VIRL VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT SETUP

[fmugambi]

Hello Team,

What are the requirements for setting up VIRL virtual environment. I believe its kinda sandbox labs correct?

[M02@rt37]

Hello @fmugambi 

Yes, Cisco VIRL is a network modeling and simulation tool that allows users to create virtual network topologies for testing, training, and educational purposes. It provides a sandbox-like environment for designing, configuring, and testing various network scenarios.

Refer here: https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/article/welcome-to-virl

[bigevilbeard]

@fmugambi  VIRL was renamed, but same idea - Cisco Modeling Lab (CML) is a commercial platform for network virtualization, encompassing routers, switches, and security devices. The CML system includes licensed Cisco software images and devices, distinguishing it from alternatives like GNS3 or Eve-NG. The software is priced at around $200 annually for the personal edition, which supports up to 20 simultaneous devices.

Although the minimum system requirements are 4 CPUs, 8GB RAM, and a 16GB hard drive, meeting these specifications may not suffice to run 20 routers concurrently.

https://learningnetworkstore.cisco.com/cisco-modeling-labs-personal/cisco-modeling-labs-personal/CML-PERSONAL.html

Hope this helps.

[Martin L]

VIRL is gone, history, replaced by CML.  CML has some unique images that u cannot find anywhere else but it needs server based PC,  aka lots of resources . If u need to simulate large network with several devices, use gns3 or eveng. 

Regards, ML
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