Once VIRL and VM Maestro (the GUI frontend) is up and running, the next step is to build your topology. If you run into problems during install check the VIRL support community, as it’s likely that someone has already run into your particular install issue, and a workaround may be listed there.
In my case I had to edit the /etc/ntp.conf file manually to specify a new NTP server, which isn’t listed as a step in the current install guide. When installing it on VMWare Player I ran into a problem with the NTPd not syncing, which resulted in the license key not being able to register. Make sure to follow the installation guides in the VIRL documentation, because the install is not a very straightforward process. Next is to install VIRL on a hypervisor of your choosing, such as VMWare ESXi, Fusion, or Player.
Functionally these two versions are the same. VIRL is currently available for purchase from in two forms, a “Personal Edition” for a $200 annual license, and an “Academic Version” for an $80 annual license. The first step of course is to get a copy of VIRL.
In this post I’m going to outline how you can use VIRL to prepare for the CCIE Routing & Switching Version 5.0 Lab Exam in conjunction with INE’s CCIE RSv5 Advanced Technologies Labs. VIRL is a network design and simulation environment that includes a GNS3-like frontend GUI to visually build network topologies, and an OpenStack based backend which includes IOSv, IOS XRv, NX-OSv, & CSR1000v software images that run on the built-in hypervisor. Click here to download the INE VIRL topology and initial configsĪfter long anticipation, Cisco’s Virtual Internet Routing Lab (VIRL) is now publicly available.
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