It's known that Dynamips and therefore GNS doesn't run too good on Windows. If you really want to run a large topology I would advice to use a mac, or for even better performance 64-bit linux.
-- Regards, Rick Mur CCIE2 #21946 (R&S / Service Provider) Juniper JNCIA-ER & JNCIA-EX MCSA:Messaging, MCSE Sr. Support Engineer – IPexpert, Inc. URL: http://www.IPexpert.com On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 1:08 AM, Antonio Dee <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Adrian, > > hmmm, interesting!!!, i have to check my system when i get home today, did > that "idle pc" , i think that "ghost" feature but not sure I've enabled that > "enable sparse memory" > > Cheers! > Antonio > > ------------------------------ > CC: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Minimum requirements GNS3 for CCIE Lab > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:56:39 -0400 > > > Hey Guys,I have a MAC Pro that I am using but dont think that it matters > but if you tune the "idle PC" , check the "ghost" IOS feature and enable > sparse memory... It uses hardly anything! I can have 10 routers going all at > the same time and its using very little memory and the CPU never goes above > 3 %... Read the FAQs on the site and I am sure you will have the same > results! > > > HTHs > > > On Aug 18, 2009, at 6:23 PM, Antonio Dee wrote: > > Running up the lab with a dual-core CPU is doable, but i think you will be > crunching the CPU pretty badly as you will be virtualizing your GNS3 on your > box with ubuntu. > > to share my experience labbing up IPExpert with GNS , > > My system is a Quad-Core AMD with 8GB of RAM running Win Vista x64, didn't > virtualize the GNS as i'm saving the processing power for GNS. > > If you tune your system right, running the IPExpert labs will do it, but I > noticed as I moving along the lab scenarios from layer 2 then moving up to > layer 3 especially when putting in BPG, Filters, Mutlicast, i noticed that > CPU on my system starts to climb even at a steady rate of 95 to 98%. still > responsive but sometimes i think it's cozing some issue with neighbor > adjacencies. > > powering up the initial config of Vol 1 ACL/Filters lab just shoots already > my system to 90%+ CPU. > > For memory, it's chewing up steady roughly at around 5GB+ powering up GNS > lab > > Cheers! > Antonio > > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:57:38 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Minimum requirements GNS3 for CCIE Lab > > Hi guys, > Based on your experience, what is the minimum processor and memory > requirements on a computer to run a complete CCIE Lab simulation without any > problems? > > I´m thinking of buying a Core 2 Duo T9600 2.66Ghz with 6Gb of RAM but I > don´t know if that´s too much for what I really needs. I´ll use a VMware > software (Sun xVM VirtualBox) with Ubuntu 9.0.4 to run GNS3. > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > > Juan Corrales > > ------------------------------ > Click Here View photos of singles in your > area<http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http://dating.ninemsn.com.au/search/search.aspx?exec%3Dgo%26tp%3Dq%26gc%3D2%26tr%3D1%26lage%3D18%26uage%3D55%26cl%3D14%26sl%3D0%26dist%3D50%26po%3D1%26do%3D2%26trackingid%3D1046138%26r2s%3D1&_t=773166090&_r=Hotmail_Endtext&_m=EXT> > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > > > ------------------------------ > Find your next place with Ninemsn property Looking for a place to rent, > share or buy this > winter?<http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Edomain%2Ecom%2Eau%2F%3Fs%5Fcid%3DFDMedia%3ANineMSN%5FHotmail%5FTagline&_t=774152450&_r=Domain_tagline&_m=EXT> > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > >
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