Category Archives: VIRL

Notes from the May 2015 VIRL Webinar

I somehow missed this Webinar announcement live, but caught the recording to catch us both up!

VIRL Sim Lifecycle Walkthrough

  • This is a nice walkthrough of using VIRL to construct a cool advanced network emulation involving hosts, different routers, different switches, an ASA, and an external network connection
  • Design
  • Launch and Running
  • Saving

Virtualization for Training

  • Scott Anderson of Learning@Cisco spoke about the importance of virtualization in learning and testing

New VM Images

  • ASAv 9.4.1
  • CSR1000v 3.15
  • IOS XRv 5.3.1
  • New VIRL version around end of June with new “goodies”

Cisco Live in San Diego 2015

  • Sunday through Thursday you can find the VIRL team in their booth in the Devnet Zone
  • Sunday TECRST-2611 Techtorial
  • Monday – 11 am Main Theater presentation
  • Tues – Mini Workshops – 10:30 and 3:30
  • Tues a Meetup – Devnet Zone – 5:30 to 7 – http://goo.gl/forms/ynYaGWvyxb

Here is the actual recording:

Notes from the April 2015 VIRL Webinar

Hello everyone. Perhaps you did not have time to attend today, or perhaps you do not even have the time to watch the recording that will be released later in the week. Hey, I cannot blame you. Here are my notes so you know what was covered!

April Release Review

  • New Images – IOSv, IOSvL2, NX-OS, ASA
  • Autoconfig support for IOSvL2 and ASA
  • GraphML support
  • Integrated packet capture
  • Existing users – Full or Quick Upgrade
  • New users – a new OVA is now available

Demo of Quick Upgrade Process

Git

  • Share VIRL topologies
  • Acquire sample topologies
  • Scripts
  • https://github.com/virl-open/
  • VM Maestro has built in support
  • Demo of using Git

Demo of VIRL in Action

  • Testing/verifications of designs
  • MPLS
  • Provisioning script testing

OpenDayLight Support

  • SDN platform

VIRL at Cisco Live in San Diego 2015

  • Many events happening in the Devnet Zone including a meetup

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