topic Re: Environment launch was denied in DevNet Sandbox

Environment launch was denied

mbstevar1 — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 04:21:49 GMT

Hello All,

When try to launch a CML lab . It says environment launch was denied ..

I don't know what I have done wrong ..

Can anyone help me to get the sandbox CML lab access?

Re: Environment launch was denied

balaji.bandi — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 12:12:53 GMT

Cisco has capacity issue -

check the below thread :

https://community.cisco.com/t5/devnet-sandbox/active-environments-launched-from-this-blueprint-reached/td-p/4976470

Re: Environment launch was denied

mbstevar1 — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:35:43 GMT

Thanks for the input .. sure I will do the same

Re: Environment launch was denied

pedrojavier — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:12:26 GMT

Hello, Did you finally get connected to the sandbox??

Re: Environment launch was denied

mbstevar1 — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 04:39:09 GMT

Thanks for the reply actually ..now I am not even able to open the CML url

Re: Environment launch was denied

bigevilbeard — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 10:21:04 GMT

Try clearing your cache/cookie or/and using a private browser session

Hope this helps.

Re: Environment launch was denied

mbstevar1 — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 10:23:43 GMT

Tried the same ... even I tried with different browsers but still the same

Re: Environment launch was denied

balaji.bandi — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 12:21:23 GMT

i could able to access using FF - and Chrome have issue same like you.

But CML Labs still denied - if you looking to test CML Labs ?

Re: Environment launch was denied

asif.akram — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:12:30 GMT

Anyone have any luck launching this lab? I'm trying for last couple of days, doesn't matter what time of the day, its always throws the same error and more info page always shows 25 active instance.

Re: Environment launch was denied

pedrojavier — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:55:43 GMT

I think this was an strategy to force everyone to buy the license!

Re: Environment launch was denied

bigevilbeard — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 21:21:49 GMT

I can assure you it wasn’t.

Re: Environment launch was denied

bigevilbeard — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 21:23:43 GMT

I think 25 is the max amount of reservations and max reservations time three days. Tbh the team could double this and this would still be just as busy.

Re: Environment launch was denied

asif.akram — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 22:35:43 GMT

Max reservation time can be reduced to 4 hours then more people will be able to use it. I think it was 4 hours before. Why do you need to reserve it for three days? If you need it for that long then you can purchase and use it imo.

Re: Environment launch was denied

mfr-6 — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 05:22:52 GMT

Agree... I'm trying to figure out why it's 2-3 days (I don't remember the exact time frame). People spin up CML, use it for a few hours and the thing is forgotten until it dies automatically.

Was there specific reason why reservation time is so long right now?

Re: Environment launch was denied

bigevilbeard — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 11:52:09 GMT

@mfr-6 unless as you mentioned people are getting a reservation and extending this to max and leaving it running/reserved whilst not using it.

Re: Environment launch was denied

bigevilbeard — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 11:52:38 GMT

Yup agree.

Re: Environment launch was denied

bigevilbeard — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 11:53:21 GMT

I think error simply means there is no spare reservations this time.

Re: Environment launch was denied

SCDow — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 14:40:23 GMT

Hi folks, I'm having the same issue whilst trying to follow along with ENCOR labs from a training course. I didn't have any issue with reserving time last year but it seems this time it's unavailable - are we sure this isn't an issue? It seems like someone may be taking unfair advantage of the resource as it seems this has been an issue starting January 2024?

Re: Environment launch was denied

bigevilbeard — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 18:44:37 GMT

@SCDow as so many use the sandbox’s and like you mentioned third party course depend on these so students can follow their material, it’s understandable why this free resource is so popular and always being used. Cisco provides these sandboxes for free for everyone to use. They cannot be expected to scale and scale these indefinitely whilst others make profits from them.

Sadly the sandboxes are subject to abuse.

Re: Environment launch was denied

mbstevar1 — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 23:10:55 GMT

Yes.. I am also thinking the same