I am wondering if anyone is using Cisco VIRL and what their experience with it is? Specifically Cisco VIRL, i am already up to speed with GNS3/dynamips, this is more of a product curiosity.
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I am wondering if anyone is using Cisco VIRL and what their experience with it is? Specifically Cisco VIRL, i am already up to speed with GNS3/dynamips, this is more of a product curiosity.
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I meant to say, they mostly use GNS3 for CLI work, but occasionally switch over to VIRL.
GNS3 is a lot easier to set up and work with (IMHO), but VIRL has newer, advanced features - such as switches, BFD, Nexus, CSR, etc.
GNS3, you have to supply IOS - v15 will run on a 7206 GNS3 image, others are v12. VIRL supplies new IOS - 15. Also IOS-XE, NXOS.
VIRL requires some beefy hardware to install on - such as ESXi with a lot of memory. GNS3 not as much, and will run on regular windows, MAC, linux.
GNS3 is FREE. VIRL (Student version) is $200-150 and limited to 15 devices.
GNS3 support is community supported. VIRL support is also community supported.
Basic testing, fast testing /labbing - GNS3. Advanced feature, switching, newest code - VIRL.
I meant to say, they mostly use GNS3 for CLI work, but occasionally switch over to VIRL.
GNS3 is a lot easier to set up and work with (IMHO), but VIRL has newer, advanced features - such as switches, BFD, Nexus, CSR, etc.
GNS3, you have to supply IOS - v15 will run on a 7206 GNS3 image, others are v12. VIRL supplies new IOS - 15. Also IOS-XE, NXOS.
VIRL requires some beefy hardware to install on - such as ESXi with a lot of memory. GNS3 not as much, and will run on regular windows, MAC, linux.
GNS3 is FREE. VIRL (Student version) is $200-150 and limited to 15 devices.
GNS3 support is community supported. VIRL support is also community supported.
Basic testing, fast testing /labbing - GNS3. Advanced feature, switching, newest code - VIRL.
Hi,
Usally i create my labs based on gns, but ive tried Boson NetSim 10 (not free)
VIRL device limits were recently upped to 20.
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