Free Online VMware Lab – VMware Hands-on Labs (HOL)

This post is for the VMware Administrators who are really interested to learn new features of VMware virtualization products but they are limited by the environment or cost to setup lab environment to test and explore all the advanced features of  the VMware virtualization products. Now you cannot tell the exceptions that you don’t have lab to learn new things because VMware announced ” VMware HOL Online – Public Beta Registration is open Now”. You can register for the VMware Hands-on Lab and access the labs on latest VMware Products and Solutions – Lab content created by VMware and Community product specialist.

To access the HOL Labs you have to register yourself to the interested list. To register yourself to the interested list, follow the below procedure

1. Open the VMware Hands-on Lab registration link

2. Read the instructions given in the screen and click on Next

3. Enter your name and email address to register your interest in the HOL Online – Public Beta. This e-mail address will be used to contact you regarding portal availability only.

4. Click Submit and you are registered.

5. After registering on the interest list, be sure to participate in the HOL Communities site and follow VMware HOL on twitter @VMwareHOL.

6. Wait for the Email from “hands-on-lab-beta@vmware.com” with username and password for the HOL access.

7. Once you received the username and password for VMware Hands-on Lab via Email, Login to VMware Hands-on Lab portal with your username and password.

8. Once logged-in , You will be provided with VMware Hands-on Lab  to play around.

I hope this is informative for you to explore the features of Various VMware products.