Lovett,
Sorry I missed your email below.
1. I use the PA-2FE-TX and PA-4T+ cards.
2. I have had no issues emulating the 7200 vs other chassis
3. I actually have been lucky enough to have full Dell dual core servers for
my setup.
4. That's a whole different conversation. You can trunk it, or you can buy
PCI 4xFE cards, or USB-to-FE adapters. I've done the first two with minimal
issues. They both have their pros/cons.
5. As Matt said, IP SLA would probably be your best option. Unless you spin
up a VM with something on it and tie it to your topology. It can be done.
Once you go virtual the rules change. :)
I have the IPExpert Vol 11 Ver 4 (whew) topology currently running. I have
played around and mostly used it for a sandbox for both work and while going
thru the VOD. I plan on starting the first workbook in January. So far, I've
seen no issues. And yes, I have run full blown IPExpert and INE labs in the
past. I just haven't started my V4 IPExpert workbooks yet. :)
I also agree with Matt on the 7200 selection. I've played around a lot with
GNS3 (native dynamips as well) and the 7200s seem to be more reliable. I
could be wrong, but I haven't had the issues that many people have
complained about.
--Hammer
"I was a normal American nerd."
-Jack Herer
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Hill [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:25 PM
To: Lovett DSouza
Cc: --Hammer--; Tyson Scott; [email protected];
[email protected]
Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] gns3 assistance
Hi Lovett,
I have a four year old Core2Duo with 4GB of ram running ubuntu which
can do a full IPExpert topology. Dont waste your time with windows
unless you are running it on that new Chinese thing thats been on the
news lately. However some people have had better luck with this -
look at Tysons blog.
To answer some of your other queries:
The modules are relevant to whatever the topology is. Use whatever is
in the suggested .net file
7200s seem to run nicer than ISRs. NFI why. Possibly a hardware
architecture thing. This may or may not be the case with a current
version of GNS3 and/or IOS.
GNS3 does not have a traffic generator (which I am aware of). However
IOS does. its called ip sla. You could also consider using iperf on
the host PC itself.
Cheers,
Matt
CCIE #22386
CCSI #31207
On 24 November 2010 09:22, Lovett DSouza <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Tyson / Hammer,
>
> Thanks for your support and great response.
> Tyson thanks for that great link, will read the gns3 part shortly. Plan to
> start studying for my Lab after Christmas as I want to get done with the
> written exam before that. Will surely require your assistance as I'm
> basically new to GNS3.
>
> Got a few quick novice questions....
>
> What modules have you populated the 7200 and 3640 ?
> Is the 7200 series to heavy for GNS3 to emulate ?
> What hardware platform (OS,mem,ext interfaces) are you running GNS3 on
> (laptop i7 processor or Desktop)? Plan to get a laptop with an i7
processor.
> How do you configure external ethernet interfaces on GNS3 for connecting
to
> your 3560 layer 3 devices?
> Does GNS3 have a traffic generator for testing QoS?
> Also plan to use to proctor labs later.
>
> Hammer - keen to know the details on your home lab. Would like to have a
> chat with you. Let me know (yahoo id- lovettd1)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lovett
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: --Hammer-- <[email protected]>
> To: Lovett DSouza <[email protected]>; Tyson Scott <[email protected]>;
> [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Sent: Wed, 24 November, 2010 1:49:08 AM
> Subject: RE: [OSL | CCIE_RS] gns3 assistance
>
> Lovett,
>
> Im using GNS3 with a trunk to my 3560s. For my routers,
Im
> using 7200s. I found them to be better suited for matching up against the
> physical topology provided in the workbooks. My BBs are 3600s. Let me know
> if you have any additional questions.
>
>
>
> c7200-jk9o3s-mz.124-25-uncompressed.bin
>
> c3640-jk9s-mz.124-13a-uncompressed.bin
>
>
>
> --Hammer
>
>
>
> "I was a normal American nerd."
> -Jack Herer
>
>
>
>
>
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lovett DSouza
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 4:51 AM
> To: Tyson Scott; [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] gns3 assistance
>
>
>
> Hi Tyson / Marko,
>
>
>
> Would like to know what cisco model and ios version is the best to use for
> gns3. Will be using the ipexpert workbooks. Got a few more questions on
GNS3
> but for now I just want to know the required IOS images.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Lovett D'Souza
>
>
>
>
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