Open Connect and Sandbox Labs - Primeinfra and DNAC

[Mikesisav]

These two Sandboxes seem to be always on - primeinfra and dnac.  

my openconnect vpn has xml response has no "auth" node and authentication error; cannot obtain cookie - prime infra.

dnac has this log : unexpected 404 result from server.  

I am just trying to verify openconnect works.  How to tell the spin up time of sandbox without drilling into it?  

[bigevilbeard]

Hey there, with the 'always on' sandbox's you do not need a VPN. You can access these via your browser. API via Postman, Code etc..

Hope this helps.

[Mikesisav]

It did help to know about always on verses reservation sandboxing.  thank you.

What is the difference between DCloud and this DevNetSandBox?  

I am going back to school - DevNet High Class of 2020 - Go, Bobcats -  and this is there solution to openconnect and devsand box.  

So, what is DCloud because it looks similar?  Is it another school that could potentially be our arch-rival?  

Thanks, again, for your time.  

[bigevilbeard · Accepted solution]

They are very similar, however, devnet purely focuses on the API, IaC etc..

• dCloud, a self-serving platform that you can use to learn about Cisco's latest products and solutions
• DevNet Sandbox is for engineers, developers, network admins, architects, or anyone else who desires to develop/test against Cisco’s APIs, controllers, network gear, collaboration suite 

[Mikesisav]

Thank you for the clarity.