how-to-create-schedules-within-canvas.md

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Create Azure Lab Services schedules within Canvas	Learn how to create Lab Services schedules within Canvas.	how-to	01/22/2022

Create and manage Lab Services schedules within Canvas

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Schedules allow you to configure a lab such that VMs in the lab automatically start and shut down at a specified time. You can define a one-time schedule or a recurring schedule.

Here is how schedules affect lab VM:

• Template virtual machine is not included in schedules.
• Only assigned virtual machines are started. If a machine is not claimed by a student, the VM will not start when a schedule runs.
• All virtual machines (whether claimed by a user or not) are stopped based on the schedule.

The scheduled running time of VMs does not count against the quota given to a user. The quota is for the time outside of schedule hours that a student spends on VMs.

Educators can create, edit, and delete lab schedules within Canvas as in the Azure Lab Services portal. For more information on scheduling, see Creating and managing schedules.

Important

Schedules will apply at the course level. If you have many sections of a course, consider using automatic shutdown policies and/or quotas hours.

Next steps

See the following articles:

• Use Azure Lab Services within Canvas overview
• Get started and create a lab within Canvas
• Manage lab user lists within Canvas
• Manage lab's VM pool within Canvas
• Access a VM within Canvas – Student view