Getting started with myGK, AWS, and QwikLabs Accessing Course Materials and Labs

­ Begin by logging into the myGK portal at https://mygk.globalknowledge.com ­ login info should have been sent to the email address that was registered for the course.

­ Click on “Learning”

­ Click the current “Active” course (you may have more than one listed)

­ Click on “Training Materials” to access your eVantage redemption code for the student and lab guide

­ Grab the license key then head over to https://evantage.gilmoreglobal.com/#/user/registration and create an eVantage user account (or use a pre­existing account if you have one already). Once logged into eVantage look for the “Redeem” link, enter the license code from earlier.

­ For offline access to the material you’ll want to download and install the Bookshelf application from https://support.vitalsource.com/hc/en­us/articles/201344733­Bookshelf­Download­Page and log into it using your eVantage account.

Accessing the QwikLabs environment

­ Click on “Course Labs” and then choose a lab to run

­ Make sure to [Start] the lab. When finished building/creating, click on CONNECTION

­ Click on [Open Console] to link over to AWS. Sometimes the credentials will carry over, confirm that they did or enter them to continue logging into the management console.

­ Check back here later on when it’s time to log into your instances, you’ll need to download the PEM/PPK file

­ Make sure not to copy out of the lab guide, use the Command Reference File instead

­ REMINDER: A lab session should always be stopped by clicking on [End]. Additionally, close any active AWS Management Console tabs or browser windows when finished with each lab. The labs are not cumulative, do not reuse lab sessions; always [Start] a new one.