Cisco Iou Software
Cisco IOU stands for “IOS on Unix”. Cisco is offering remote lab rentals and it seems they are shifting from real hardware to a “GNS3 / Dynamips” alike solution.
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This is the Official Cisco method of running Cisco IOS for routers (AND switches as well!) on Unix. At this moment it’s only being used internally by Cisco Engineers and i’m not sure if they ever will release a copy to the public. It would be awesome if Cisco ever releases it to the public as a “Educational” tool since we don’t need GNS3 anymore and we can emulate switches as well. Me too, i have no knowledge of solaris sparc but i was able to install it in Simics. Simics is a very powerful VM emulator/simulator.
Network Simulator software. Without having physical device you go for certification, Topology design, analysis, concepts and configuration CISCO. I just tried out Cisco IOU and I was very underwhelmed. Switching Emulation Alternatives to Cisco IOU. I IOS Cisco IOS Software.
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Just read more about simics. Sun Sparc is not supported by VMware and virtualbox. Installation of sun sparc in simics need a lot of tweaks in the script, the default HDD size is 8GB only.
It took more than 1 week for me to successfully and completely install sun sparc in simic, i have changed the default 8GB to 33GB HDD. Last night i was able to run 19 switches and two routers in sun sparc. Just download the 5 iso installer of sparc and simics, its downloadable from the internet, i used sol10-u3, IOU for sun sparc platform can also be downloaded from the internet. These are the commands available SW1(config)#spanning-tree mode?
Mst Multiple spanning tree mode pvst Per-Vlan spanning tree mode rapid-pvst Per-Vlan rapid spanning tree mode SW250(config)#int e0/1 SW250(config-if)#channel-protocol? Lacp Prepare interface for LACP protocol pagp Prepare interface for PAgP protocol This is my SW1 SW1#sh ver.Mar 2 14:59:06.463:%SYS-5-CONFIGI: Configured from console by console Cisco IOS Software, Solaris Software (UNIXL2-UPK9-M), Experimental Version 12.2(20147) dstivers-sept14-2011-blueflag-port-security 191 Copyright (c) 1986-2011 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Fri 30-Sep-11 20:17 by dstivers ROM: Bootstrap program is Solaris SW1 uptime is 3 minutes System returned to ROM by reload at 0 System image file is “unix./unixl2-upk9-ms.port-security” This product contains cryptographic features and is subject to United States and local country laws governing import, export, transfer and use. Delivery of Cisco cryptographic products does not imply third-party authority to import, export, distribute or use encryption.
Importers, exporters, distributors and users are responsible for compliance with U.S. And local country laws. By using this product you agree to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
If you are unable to comply with U.S. And local laws, return this product immediately. A summary of U.S. Laws governing Cisco cryptographic products may be found at: If you require further assistance please contact us by sending email to. Solaris Unix (Sparc) processor with 79295K bytes of memory.
Dream theater train of thought mediafire. Processor board ID 101 32 Ethernet interfaces 16K bytes of NVRAM. Configuration register is 0x0 This is my SW250 SW250#sh ver.Mar 2 15:00:17.351:%SYS-5-CONFIGI: Configured from console by consoler SW250#sh ver Cisco IOS Software, Solaris Software (UNIXL2-UPK9-M), Experimental Version 12.2(20154) dstivers-june21-blueflagCSCta07295 500 Copyright (c) 1986-2010 by Cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Thu 16-Sep-10 09:21 by dstivers ROM: Bootstrap program is Solaris SW250 uptime is 5 minutes System returned to ROM by reload at 0 System image file is “unix./unixl2-upk9-ms.sept16-ec” This product contains cryptographic features and is subject to United States and local country laws governing import, export, transfer and use. Delivery of Cisco cryptographic products does not imply third-party authority to import, export, distribute or use encryption. Importers, exporters, distributors and users are responsible for compliance with U.S.
And local country laws. By using this product you agree to comply with applicable laws and regulations. If you are unable to comply with U.S. And local laws, return this product immediately.
A summary of U.S. Laws governing Cisco cryptographic products may be found at: If you require further assistance please contact us by sending email to. Solaris Unix (Sparc) processor with 78783K bytes of memory. Processor board ID 250 16 Ethernet interfaces 16K bytes of NVRAM. Configuration register is 0x0. Hey I’m using IOU (15.x) L2 & L3.
It is a great resource but there are some limitations with port-channel and private-vlaning. Also, if you’re embarking on your CCIE journey like me. I have heard there are some limitations with multicast. GNS3 is a lot more stable. Overall, it is a good tool to have in the toolbox but there is some definite tweaking and troubleshooting just to get the environment stable and working. I think it’s worth the trade-off, some headaches for a tool that is capable of doing 95% of the CCIE R&S topics.
Personally, I plan on using both. The CCIE quad-nic GNS3 server that Rene recommended (article in FAQ section), augmented with IOU for CCIE studies.