Exercise Environments and Their Statuses Explained¶

Abstract

This article will detail the purpose and function of our exercise environments and their different statuses you may encounter.

Exercise Environments¶

Our cloud-based exercise environments, also referred to as virtual machines (VMs), are virtual environments that emulate the functions of a physical computer. These environments provide users with realistic, hands-on cybersecurity labs and exercises, allowing them to safely practice related concepts without the risk of damaging an actual network or physical machine.

Exercise Environment Statuses¶

Each time you interact with an exercise environment, there is the potential to encounter several different statuses. Located at the bottom of your environment page, each status will individually appear:

Pending: Indicates that your requested action such as 'start', 'stop', or 'reset' is in progress.
Initializing: Indicates that your exercise environment is being created.
Warming: Indicates that your exercise environment is being configured for initial use.
Starting: Indicates that your exercise environment is powering up.
Stopping: Indicates that your exercise environment is shutting down.
Resetting: Indicates that your exercise environment is being wiped and re-provisioned.
Stopped: Indicates that your exercise environment is shut down.
Ready: Indicates that your exercise environment is ready for use.

Have a Question? Contact Support¶

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