Thanks for the clarification, Lawrence.
I have also noticed the course specifies virtual labs aren't included.
I had a quick look at the vLabs scenarios and I'm sure I'll be referring back to them for examples.
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WILLIAM
Apprentice
QLD
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-21-2026 17:31
From: Lawrence_R
Subject: Learning Portal vLabs
Hi William...thanks for the question, and for participating in Open Learning. In general, Open Learning does not include the hands-on lab component. If you want to prepare for the JNCIA-Junos certification with the labs, you would need to purchase the On-Demand version of the Introduction to the Junos Operating System course. That said, you can visit vLabs (https://jlabs.juniper.net/vlabs/) to test out many lab scenarios. vlabs is free of charge.
Best regards,
Lawrence
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Lawrence Rust
Original Message:
Sent: 04-20-2026 23:05
From: WILLIAM ROBERTS
Subject: Learning Portal vLabs
Hello,
I'm making my way through the Open Learning - Junos, Associate course in the learning portal.
I've gotten to the end of module 3 which has a lab component. The instructions and demo videos show a vLabs environment with some setup steps that are very specific to that environment (like typing 'lab1' in the virtual PC's terminal to configure the router for the scenario).
Nowhere can I find a link or a template to use in vLabs. In the course overview, there's a lab column that none of the units have checked.
Am I missing something, do I need to pay for the vLabs version of the course or does this feature just not work?
I do have access to some SRXs so I can feasibly setup a lab at my bench, but I would prefer to us the environments and scenarios the courses are referencing.
Cheers in advance
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WILLIAM
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