Become a CCIE with Simulator

Several months ago I wrote 'How to Become a CCIE', a step-by-step for wanna-be-CCIE out there based on my own experience passing two lab exams. In point no. 3 I mentioned that it's compulsory to have a home lab to be able to practice anytime.

How if we can save some money by not buying the equipment but using simulator instead? Thanks to Christophe Fillot, the author of Dynamips - Cisco 7200 Simulator, now it's possible to have a full CCIE lab in our PC.

The idea of this simulator is to emulate Cisco 7200 environment with MIPS processor in normal PC, so we can boot the genuine IOS for Cisco 7200 with 12.2 and 12.4 version. It can simulate various type of network modules such as PA-4T or PA-TE-FX to provide enough serial and ethernet interfaces. The simulator offers virtual ATM, FR and ethernet switch too. If we can simulate 8-9 routers, with ATM, FR and ethernet switch, and put proper interconnection between those routers..voila! we have a complete CCIE lab!

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Credit: Original published in Himawan Nugroho's blog

1700 Series Current Hardware Emulated

===========1700s===========
1710
Slots: 0 (available)
WIC slots: 0
CISCO1710-MB-1FE-1E (1 FastEthernet port and 1 Ethernet port, automatically used)
Note, interfaces do not use a slot designation (e.g. “f0”)
1720
Note, interfaces do not use a slot designation (e.g. “f0”)
1721
Note, interfaces do not use a slot designation (e.g. “f0”)
1750
Note, interfaces do not use a slot designation (e.g. “f0”)
1751
1760
Slots: 0 (available)
WIC slots: 2
C1700-MB-1ETH (1 FastEthernet port, automatically used)

Cards:
- WIC-1T (1 Serial port)
- WIC-2T (2 Serial ports)
- WIC-1ENET (1 Ethernet ports)

Credit: http://dynagen.org/tutorial.htm

2600 Series Current Hardware Emulated

===========2600s===========
2610
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
CISCO2600-MB-1E (1 Ethernet port, automatically used)
2611
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
CISCO2600-MB-2E (2 Ethernet ports, automatically used)
2620
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
CISCO2600-MB-1FE (1 FastEthernet port, automatically used)
2621
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
CISCO2600-MB-2FE (2 FastEthernet ports, automatically used)
2610XM
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
CISCO2600-MB-1FE (1 FastEthernet port, automatically used)
2611XM
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
CISCO2600-MB-2FE (2 FastEthernet ports, automatically used)
2620XM
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
CISCO2600-MB-1FE (1 FastEthernet port, automatically used)
2621XM
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
CISCO2600-MB-2FE (2 FastEthernet ports, automatically used)
2650XM
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
CISCO2600-MB-1FE (1 FastEthernet port, automatically used)
2651XM
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
CISCO2600-MB-2FE (2 FastEthernet ports, automatically used)

Cards:
- NM-1E (Ethernet, 1 port)
- NM-4E (Ethernet, 4 ports)
- NM-1FE-TX (FastEthernet, 1 port)
- NM-16ESW (Ethernet switch module, 16 ports)
- NM-NAM
- NM-IDS
- WIC-1T (1 Serial port)
- WIC-2T (2 Serial ports)




Credit: http://dynagen.org/tutorial.htm

3000 Seires Current Hardware Emulated

===========3600s===========
3660
Slots: 6 (available)
3640
Slots: 4
3620
Slots: 2

Cards:
- NM-1E (Ethernet, 1 port)
- NM-4E (Ethernet, 4 ports)
- NM-1FE-TX (FastEthernet, 1 port)
- NM-16ESW (Ethernet switch module, 16 ports)
- NM-4T (Serial, 4 ports)
- Leopard-2FE (Cisco 3660 FastEthernet in slot 0, automatically used)

===========3700s===========
2691 (The 2691 is essentially a 3700 with 1 slot)
Slots: 1 (available)
WIC slots: 3
3725
Slots: 2 (available)
WIC slots: 3
3745
Slots: 4 (available)
WIC slots: 3

Cards:
- NM-1FE-TX (FastEthernet, 1 port)
- NM-4T (Serial, 4 ports)
- NM-16ESW (Ethernet switch module, 16 ports)
- GT96100-FE (2 integrated ports, automatically used)
- NM-NAM
- NM-IDS
- WIC-1T (1 Serial port)
- WIC-2T (2 Serial ports)


Credit: http://dynagen.org/tutorial.htm

7200 Series Current Hardware Emulated

===========7200s===========
7206
Slots: 6 (available)

Chassis types:
- STD
- VXR

NPEs:
- NPE-100
- NPE-150
- NPE-175
- NPE-200
- NPE-225
- NPE-300
- NPE-400
- NPE-G1
- NPE-G2 (Requires the use of NPE-G2 IOS images)

Cards:
- C7200-IO-FE (FastEthernet, slot 0 only)
- C7200-IO-2FE (FastEthernet, 2 ports, slot 0 only)
- C7200-IO-GE (GigabitEthernet, slot 0 only)
- PA-FE-TX (FastEthernet)
- PA-2FE-TX (FastEthernet, 2 ports)
- PA-4E (Ethernet, 4 ports)
- PA-8E (Ethernet, 8 ports)
- PA-4T+ (Serial, 4 ports)
- PA-8T (Serial, 8 ports)
- PA-A1 (ATM)
- PA-POS-OC3 (POS)
- PA-GE (GigabitEthernet)

Credit: http://dynagen.org/tutorial.htm

Dynagen v 0.10.0 and 0.10.1 released

Greg has just release these 2 versions at Dynagen.org

V.0.10.0 mainly to support new features in Dynamips v.0.8.0-RC1 such as 1700 Series, WIC modules, NM-NAM + NM-CIDS and several bugs fixed.

V.0.10.1 Bugs Fixed for NM-16ESW in Dynagen

Download lastest version of Dynagen >> HERE

More info: www.dynagen.org

Dynamip v 0.2.8-RC1 Released

Finally, after the long waiting period, new version of Dynamips has come :D

Changes in this release :

- Introduce 1700 series platform

- WIC modules available to use :
1.WIC-1T, WIC-2T and WIC-1ENET for 1700 series
2.WIC-1T and WIC-2T for 2600 series, 3725 and 3745

- Support NM-NAM and NM-CIDS (read HERE for more information)
- Added ISL support for NM-1FE-TX card
- Bugs fixed

We can use 1700 series with WIC replace some of higher spec routers in topology to make CPU and Memory usage more effective.

Download Dynamip HERE

ps. To using WIC, Chris suggests to use Dynagen to handle it, less complicate and more easy.