Reserve a single environment for demos or self-enablement

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IMPORTANT:

A VMWare on IBM Cloud lab environment is provided for the labs/demos in this asset.

Environment reservations are immediate and can be reserved for up to two weeks in duration.

Use the instructions below to reserve your demo/lab environment.

  1. Use the link below to access the Liberty Workshop environment reservations page.

    https://techzone.ibm.com/my/reservations/create/63877af037f8a600183c737b

    a. Use your IBM ID to login to the IBM Technology Zone

    b. The Create a reservation page is displayed


  2. Select “Reserve for Now” Radio button, and then follow the on-screen dialog to reserve an environment in an IBM Cloud data center in the closest Geography (US-Central, EMEA, Asia Pacific)

    a. The environment name should be pre-filled with “Liberty Workshop environment - VMWare”

    b. Purpose: Select a purpose from the drop-down menu

    AVOID TROUBLE: Selecting TEST only reserves an environment for 4 hours. If you need the evironment for up to two weeks, select a purpose other than Test.

    c. Customer name(s): If, in the "Purpose" field, you selected demo, proof of technology or proof of concept, then customer name(s) is a required field. Enter customer name(s).

    d. Description: Enter a description. The field is required.

    e. End date and time: Use the calendar widget and select the maximum date available (2 weeks from date of reservation)

    f. Select a time: Select a time of day for reservation to expire

    g. Select a timezone nearest to you


  3. Preferred Geography: Choose an IBM Cloud datacenter in the closest geography (US, EMEA, Asia Pacific)


  4. One complete, click on the “Submit” Button


  5. The reservation takes a moment to be created. When it is created, click on the “My reservations” button to see the detail so of the environment reservation.

    Note: The details of your environment reservation are displayed.

  6. Then click the reservation page to access the reservation details.


  7. On the reservation details page, you will find the Published Service that is used to access the lab environment.

  8. Now open the specific lab guide you want to use, and follow the instructions for using the Published Service link to access the lab environment and how to login to the VM.


The lab environment

One Ubuntu Linux VM has been provided for this lab. The environment should start automatically and will take several minutes to be ready.

The login credentials for the workstation VM is:

  • User ID: ibmdemo

  • Password: passw0rd

Now you are ready to use the specific lab guides to setup for demos or self-enablement.

The labs are available from the Navigation pane on the left side of the page.

How do I find my environment in IBM Technology Zone

You may have reserved an environment for multiple days, up to two weeks. Let's say you shutdown your laptop for the day and need to access your environment at a later date, within the reservation period.

This section describes how to find your environment reservations in the IBM Technology Zone.

  1. Go to the IBM technology Zone URL: https://techzone.ibm.com/
  2. Login using your IBM ID, if requested.

  3. From the main menu in Tech Zone, navigate to My Library > My Reservations


  4. Select the Liberty Workshop environment - VMWare reservation