Multi-IOS Cisco Test Network

[ShishirDash5204]

Hello ,

I have been looking for this Multi-IOS Cisco Test Network sandbox but it seems that it is not available in the sandbox catalog. Is it still available ? or it has been removed ? If yes, Which sandbox should I use to have hands-on of the same NetDevOps concept?

[bigevilbeard]

@ShishirDash5204 it has not been removed, it is being updated to CML along with the learning content. You can use this new CML sandbox https://devnetsandbox.cisco.com/RM/Diagram/Index/685f774a-a5d6-4df5-a324-3774217d0e6b?diagramType=Topology for all your netdevops fun and action!

Hope this helps.

[ShishirDash5204]

Thanks @bigevilbeard for the update. Does this sandbox has all the necessary tools for cicd, VCS and repository?

[bigevilbeard]

@ShishirDash5204 you should be able to install anything on the devbox for local tools.

[ShishirDash5204]

Thanks @bigevilbeard , I have been trying to follow the following tutorial at https://developer.cisco.com/codeexchange/github/repo/juliogomez/netdevops . But it seems that with this sandbox its unable to run the VIRL Setup script. Do I need to follow any other document for this. Could you please suggest?

[bigevilbeard · Accepted solution]

@ShishirDash5204 i do not know this content well enough to say whether this would work 100%. I would agree based on your information that as this is/was built for VIRL this would take some updates to ensure this works with CML. Once the multi-ios sandbox is returned into the catalogue i would suggest trying this with that sandbox.

Hope this helps.

[ShishirDash5204]

Thanks @bigevilbeard for your time . Meanwhile, could you please suggest which sandbox would be good to demo NetdevOps ?

[bigevilbeard]

@ShishirDash5204 i only use CML now for network automation demos if i need more than once device and/or different platforms. 

There is the NSO Sandbox which provides a network topology running on CML, a DevBox with local install NSO, and an NSO system install server altogether.  Along with GitLab and NetBox.  It's a fairly comprehensive "NetDevOps Sandbox". The one caveat is that CML is in the Sandbox, but you can't change the running topology.  However, the topology that is provided can be used for a wide variety of network testing workflows.