Merge pull request #278994 from EMaher/enewman/update-3

separate create and manage articles for lab accounts.

Author: JamesJBarnett

articles/lab-services/TOC.yml

@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@
       items:
       - name: Create and manage labs
         href: how-to-manage-classroom-labs.md        
-      - name: Create and manage lab accounts
+      - name: Create lab accounts
+        href: how-to-create-lab-accounts.md
+      - name: Manage lab accounts
         href: how-to-manage-lab-accounts.md
       - name: Configure auto-shutdown of VMs for a lab account
         href: how-to-configure-lab-accounts.md

articles/lab-services/how-to-create-lab-accounts.md

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+---
+title: Create lab accounts in Azure Lab Services | Microsoft Docs
+description: Learn how to create a lab account in an Azure subscription.
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.date: 06/25/2024
+---
+
+# Create a lab account
+
+[!INCLUDE [preview note](./includes/lab-services-labaccount-focused-article.md)]
+
+In Azure Lab Services, a lab account is a container for labs. An administrator creates a lab account with Azure Lab Services and provides access to lab owners who can create labs in the account. This article describes how to create a lab account, view all lab accounts, and delete a lab account.
+
+The following steps illustrate how to use the Azure portal to create a lab account with Azure Lab Services.
+
+1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
+1. Select **All services** on the left menu. Select the **DevOps** category. Select the **Lab accounts** tile.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-create-lab-accounts/select-lab-accounts.png" alt-text="Screenshot of All services page in the Azure portal. The Dev Ops category and DevTest Labs items are highlighted.":::
+
+1. On the **Lab Accounts** page, select **Create** on the toolbar or **Create lab account** on the page.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-create-lab-accounts/create-lab-account-button.png" alt-text="Screenshot of lab account resources in the Azure portal. The Create button and Create lab account buttons are highlighted.":::
+
+1. On the **Basics** tab of the **Create a lab account** page, do the following actions:
+    1. Select the **Azure subscription** in which you want to create the lab account.
+    1. For **Resource group**, select **Create new**, and enter a name for the resource group.
+    1. For **Lab account name**, enter a name.
+    1. For **Location**, select a location/region in which you want the lab account to be created.
+
+        :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-create-lab-accounts/create-lab-account-basics.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Basics tab in Create lab account wizard.":::
+1. Select **Next: Tags**.
+1. On the Tags tab, add any tags you want to associate with the lab account. Tags are name/value pairs that enable you to categorize resources and view consolidated billing by applying the same tag to multiple resources and resource groups. For more information, see [Use tags to organize your Azure resources](../azure-resource-manager/management/tag-resources.md).
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-create-lab-accounts/create-lab-account-tags.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Tags tab of the Create lab account wizard.":::
+1. Select **Next: Review + create**.
+1. Wait for validation to pass. Review the summary information on the **Review + create** page, and select **Create**.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-create-lab-accounts/create-lab-account-review-create.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Review and create tab of the Create lab account wizard.":::
+1. Wait until the deployment is complete, expand **Next steps**, and select **Go to resource**.
+
+    You can also select the **bell icon** on the toolbar (**Notifications**), confirm that the deployment succeeded, and then select **Go to resource**.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-create-lab-accounts/go-to-lab-account.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the deploy resource page for the lab account. The Go to resource button is highlighted.":::
+1. Notice the **Overview** page for the lab account.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-create-lab-accounts/lab-account-overview.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows overview page of a lab account.":::
+
+## Next steps
+
+- As an admin, [configure automatic shutdown settings for a lab account](how-to-configure-lab-accounts.md).
+- As an admin, use the [Az.LabServices PowerShell module](https://aka.ms/azlabs/samples/PowerShellModule) to manage lab accounts.
+- As an educator, [configure automatic shutdown settings for a lab](how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect.md).

articles/lab-services/how-to-manage-lab-accounts.md

@@ -1,53 +1,16 @@
 ---
 title: Manage lab accounts in Azure Lab Services | Microsoft Docs
-description: Learn how to create a lab account, view all lab accounts, or delete a lab account in an Azure subscription.
+description: Learn how to view all lab accounts or delete a lab account in an Azure subscription.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 02/02/2022
+ms.date: 06/25/2024
 ---
 
-# Create and manage lab accounts
+# Manage lab accounts
 
 [!INCLUDE [preview note](./includes/lab-services-labaccount-focused-article.md)]
 
 In Azure Lab Services, a lab account is a container for labs. An administrator creates a lab account with Azure Lab Services and provides access to lab owners who can create labs in the account. This article describes how to create a lab account, view all lab accounts, and delete a lab account.
 
-## Create a lab account
-
-The following steps illustrate how to use the Azure portal to create a lab account with Azure Lab Services.
-
-1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
-1. Select **All services** on the left menu. Select the **DevOps** category. Select the **Lab accounts** tile.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-manage-lab-accounts/select-lab-accounts.png" alt-text="Screenshot of All services page in the Azure portal. The Dev Ops category and DevTest Labs items are highlighted.":::
-
-1. On the **Lab Accounts** page, select **Create** on the toolbar or **Create lab account** on the page.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-manage-lab-accounts/create-lab-account-button.png" alt-text="Screenshot of lab account resources in the Azure portal. The Create button and Create lab account buttons are highlighted.":::
-
-1. On the **Basics** tab of the **Create a lab account** page, do the following actions:
-    1. Select the **Azure subscription** in which you want to create the lab account.
-    1. For **Resource group**, select **Create new**, and enter a name for the resource group.
-    1. For **Lab account name**, enter a name.
-    1. For **Location**, select a location/region in which you want the lab account to be created.
-
-        :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-manage-lab-accounts/create-lab-account-basics.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Basics tab in Create lab account wizard.":::
-1. Select **Next: Tags**.
-1. On the Tags tab, add any tags you want to associate with the lab account. Tags are name/value pairs that enable you to categorize resources and view consolidated billing by applying the same tag to multiple resources and resource groups. For more information, see [Use tags to organize your Azure resources](../azure-resource-manager/management/tag-resources.md).
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-manage-lab-accounts/create-lab-account-tags.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Tags tab of the Create lab account wizard.":::
-1. Select **Next: Review + create**. 
-1. Wait for validation to pass. Review the summary information on the **Review + create** page, and select **Create**.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-manage-lab-accounts/create-lab-account-review-create.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Review and create tab of the Create lab account wizard":::
-1. Wait until the deployment is complete, expand **Next steps**, and select **Go to resource**.
-
-    You can also select the **bell icon** on the toolbar (**Notifications**), confirm that the deployment succeeded, and then select **Go to resource**.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-manage-lab-accounts/go-to-lab-account.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the deploy resource page for the lab account. The Go to resource button is highlighted.":::
-1. Notice the **Overview** page for the lab account.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-manage-lab-accounts/lab-account-overview.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows overview page of a lab account.":::
-
 ## View lab accounts
 
 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).

articles/lab-services/how-to-migrate-lab-acounts-to-lab-plans.md

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ If you're moving from lab accounts, the following table provides guidance on how
 |[Virtual network peering](./how-to-connect-peer-virtual-network.md#configure-at-the-time-of-lab-account-creation)|Lab plans can reuse the same virtual network as lab accounts. </br> - [Setup advanced networking](./how-to-connect-vnet-injection.md) when you create the lab plan.|
 |[Role assignments](./concept-lab-services-role-based-access-control.md) </br> - Lab account owner\contributor. </br> - Lab creator\owner\contributor.|Lab plans include new specialized roles. </br>1. [Review roles](./concept-lab-services-role-based-access-control.md). </br>2. [Assign permissions](./tutorial-setup-lab-plan.md#add-a-user-to-the-lab-creator-role).|
 |Enabled Marketplace images. </br> - Lab accounts only support Gen1 images from the Marketplace.|Lab plans include settings to enable [Azure Marketplace images](./specify-marketplace-images.md). </br> - Lab plans support Gen1 and Gen2 Marketplace images, so the list of images will be different than what you would see if using lab accounts.|
-|[Location](./how-to-manage-lab-accounts.md#create-a-lab-account) </br> - Labs are automatically created within the same geolocation as the lab account. </br> - You can't specify the exact region where a lab is created. |Lab plans enable specific control over which regions labs are created. </br> - [Configure regions for labs](./create-and-configure-labs-admin.md).|
+|[Location](./how-to-create-lab-accounts.md#create-a-lab-account) </br> - Labs are automatically created within the same geolocation as the lab account. </br> - You can't specify the exact region where a lab is created. |Lab plans enable specific control over which regions labs are created. </br> - [Configure regions for labs](./create-and-configure-labs-admin.md).|
 |[Attached Azure Compute Gallery (Shared Image Gallery)](./how-to-attach-detach-shared-image-gallery-1.md)|Lab plans can be attached to the same gallery used by lab accounts. </br>1. [Attach an Azure Compute Gallery](./how-to-attach-detach-shared-image-gallery.md). </br>2. Ensure that you [enable images for the lab plan](./how-to-attach-detach-shared-image-gallery.md#enable-and-disable-images).|
 |Teams integration|Configure lab plans with [Teams integration](./lab-services-within-teams-overview.md) by [adding the app to Teams groups](./how-to-get-started-create-lab-within-teams.md).|
 |[Firewall settings](./how-to-configure-firewall-settings-1.md) </br> - Create inbound and outbound rules for the lab's public IP address and the port range 49152 - 65535.|[Firewall settings](./how-to-configure-firewall-settings.md) </br> - Create inbound and outbound rules for the lab's public IP address and the port ranges 4980-4989, 5000-6999, and 7000-8999.|

articles/lab-services/manage-labs-1.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This article shows you how a lab account owner or administrator can view all the
 
 1. On the **Lab Account** page, select **All labs** on the left menu.
 
-    ![Labs in the account](./media/how-to-manage-lab-accounts/labs-in-account.png)
+    ![Labs in the account](./media/manage-labs-1/labs-in-account.png)
 1. You see a **list of labs** in the account with the following information:
     1. Name of the lab.
     2. The date on which the lab was created.
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ Follow instructions in the previous section to see a list of the labs in the lab
 
 1. Select **... (ellipsis)**, and select **Delete**.
 
-    ![Delete a lab - button](./media/how-to-manage-lab-accounts/delete-lab-button.png)
+    ![Delete a lab - button](./media/manage-labs-1/delete-lab-button.png)
 2. Select **Yes** on the warning message.
 
-    ![Confirm lab deletion](./media/how-to-manage-lab-accounts/confirm-lab-delete.png)
+    ![Confirm lab deletion](./media/manage-labs-1//confirm-lab-delete.png)
 
 ## Next steps