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 1.1.1 Sandbox - April Release v1
Scenarios
- Scenario 1: Modify an Existing Sample Topology
Requirements
Components
- Openstack Kilo
- VM Maestro 1.2.6 Build Dev-393
- AutoNetkit 0.21.4/0.21.7
- Live Network Collection Engine 0.9.5
- VIRL_CORE 0.10.24.7
The following platform reference model VMs are available for internal users:
- IOSv - 15.6(2)T image
- IOSvL2 - 15.2.4055 DSGS image
- IOSXRv - 6.0.0 image IOS XRv 9000 - 6.0.0 image (not bundled; for more information, refer to the Dev-Innovate discussion and support community site)
- CSR1000v - 3.17 XE-based image
- NX-OSv 7.3.0.1
- ASAv 9.5.2
- Ubuntu 14.4.2 Cloud-init
This demonstration uses the following Linux container images:
- Ubuntu 14.4.2 LXC
- iPerf LXC
- Routem LXC
- Ostinato-drone LXC
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
