A 3310 is plenty.  I don't think you'll have enough devices in your lab to
scale beyond its limits. =)

Here is the code that you should use for your practice.

WLC= 7.0.116.0
WCS= 7.0.172.0
MSE= 7.0.201.204
ACS= 5.2


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On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Andre Aubet <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ok thanks for this information.
>
> I'm lucky enough as I work for a Cisco partner in France, and I have
> access to enough devices to setup a complete lab.
>
> Among other, I can have a MSE appliance: 3310 or 3355. I suppose the 3310
> will be enough to prepare for the CCIEW.
>
> So the 7.0 code is needed for the MSE, as for the WCS?
>
> And for ACS, the code is 5.2?
>
> Andre.
>
>
> 2013/12/30 Jeff Rensink <[email protected]>
>
>> The MSE is the tough one as anything that runs in a VM isn't publicly
>> available.  The first available virtual MSE code is 7.2, which doesn't work
>> for our lab.  So for a home lab, you either need someone from the WNBU to
>> hook you up with a VM version of 7.0 code, or buy a physical appliance.
>>
>> Rather than buying a physical appliance, you can always just rely on rack
>> rentals for MSE practice.  Unless you get a mega deal on the server, rack
>> rentals are probably the cheaper solution.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
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>> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:01 AM, Andre Aubet <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Jeff,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your advice. I think I will install my ACS on a VM as you
>>> suggested.
>>>
>>> I was forgetting the MSE too. I can obtain a 3310, but it must be wiser
>>> to install a VM too I suppose.
>>>
>>> Andre.
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/12/29 Jeff Rensink <[email protected]>
>>>
>>>> Topology looks good.
>>>>
>>>> You can get demo licenses for both at the link below.  ACS is a 90 day
>>>> license.  Not sure about WCS.  I know you can keep getting new demo
>>>> licenses for ACS over and over.  If you can snag a permanent license for
>>>> WCS from somewhere, they are tied to the host name of the server.  So just
>>>> name your server the same as what's referenced in the license and you can
>>>> skip the demo license process.  Of course, only use that trick for a lab
>>>> environment and not for production.
>>>>
>>>> https://tools.cisco.com/SWIFT/LicensingUI/demoPage
>>>>
>>>> Also, if you have a PC/server handy, install ESXi on it and run all of
>>>> your servers on that.  Skip the physical appliance for ACS and just run a
>>>> virtual appliance.  Then you get the benefit of doing snapshots for quick
>>>> state changes of your servers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 12:11 PM, George Stefanick <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You can ask your cisco se for a 1 year license.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 29, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Andre Aubet <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>
>>>>> I finally came to a conclusion when preparing a topology to setup my
>>>>> study lab!!! You can find the diagram attached.
>>>>> I must admit I was strongly inspired by the workbooks from IPExpert :)
>>>>> Feel free to send me your comments!
>>>>>
>>>>> I should be able to obtain:
>>>>>
>>>>>    - A Windows VM to install WCS
>>>>>    - An ACS appliance (CSACS-1121-K9)
>>>>>
>>>>> But I was wondering about the licence for these two servers. Does
>>>>> Cisco deliver temporary or limited licenses (one year at least!!!)?
>>>>>
>>>>> I looked at the Cisco License Tool, but I can't find ACS or WCS for
>>>>> the demo licenses.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>>>
>>>>> Andre.
>>>>>
>>>>> <Lab - Topology_v1.2.jpg>
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