You would have to compete with Junosphere and iNetZero. Junosphere is virtualized, on-demand so has some pretty big draw (for me at least) because I don't need to worry about scheduling with regards to other people. There's a lot of overhead in rolling your own service (creating a scheduling system, automatic rollback of configs at X time, creating the website, getting your name out there, etc). Otherwise, if you could compete with price/features of Junosphere and iNetZero (I'm not aware of any other major virtual lab providers that don't inherently have a VAS [Proteus used to offer a remote proctored IE mock lab, for example]), I don't see why not.
--tc On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 9:45 AM, Dovid B <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't mean to hijack the thread but what is the market like for lab > rentals? I thought about starting such a service and giving a /24 to "play > with". > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Tyler Christiansen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It also depends on what certifications you're going for. Also need to >> keep >> in mind that EX2200 and EX3200, while capable of virtual chassis, do not >> have dedicated virtual chassis ports. None of those devices will let you >> do some of the switching features necessary for SP exams, and the J2300 >> and >> J4300 are end of sale. I haven't used the J series, but if they require a >> different Junos image than the J4350 or J2320, it may be difficult to find >> a new(er) Junos image. >> >> I would honestly just buy a few EX4200s and use Junos Firefly (or whatever >> it's called now) for the routing. If you can afford it, Junosphere is >> excellent. Not that it's expensive, but it does cost money, and if you >> don't use it for a significant portion of the day, it can be a "waste" of >> money. Junosphere is due for v4 soon (there used to be a notice about >> potential downtime while systems are upgraded to support it--or something >> to that effect). >> >> --tc >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > This actually looks interesting, thanks for the pointer. >> > >> > On Sep 4, 2014, at 12:11 PM, ryanL <[email protected]<mailto: >> > [email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > something like this might be overkill, but might save you a lot of money >> > on rack rentals if you plan on spending loads of time on this. >> > >> > >> > >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUST-SEE-1OFAKIND-JUNIPER-JNCIE-JNCIS-JNCIA-CCIE-CCNP-COUNTERPART-CISCO-LAB-/141393100611?pt=US_Wired_Routers&hash=item20ebaf7f43 >> > >> > (not my listing, just an example, buyer beware, etc etc) >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > I’m starting down the path of certifications and wondering what people >> use >> > for practice labs in terms of hardware? I did some googling but have >> > mostly found rack rental services. Is this the primary method? Is >> there >> > anyone putting together bundles for sale of used equipment like you >> might >> > find for Cisco hardware? If not what hardware do people suggest for a >> home >> > lab that’s reasonably cost effective. Any suggestions would be most >> > appreciated. Any pointers to pre made kits or other solutions would >> also >> > be greatly appreciated. >> > >> > Thanks >> > Scott >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected]<mailto: >> > [email protected]> >> > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected] >> > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected] >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp >> > > _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp
