Overview
Cisco Virtual Internet Routing Lab (VIRL) is a multi-purpose network virtualization platform that provides an easy way to build, configure, and test new or existing network topologies with an intuitive user interface.
Check it out here: Cisco VIRL 1.0 Sandbox - February Release v1
Scenarios
- Scenario 1: Modify an Existing Sample Topology
Requirements
Components
- Openstack Kilo
- VM Maestro 1.2.5 Build Dev-388
- AutoNetkit 0.21.4/0.21.6
- Live Network Collection Engine 0.8.12
- VIRL_CORE 0.10.22.7
The following platform reference model VMs are available for internal users:
- IOSv - 15.6(1)T image
- IOSvL2 - 15.2.4055 DSGS image
- IOSXRv - 6.0.0 image (NEW)
- IOS XRv 9000 - 6.0.0 image (NEW - NOT BUNDLED)
- CSR1000v - 3.17 XE-based image
- NX-OSv 7.2.0.D1.1(121)
- ASAv 9.5.1
- Ubuntu 14.4.2
Features
Cisco VM Maestro | - Flexible network layout and connections
- Intuitive interface for creating network configurations
- Ability to run user interface locally and perform computations in the cloud
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Cisco VIRL | - Virtual environment for building network topologies
- Simulation of networking components
- Capable of supporting a range of virtual machines (VMs) running Cisco operating systems (IOS-XE, IOS Classic, IOS-XR, and NX-OS)
- Support for third-party VMs
- Capture and analyze network traffic at any node
- Validate configurations prior to physical deployment
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Topology
