See-Security's Envario provides ready-made VMs such as a DC, workstations and FortiGate. Knowing the procedures prevents failures that interrupt practice.
Working rules
- Keep access details in a secure place.
- Plan a 30-minute session and read the exercise before starting the environment.
- Do not shut down a VM; disconnect at the end unless the instructor says otherwise.
- Access Windows workstations through RDP (mstsc) with the provided details.
- Use the atlas.lab administrator account only within the exercise scope.
- For a VM or access problem, contact support rather than changing the infrastructure yourself.
Practice
- Write the objective, six steps and a success check on one page.
- Practice RDP, disconnecting and reconnecting without shutting down.
- Prepare a support request with student ID, VM name, what you tried, the error, a screenshot and the time.
Risks and mitigation
- Shutting down a VM may lose work and leave the environment unavailable.
- An unnecessary network, account or service change may break later exercises.
- The rule: disconnect instead of shutting down, plan instead of improvising, and ask support instead of experimenting.