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azure-lab-services

Expert knowledge for Azure Lab Services development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring lab plans, VM templates/schedules, VNet-integrated labs, GPU/nested virtualization, or Canvas/Teams integration, and other Azure Lab Services related development tasks. Not for Azure DevTest Labs (use azure-devtest-labs), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Desktop (use azure-virtual-desktop).

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Azure Lab Services Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Lab Services. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

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Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L44Diagnosing and fixing VM access, connectivity, deployment, and lab-creation issues in Azure Lab Services, including when to redeploy or reimage VMs.
Best PracticesL45-L53Governance and setup guidance for lab plans, custom images, nested virtualization, Linux graphical RDP, and preparing optimized Windows template VMs in Azure Lab Services
Decision MakingL54-L63Guidance on when and how to use Azure Lab Services: choosing lab types, planning migrations (physical or to other services), cost estimation, GPU sizing, and running training or hackathon scenarios.
Architecture & Design PatternsL64-L70Core Azure Lab Services architecture, supported networking topologies, and design patterns for building reliable, resilient lab environments and lab plans
Limits & QuotasL71-L78VM capacity and core quotas for labs, how to view usage, request quota increases, and timelines for automatic VM deletion and cleanup.
SecurityL79-L93RBAC roles, lab creator/owner assignment, Azure Policy for compliance and VM size limits, firewall and public IP setup, and educator/student VM password management.
ConfigurationL94-L124Configuring Azure Lab Services: lab plans, regions, images, networking, VM templates, schedules (start/stop/shutdown), capacity, GPU/nested virtualization, and user/educator access.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL125-L138Integrating Lab Services with Canvas and Teams, automating lab creation via Bicep/PowerShell/Python, connecting labs to VNets, and remote access to Linux VMs with X2Go.
DeploymentL139-L148Creating and importing Windows/Linux lab VM images (from Azure VMs, physical labs, or compute galleries), rapidly setting up/publishing labs, and migrating lab accounts to lab plans.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Troubleshoot Azure Lab Services VMs by redeploying or reimaginghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-reset-and-redeploy-vm
Troubleshoot access problems for Azure Lab Services VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/troubleshoot-access-lab-vm
Troubleshoot connectivity issues in Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/troubleshoot-connect-lab-vm
Troubleshoot Azure Lab Services lab creation issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/troubleshoot-lab-creation

Best Practices

TopicURL
Administer lab plans and governance for Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/administrator-guide
Recommended approaches for Azure Lab custom imageshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/approaches-for-custom-image-creation
Configure nested virtualization in Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/concept-nested-virtualization-template-vm
Enable graphical remote desktop for Linux labs with optimal performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-linux
Best practices for preparing Windows lab templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-prepare-windows-template

Decision Making

TopicURL
Use Azure Lab Services for training scenarioshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs-scenarios
Choose between lab accounts and lab planshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/concept-lab-accounts-versus-lab-plans
Plan migration from physical labs to Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/concept-migrating-physical-labs
Estimate and analyze Azure Lab Services costshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/cost-management-guide
Run hackathons using Azure Lab Services environmentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/hackathon-labs
Choose and configure GPU VM sizes for Azure labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-setup-lab-gpu

Architecture & Design Patterns

TopicURL
Understand Azure Lab Services architecture fundamentalshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs-fundamentals
Select supported networking architectures for lab planshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/concept-lab-services-supported-networking-scenarios
Understand reliability and resiliency in Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/reliability-in-azure-lab-services

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Review VM capacity limits and quotas for labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/capacity-limits
Determine Azure Lab Services quota and core usagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-determine-your-quota-usage
Request Azure Lab Services core quota increaseshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-request-capacity-increase
Understand automatic VM deletion policy timelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/vm-deletion-policy

Security

TopicURL
Assign Lab Creator role in Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/add-lab-creator
Enforce Azure Lab Services compliance with Azure Policyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/azure-polices-for-lab-services
Use Azure RBAC roles with Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/concept-lab-services-role-based-access-control
Map role assignments from lab accounts to lab planshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/concept-migrate-from-lab-accounts-roles
Assign Lab Creator role for Azure Lab Services accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-add-lab-creator
Add additional lab owners in Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-add-user-lab-owner
Determine lab VM public IPs for firewall configurationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-configure-firewall-settings
Configure firewall rules for Azure Lab Services lab VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-configure-firewall-settings-1
Set and reset lab VM passwords as an educatorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-set-virtual-machine-passwords
Students resetting passwords for Azure Lab Services VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-set-virtual-machine-passwords-student
Restrict Azure Lab VM sizes using Azure Policyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-use-restrict-allowed-virtual-machine-sku-sizes-policy

Configuration

TopicURL
Allow lab creators to choose lab locations in Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/allow-lab-creator-pick-lab-location
Configure allowed regions for Azure Lab Services labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/create-and-configure-labs-admin
Attach or detach Azure compute galleries to lab planshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-attach-detach-shared-image-gallery
Attach or detach Shared Image Gallery to Azure Lab Services accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-attach-detach-shared-image-gallery-1
Configure auto-shutdown policies for Azure Lab planshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-configure-auto-shutdown-lab-plans
Configure automatic VM shutdown for Azure Lab Services accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-configure-lab-accounts
Connect lab plans to virtual networks with VNET injectionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-connect-vnet-injection
Create Azure Lab Services labs with shared resourceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-create-a-lab-with-shared-resource-1
Define lab plans with Bicep or ARM templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-create-lab-plan-bicep
Create a lab plan using Azure PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-create-lab-plan-powershell
Programmatically create lab plans using Python SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-create-lab-plan-python
Create and manage Azure Lab Services VM templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-create-manage-template
Configure automatic start/stop schedules for lab VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-create-schedules
Enable nested virtualization in Azure Lab Services templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-enable-nested-virtualization-template-vm-using-script
Configure automatic shutdown on user disconnect for labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect
Create, view, and delete Azure Lab Services lab planshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-manage-lab-plans
Configure and manage Azure Lab Services users and usage hourshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-manage-lab-users
Manage Azure Lab Services VM pool capacity and stateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-manage-vm-pool
Set up GPU-based labs in Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-setup-lab-gpu-1
Configure Windows lab VMs to prevent OS-level shutdownhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-windows-shutdown
Allow educators to access student VMs in Azure labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/instructor-access-virtual-machines
Configure support contact information for Azure lab accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/lab-account-owner-support-information
Quickly configure a lab plan for your schoolhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/lab-plan-setup-guide
Azure Policy built-in definitions for Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/policy-reference
Configure allowed Azure Marketplace images for labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/specify-marketplace-images
Specify allowed Marketplace images for Azure Lab Services labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/specify-marketplace-images-1
Configure advanced networking for Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/tutorial-create-lab-with-advanced-networking

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Connect to Linux lab VMs using X2Gohttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/connect-virtual-machine-linux-x2go
Configure Canvas LMS integration with Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-configure-canvas-for-lab-plans
Configure Microsoft Teams integration with Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-configure-teams-for-lab-plans
Connect Azure Lab Services labs to peer virtual networkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-connect-peer-virtual-network
Provision Azure Lab Services labs with Bicep templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-create-lab-bicep
Create Azure Lab Services labs using PowerShell Az modulehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-create-lab-powershell
Create Azure Lab Services labs using the Python SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-create-lab-python
Integrate Azure Lab Services with Canvas LMShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/lab-services-within-canvas-overview
Integrate Azure Lab Services with Microsoft Teamshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/lab-services-within-teams-overview
Use the Az.LabServices PowerShell module for Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/reference-powershell-module

Deployment

TopicURL
Import Linux custom images from Azure VMs into labshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-bring-custom-linux-image-azure-vm
Import Linux images from physical labs into Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-bring-custom-linux-image-vhd
Create Azure Lab Services labs from Windows VM imageshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-bring-custom-windows-image-azure-vm
Migrate Azure Lab Services accounts to lab planshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-migrate-lab-acounts-to-lab-plans
Use Azure compute galleries to provide lab VM imageshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/how-to-use-shared-image-gallery
Rapidly create and publish a lab for studentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/setup-guide
Import Windows images from physical labs into Azure Lab Serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/lab-services/upload-custom-image-shared-image-gallery

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