WMS ID#11455 Raft LiveLabs dbw25-sandbox and dbw25-tenancy updates (#863)

* WMS ID#11455  Raft LiveLabs dbw25-sandbox and dbw25-tenancy updates

WMS ID#11455  Raft LiveLabs dbw25-sandbox and dbw25-tenancy updates
* Updates based on Feedback for Lab steps
* Use one Terminal window and add new tabs instead of opening multiple terminal windows to simplify navigation

* WMS ID#11455  Raft LiveLabs dbw25-sandbox and dbw25-tenancy updates PR #863

WMS ID#11455  Raft LiveLabs dbw25-sandbox and dbw25-tenancy updates PR #863 review updates on images

Author: OraGitPush1

sharding/raft23ai/cleanup/cleanup.md

@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ You have successfully cleaned up your  instance.
 [Raft Replication Documentation] (https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/23/shard/raft-replication.html#GUID-AF14C34B-4F55-4528-8B28-5073A3BFD2BE)
 
 ## Acknowledgements
-* **Authors** - Deeksha Sehgal, Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database Database, Product Management
+* **Authors** - Deeksha Sehgal, Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management
 * **Contributors** - Pankaj Chandiramani, Shefali Bhargava, Param Saini, Jyoti Verma
-* **Last Updated By/Date** - Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management, July 2025
+* **Last Updated By/Date** - Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management, August 2025

sharding/raft23ai/initialize-environment/images/activities_terminal_icon.png

@@ -7,25 +7,44 @@ In this lab we will review and startup all components required to successfully r
 *Estimated Lab Time:* 10 Minutes.
 
 ### Objectives
-- Initialize the workshop environment.
+- Verify and Initialize the workshop environment at anytime.
 
 ### Prerequisites
 This lab assumes you have:
 - A Free Tier, Paid or LiveLabs Oracle Cloud account
 - You have completed:
     - Lab: Prepare Setup (*Free-tier* and *Paid Tenants* only)
-    - Lab: Environment Setup
+    - Lab: Environment Setup (*Free-tier* and *Paid Tenants* only)
+    - Lab: Get started (*Login to the LiveLabs Sandbox Environment* only)
 
-## Task 1: Validate That Required Processes are Up and Running.
+## Task 1: Verify default browser windows.
+
+1. By default, two browser windows are shown. On the left, "Introduction" About Raft Replication and on the right, "RAFT 23ai LiveLabs Demo: All Customers List" like below:
+
+ ![default_windows_raft_livelabs](images/default_windows_raft_livelabs.png " ")
+
+2. Reload the browser windows at anytime (when not shown for some reason)
+
+    a. Click on Activities (shown on top left corner) >> Terminal icon (shown on the bottom of the screen which is next to Chrome icon) to Launch the Terminal.
+    
+    ![activities_terminal_icon](images/activities_terminal_icon.png " ")
+
+    b. Enter ".livelabs/init\_ll\_windows.sh" like below:
+
+    ![re init default windows](images/re_init_default_windows.png " ")
+
+    This would re-display the two browser windows as shown above in the step 1.
+
+## Task 2: Validate That Required Processes are Up and Running from a terminal window.
 1. Now with access to your remote desktop session, proceed as indicated below to validate your environment before you start executing the subsequent labs. The following Processes should be up and running:
 
-    - Oracle Sharding GSM1  Container
-    - Oracle Sharding GSM2  Container
+    - Oracle Sharding GSM1 Container
+    - Oracle Sharding GSM2 Container
     - Oracle Sharding Catalog container
     - Three Oracle shard Database containers
     - Appclient Container
 
-2.  Open a terminal session and proceed as indicated below to validate the services.
+2.  Click on Activities (shown on top left) >> Terminal icon (shown on center of the screen which is next to Chrome icon) to Launch the Terminal when its not already opened. Proceed as indicated below to validate the services.
 
     - Oracle Sharding container Details
 
@@ -34,9 +53,9 @@ This lab assumes you have:
         sudo podman ps -a
         </copy>
         ```
-        ![sharding docker](images/podman-containers.png " ")
+        ![sharding podman](images/podman-containers.png " ")
 
-    - If a container is stopped and not in running state then try to restart it by using below docker command.
+    - If a container is stopped and not in running state then try to restart it by using podman command.
 
         ```
         <copy>
@@ -46,7 +65,7 @@ This lab assumes you have:
         sudo podman start <container ID/NAME>
         </copy>
         ```
-    - For multiple containers, run the following to restart all at once:
+    - For multiple containers, run the following to restart all at once when needed:
 
         ```
         <copy>
@@ -60,6 +79,6 @@ This lab assumes you have:
 You may now proceed to the next lab.
 
 ## Acknowledgements
-* **Authors** - Deeksha Sehgal, Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database Database, Product Management
+* **Authors** - Deeksha Sehgal, Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management
 * **Contributors** - Pankaj Chandiramani, Shefali Bhargava, Param Saini, Jyoti Verma
-* **Last Updated By/Date** - Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management, July 2025
+* **Last Updated By/Date** - Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management, August 2025

sharding/raft23ai/initialize-environment/images/default_windows_raft_livelabs.png

@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ You may now proceed to the next lab.
 - [Raft Replication Documentation](https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/23/shard/raft-replication.html#GUID-AF14C34B-4F55-4528-8B28-5073A3BFD2BE)
 
 ## Acknowledgements
-* **Authors** - Deeksha Sehgal, Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database Database, Product Management
+* **Authors** - Deeksha Sehgal, Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management
 * **Contributors** - Pankaj Chandiramani, Shefali Bhargava, Param Saini, Jyoti Verma
-* **Last Updated By/Date** - Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management, July 2025
+* **Last Updated By/Date** - Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management, August 2025

sharding/raft23ai/initialize-environment/images/re_init_default_windows.png

@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ When you are finished don't forget to rate this workshop!  We rely on this feedb
 If you selected the **Green Button** for this workshop and still have an active reservation, you can also rate by going to My Reservations -> Launch Workshop.
 
 ## Acknowledgements
-* **Authors** - Deeksha Sehgal, Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database Database, Product Management
+* **Authors** - Deeksha Sehgal, Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management
 * **Contributors** - Pankaj Chandiramani, Shefali Bhargava, Param Saini, Jyoti Verma
-* **Last Updated By/Date** - Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management, July 2025
+* **Last Updated By/Date** - Ajay Joshi, Oracle Globally Distributed Database, Product Management, August 2025