Dashboard view for lab details and cloud spends

Overview

The dashboard provides a comprehensive view of lab details and cloud spends, enabling you to efficiently manage and monitor your lab resources and expenses. This article explains how to access and interpret the dashboard information.

By the End of This Documentation, You Should Be Able to:

• Access the dashboard view for lab details.

• Understand and analyze cloud spend and resource usage.

Steps to Access and View Lab Details on the Dashboard

1. Log in to https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/ and select Manage VM Labs.

   

2. Navigate to the Desired Lab.Click on the lab to open its detailed dashboard view.

   

3. The dashboard offers detailed insights into various aspects of your lab, including its configuration, storage, access, and cloud subscription information. Below is an outline of the key components covered under Basic Information:

   • Region: Displays the geographic location where your lab resources are hosted.

   • Image: Shows the image used for the VM instances in the lab.

   • VM SKU and Size: Provides information about the VM types and sizes used in your lab.

   • VM Storage: An overview of the storage allocated to VM instances within the lab.

   • Lab Access: Information about user access and permissions for the lab.

   • Registration Status: The current status of the lab’s registration.

   • Cloud Subscription Type: Provides type of cloud subscription associated with the lab, either Cloudlabs Managed or Customer Managed Subscription.

     

4. The dashboard also provides cost information, including hourly VM costs, fixed costs, current and expected VM quota consumption, and total cloud spend.

   • Hourly VM Costs: Displays the cost associated with running each VM per hour.

   • Fixed Costs: Shows any fixed costs related to the lab setup or configuration. This includes one-time or recurring charges for VM storage and IP address allocation.

   • Current and Expected VM Quota Consumption: Provides insights into the current usage of VM quotas also the Expected VM quota.

   • Total Cloud Spend: Summarizes the total expenditure for the lab.

     

5. In the Lab Instances section of the dashboard, you can view the count of lab instances, showing how many are currently active,how many are stopped and how many are deleted. However, these details will only be displayed if instances have been provisioned. If no instances are provisioned after creating a lab, the Lab Instances section will not show any details.

   

6. In the User Information section, you can view the number of users who have claimed access to the lab as well as those who have not yet claimed it. However, this information will only be displayed if users have been added to the lab. If no users are added, the User Information section will not show any details.

   

Next Steps

Now that you have learned how to access and interpret the dashboard, you can start utilizing this information to manage your lab resources and monitor cloud spends effectively.

For further actions, you can refer to the following guides:

• Manage Lab Instances

• Manage Lab Users

• Template VM and Image Customization