................................................... 17

3.1 SSL Configuration - Manage Certificates ............................................................ 18

3.1.1 View Certificate Information ...................................................................... 18

3.1.2 Adding New Certificates ............................................................................. 20

3.1.2.1

Generate a Certificate Request and Replace an Unsigned Certificate

with a Signed Certificate ....................................................................................... 21

3.1.2.2

Add a Certificate and Private Key to NETLAB+ .................................... 28

3.1.2.3

Get a Certificate from Let's Encrypt .................................................... 32

4 Manage License ........................................................................................................ 37

4.1 Activate License (Initial Activation) .................................................................... 37

4.2 Reactivate License .............................................................................................. 40

5 Appearance ............................................................................................................... 44

5.1 System Name...................................................................................................... 46

5.2 Login Logo .......................................................................................................... 46

5.3 Login Logo Location ............................................................................................ 48

5.4 Login Background ............................................................................................... 49

5.5 Login Form Location ........................................................................................... 52

5.6 Banner Logo ....................................................................................................... 54

6 News and Announcements ....................................................................................... 56

7 Manage API Settings ................................................................................................. 59

7.1 Add an API Key ................................................................................................... 60

7.2 Edit an API Key.................................................................................................... 63

7.3 Disable API .......................................................................................................... 65

7.4 Enable API........................................................................................................... 66

8 Manage Lab Reservations ......................................................................................... 67

8.1 Display a List of Lab Reservations ...................................................................... 67

8.2 See Details of a Lab Reservation ........................................................................ 68

8.3 Cancel a Lab Reservation ................................................................................... 69

8.4 Enter a Lab Reservation ..................................................................................... 70

9 Shutdown/Reboot..................................................................................................... 71

10 Backup Your NETLAB+ Virtual Appliance .................................................................. 72

10.1

Automated Backups........................................................................................ 72

10.2

Manual Backups.............................................................................................. 72

10.3

NETLAB+ Restoration from Backup ................................................................ 73

11 Software Updates ..................................................................................................... 74

11.1

Update NETLAB+ Software ............................................................................. 75

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11.2

Maintenance Expiration Date ......................................................................... 76

12 Logs ........................................................................................................................... 77

12.1

NETLAB+ Log ................................................................................................... 77

12.2

System Log ...................................................................................................... 79

12.3

Web Server Access Log ................................................................................... 80

13 Usage......................................................................................................................... 81

13.1

Community Usage .......................................................................................... 82

13.2

Pod Usage ....................................................................................................... 86

13.3

Class Usage ..................................................................................................... 89

13.4

Account Usage ................................................................................................ 92

13.5

Lab Usage ........................................................................................................ 95

13.5.1 Lab History and Screenshots ..................................................................... 101

14 Manage Communities ............................................................................................. 105

14.1

Add New Communities ................................................................................. 106

14.2

View Community Records ............................................................................ 111

14.3

Edit Community Records .............................................................................. 112

14.4

Delete Community Records .......................................................................... 113

15 Manage Classes ....................................................................................................... 114

15.1

Add Classes ................................................................................................... 115

15.2

Edit Class Information................................................................................... 119

15.3

Export LTI Cartridge ...................................................................................... 121

15.4

Assign Lead Instructors ................................................................................. 123

15.5

Remove Lead Instructors .............................................................................. 124

15.6

Manage a Class Roster .................................................................................. 126

15.6.1 Add Learners to the Class Roster .............................................................. 126

15.6.2 View User Account Details from the Class Roster .................................... 128

15.6.3 Drop Learners from the Class Roster ........................................................ 130

15.6.4 View User Labs from the Class Roster ...................................................... 132

15.6.5 Group the Class Roster Into Teams .......................................................... 133

15.6.6 Reset Account Passwords for One or More Learners ............................... 136

15.7

Add Content to a Class ................................................................................. 138

15.8

Remove Content from a Class ...................................................................... 140

15.9

Delete Classes ............................................................................................... 141

16 Manage User Accounts ........................................................................................... 144

16.1

Add Accounts ................................................................................................ 145

16.1.1 Importing Data from a File ........................................................................ 145

16.1.1.1 Importing Data Example A ................................................................. 147

16.1.1.2 Importing Data Example B ................................................................. 150

16.1.2 Entering Account Data .............................................................................. 155

16.2

Edit Accounts ................................................................................................ 158

16.3

Delete Accounts ............................................................................................ 161

16.4

Reset Account Passwords ............................................................................. 163

16.5

Modify Instructor Privileges ......................................................................... 165

17 User Logins .............................................................................................................. 168

17.1

Disable User Logins ....................................................................................... 168

17.2

Enable User Logins........................................................................................ 170

17.3

Force Logout and Disable User Logins for Selected Accounts ..................... 171

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18 Pods ......................................................................................................................... 174

18.1

Adding New Pods .......................................................................................... 175

18.2

View Pod Details ........................................................................................... 177

18.3

Pod Settings .................................................................................................. 178

18.4

Clone Pod ...................................................................................................... 180

18.5

PC Settings .................................................................................................... 185

18.6

Configure Pod ACL ........................................................................................ 189

18.6.1 Pod Access Control List Managers ............................................................ 190

18.6.2 Pod Access Control List Rules ................................................................... 192

18.7

Resources for Pod Planning and Installation ................................................ 196

19 Virtual Machine Infrastructure ............................................................................... 197

19.1

Virtual Machine Inventory ............................................................................ 197

19.1.1 Importing VMs into the Virtual Machine Inventory ................................. 197

19.1.2 Editing Details of a Virtual Machine in the Inventory ............................... 200

19.1.3 Cloning a Virtual Machine in the Inventory .............................................. 201

19.1.4 Viewing Configs of a VM in the Inventory ................................................ 204

19.1.5 Managing Snapshots for a VM in the Inventory ....................................... 205

19.2

Virtual Datacenters and Management Agents ............................................. 206

19.3

Virtual Machine Host Servers ....................................................................... 207

19.4

MKS Viewer Considerations and Troubleshooting ....................................... 210

19.5

System-wide Virtualization Settings ............................................................. 214

20 Course Manager ...................................................................................................... 215

20.1

View Course Details ...................................................................................... 216

20.2

Install a Course ............................................................................................. 218

20.3

Delete a Course ............................................................................................ 223

21 Pod Designer ........................................................................................................... 226

21.1

Viewing Pod Designs ..................................................................................... 227

22 Lab Designer............................................................................................................ 229

22.1

Viewing Lab Designs ..................................................................................... 230

22.2

Managing Lab Designs .................................................................................. 231

22.2.1 Authorize Lab Design ................................................................................ 232

22.2.2 Revoke Lab Design Authorization ............................................................. 234

23 Manage Configuration Files .................................................................................... 236

23.1

Configuration File Management................................................................... 236

23.1.1 Viewing and Editing Configuration Files ................................................... 238

23.1.2 Creating Folders and Files ......................................................................... 239

23.1.3 Deleting Folders and Files ......................................................................... 241

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Introduction

This is the NETLAB+ Administrator Guide for the virtual edition of NETLAB+.

NETLAB+ is a remote access solution that allows academic institutions to deliver a

hands-on IT training experience with a wide variety of curriculum content options.

The training environment that NETLAB+ provides enables learners to schedule and

complete lab exercises for information technology courses. NETLAB+ is a versatile

solution for facilitating IT training in a variety of disciplines, including networking,

virtualization, storage, and cybersecurity.

The material in this guide includes instructions on accessing the NETLAB+ system as an

administrator through the web-based interface and also focuses on the tasks performed

by the NETLAB+ administrator to monitor and maintain a NETLAB+ VE system.

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