RE: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-18 Thread adamv0025
ier Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 6:12 PM To: Yan Filyurin ; Jason Kuehl Cc: Subject: Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations. We have 9 ASR's so I don't think it would be too hard to host them in the GNS3 vm insurance we're using. The main problem I

RE: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-18 Thread adamv0025
> From: Saku Ytti > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 3:41 PM > > On Thu, 17 Oct 2019 at 15:15, wrote: > > > But as you can see A) and B) can easily be tested with a single DUT (or some > small topology around it) using actual HW plugged in a loop with IXIA/Spirent > testers. > > Snake

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-17 Thread Tom Beecher
e A) and B) can easily be tested with a single DUT (or > some small topology around it) using actual HW plugged in a loop with > IXIA/Spirent testers. > > > > adam > > > > *From:* NANOG *On Behalf Of *Ryland Kremeier > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 16, 2019 4:31 PM > *To

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-17 Thread rylandkremeier
We have 9 ASR's so I don't think it would be too hard to host them in the GNS3 vm insurance we're using. The main problem I've run into is our IOS isn't supported, which is where Cisco IOSv comes in, hoping it could be configured in a way to act very closely like our deployed hardware. I'm not

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-17 Thread Saku Ytti
On Thu, 17 Oct 2019 at 15:15, wrote: > But as you can see A) and B) can easily be tested with a single DUT (or some > small topology around it) using actual HW plugged in a loop with IXIA/Spirent > testers. Snake topology does conserve IXIA/Spirent ports but will not allow you to test

RE: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-17 Thread adamv0025
Of Ryland Kremeier Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 4:31 PM To: Subject: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations. Hello, I'm currently in the process of setting up a near identical network to our own in GNS3 for testing purposes. Has anyone here tried this bef

RE: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Aaron Gould
: Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations. EVE-NG is also really good. Just an FYI, GNS3 went through a major refresh about 18 months ago or so and it's so much better now. Either way, you can't go wrong with GNS3 or EVE-NG. - Mike Bolitho On Wed

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Jean | ddostest.me via NANOG
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 1:14 PM *To:* 'Mike Bolitho'; 'Tom Beecher'; 'Ryland Kremeier' *Cc:* nanog@nanog.org <mailto:nanog@nanog.org> *Subject:* RE: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations. I’ve used GNS3 some years

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Jason Kuehl
/www.eve-ng.net/documentation/howto-s >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] *On Behalf Of *Aaron Gould >> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 16, 2019 1:14 PM >> *To:* 'Mike Bolitho'

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Mike Bolitho
her'; 'Ryland Kremeier' > *Cc:* nanog@nanog.org > *Subject:* RE: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing > features/configurations. > > > > I’ve used GNS3 some years ago for a lot of simulation and testing. But, > I’m blown away at how much more I like EVE-NG (

RE: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Aaron Gould
Subject: RE: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations. I’ve used GNS3 some years ago for a lot of simulation and testing. But, I’m blown away at how much more I like EVE-NG (emulated virtual environment next-gen) I use the community free version… lots

RE: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Aaron Gould
: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations. Totally agree with Tom here. It's going to work really well for most things. But if you're testing code for bugs you NEED to do it on the same hardware you have in your environment in an actual lab. - Mike Bolitho

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Mike Bolitho
Totally agree with Tom here. It's going to work really well for most things. But if you're testing code for bugs you NEED to do it on the same hardware you have in your environment in an actual lab. - Mike Bolitho On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 9:56 AM Tom Beecher wrote: > GNS3 can do a heck of a

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Tom Beecher
GNS3 can do a heck of a lot, and the price is definitely right. I have used it extensively for initial fleshing out of designs or ideas, protocol nerding, automation interaction testing, etc. There certainly other tools out there, but being able to visually draw a topology out, connect the dots,

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Hugo Slabbert
The alternative or complementary approach is something like batfish[1], for validation vs. emulation. -- Hugo Slabbert | email, xmpp/jabber: h...@slabnet.com pgp key: B178313E | also on Signal [1] https://www.batfish.org/ On Wed 2019-Oct-16 12:19:31 -0400, Yan Filyurin wrote: This

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Yan Filyurin
This also depends on your scale. If you have lots of routers, you would end up with lots of compute to run the VM instances. If you get the compute (which is cheap comparing to actual network hardware), you would need a "cloud orchestration” tool and a a system to connections from host to

Re: Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Jason Kuehl
I did this at my current company with also using VM Palo Alto. Greeting of testing out a plan to make sure its insane. The key it keeping its all up todate down to the firmware version (I know its not possible for some because virtual) The things this wont find are hardware related faults or

Viability of GNS3 network simulation for testing features/configurations.

2019-10-16 Thread Ryland Kremeier
Hello, I'm currently in the process of setting up a near identical network to our own in GNS3 for testing purposes. Has anyone here tried this before to any success? We need to buy the Cisco IOSv image to continue with the sim so I figured I would inquire here first before diving in. All info