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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

RequiredOptional
  • Laptop
  • Cisco AnyConnect

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
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

Topology

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