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05-29-2020 12:15 AM
Hi There Experts,
Can i run Cisco ACI Simulator or VM image on MAC OS using Fusion??
Express your views or experience around it.
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06-12-2020 02:44 PM
Hi @balbaletabrez ,
I installed v4.1 (from memory) on my Quad Core 2016 MBP with just 16GB RAM.
It was not a happy experience - specifically you need at LEAST 32GB RAM, (which I knew, but what the heck, let's try)
Although I was able to complete the install, it took well over an hour to boot up and a similar time to log in. About then I hit the power-down and deleted the image.
I hope this helps
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06-12-2020 06:17 AM
I have not tried Fusion (I use a Mac too) but I have used VirtualBox, which is a free equivalent.
However, there is a major reason why I am going to recommend against running any ACI sim on a laptop. Put simply, it is very resource hungry. Because it is simulating one spine, two leafs and an APIC, it wants A LOT of memory and vCPU. I am talking 24-32GB of memory, or more. Most laptops cannot provide that so the better way is to run it on a proper server with some hypervisor (ESX, KVM, etc). Later releases only seem to grow in size and demands, so a laptop is likely a dead end.
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06-12-2020 02:44 PM
Hi @balbaletabrez ,
I installed v4.1 (from memory) on my Quad Core 2016 MBP with just 16GB RAM.
It was not a happy experience - specifically you need at LEAST 32GB RAM, (which I knew, but what the heck, let's try)
Although I was able to complete the install, it took well over an hour to boot up and a similar time to log in. About then I hit the power-down and deleted the image.
I hope this helps
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05-14-2024 07:15 AM
Hi, just seen your response in the thread, and wanted to check if you can give a hand. I'm loading 4.x. ACI image on virtualbox. Its loading perfectly but I'm unable to access the GUI from host browser! Would you please advise what needs to be checked? Thanks.
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06-12-2020 02:39 PM - edited 06-12-2020 02:42 PM
