Dell Poweredge Server

This is a Lab kit that for the new Cisco CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Lab Exam ver 1.1. It includes an EVE-NG Virtual Machine loaded with Viptela SD-WAN Controllers. This Lab can be used with 2 different Lab Topologies: INE (ine. Com) and Narbik Kocharians (micronicstraining. Com). It is is built using a Dell R620 Server w/ 256GB RAM (up to 768GB) + 1TB SSD with VMware ESXi 6.7 The Dell R620 is a Powerful Server with 2 x Ten-Core Processors (Xeon E5-2660v2). Ten-Core Processors have 20 vCPU’s. Therefore, this Server has a total of 40 vCPU’s Physical Server’s Main Features : – 2 x Ten-Core Processors (Xeon E5-2660v2 ==> 40 vCPU’s) – 4 x Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces – 256GB RAM (supports up to 384GB) – 1TB SSD Drive (can be upgraded to 2TB or 4TB) – VMware ESXi 6.5 Enterprise Version (w/ Permanent License) Please also notice that a Monitor is not included. You’ll need a Monitor and a Keyboard to operate this Server. Main VM’s for the CCIE EI Lab : These are the main VM’s for the CCIE EI Lab: – 1 x EVE-NG ver 5.0.1 VM (needed to simulate a Viptela SD-WAN Network) – 1 x CML-2 ver 2.7.0 VM (License not included) – 1 x Windows 2019 Server VM with 180-day Trial version – 1 x Cisco ISE Server ver 3.1 (Identity Services Engine) with 90-Day Demo License – 1 x Ubuntu Server ver 20.04.2 configured with NSO (Network Services Orchestrator) – 4 x IOSv-L2 Virtual Switches built inside EVE-NG – 10 x CAT8000v Virtual Routers ver 17.9 built as independent VM’s CCIE EI v1.1 Equipment Requirements. The new version of the CCIE EI Lab Exam (ver 1.1) includes several changes. The updated List of requirements can be found at this URL. As this URL shows, the new CCIE EI Lab Exam requires the following Virtual Machines. Main Virtual Machines – Cisco CAT8000v (Replaces the old CSR Routers) with IOS XE ver 17.9 – Cisco IOSv-L3 Routers w/ IOS Software ver 15.8 – Cisco IOSv-L2 Switches w/ IOS Software ver 15.2 – Cisco DNA Center Release 2.3. X – Cisco SD-WAN (vManage, vBond, vSmart, vEdge) Software ver 20.9 Supporting Virtual Machines – Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) – Ubuntu Server ver 18.04.5 – Windows Server Our Lab includes all of the Virtual Machines mentioned above, but a DNA Center (DNAC). DNAC is not included because the Hardware Requirements to implement it as a VM are much higher! That is, a DNAC simply won’t run on a Dell R620. We would need an R630 as minimum to deploy a DNAC. However, we do offer a DNAC as an upgrade option. As mentioned before, this Lab can be used with 2 different Lab Topologies. INE (ine. Com) and. Narbik Kocharians (micronicstraining. Com). But they can be converted to Controller-Mode , which allows management through the vManage Controller. This Topology also requires 4 x LAN Switches, which can be either Virtual or Physical. We implement INE’s Topology in 2 different ways. Virtual Routers as Independent VM’s (CAT8000v Routers). Virtual Routers inside EVE-NG (IOSvL3 Routers). Virtual LAN Switches are implemented using the IOSv-L2 Software inside the EVE-NG VM. However, please notice that Cisco recommends using Physical Switches because the IOSv-L2 Software doesn’t provide some of the advanced functions needed for the Lab. IOSv-L2 Switches are good enough to provide basic connectivity and some basic L2/L3 functions. And this should be enough to do most Lab Exercises. But if you want to do more complex Lab Exercises that deal with more advanced Switching functions, then you may want consider getting 4 x Physical Switches Physical Switches can be connected to the Server at any time and they can be easily combined with Virtual Routers. Narkik’s Topology uses up to 20 x Virtual Routers , but the number of Routers (and Switches) varies for each Lab Exercise. All Narbik’s Lab Exercises are available as independent. UNL file s that can be loaded on EVE-NG. There is a large set of Lab Exercises available (with Solutions) and you can download the complete list from this URL. The EVE-NG Virtual Machine (VM) is perhaps the most important component of this Lab. EVE-NG Community Edition is a Network Simulator that doesn’t need a License ; that is, it’s a Free Product! As mentioned before, our EVE-NG VM can be used for either INE or Narbik Lab Exercises. Our EVE-NG VM provides full SD-WAN functionality! That is, it includes all the Network Nodes needed to implement a Viptela SD-WAN Network version 20.9.3 (as required by the new CCIE EI Lab Exam ver 1.1). This includes SD-WAN Controllers, also known as Control Plane Components, and WAN Edge Nodes : – vBond – vSmart – vManage WAN Edge Nodes, also known as the Data or Forwarding Plane Devices, can be implemented in 2 ways : – vEdge Cloud Routers – CSR1000v Cloud Routers (SD-WAN version). In our EVE-NG VM you’ll find a Fully Configured and ready to use Sample SD-WAN Network This is done just to demonstrate the full SD-WAN functionality of our EVE-NG VM. We provide all the Configuration Files that you can use to build your own SD-WAN Network. Our EVE-NG VM also includes the following Virtual Devices. CAT8000v Routers (version 17.9.3a) – CAT9000v Switches (version 17.10.1) So you can use these Virtual Devices either as independent VM’s or inside EVE-NG. Combining Virtual Routers with Virtual or Physical Switches. As mentioned before, the EVE-NG VM is also used to implement 4 x IOSv-L2 Switches But in addition to these Switches, the EVE-NG VM also includes a set of 10 x IOSv Routers That is, this Lab includes 2 sets of Virtual Routers : – 10 x CAT8000v Routers (built as Independent VM’s) – 10 x IOSv-L3 Routers (built inside the EVE-NG VM) So you could use either set of Virtual Routers, both of which can be connected to the set of Virtual Switches And if you add Physical Switches to the Lab, the Routers could be connected to either set of Switches (Virtual or Physical). So you’ll have 4 potential combinations : – CAT8000v Routers (CAT8Kv) connected to Virtual Switches – CAT8000v Routers (CAT8Kv) connected to Physical Switches – IOSv-L3 Routers connected to Virtual Switches – IOSv-L3 Routers connected to Physical Switches Of course you may also add extra Virtual Routers (CAT8Kv or IOSv) and extra IOSv Switches! Thus, this item provides a very flexible Lab environment with many configuration options! CML-2 VM : This Lab also includes a CML-2 VM because INE uses CML for many of their Lab Exercises. The VM included in this Lab doesn’t have a License though. However, you could use the EVE-NG VM instead of CML-2 for almost all Lab Exercises! Upgrade Options : As mentioned before, you may add 4 x Physical Switches to this Lab. This will allow you to work on some advanced features not available in the IOSv-L2 Software. There are a few options for the Physical Switches. It is also possible to upgrade some of the Server’s main features, such as RAM and Drive. A RAM upgrade may be needed to simulate large SD-WAN Networks, which are RAM hungry! The Server’s Drive capacity is 1TB, but it can be upgraded to 2TB or 4TB SSD. And as mentioned before, we also offer the possibility of adding a DNA Center! However, this would require a different Hardware (R630 instead of R620) provided either as a separate Server or a single Server with all VM’s in it. If you experience any problems, we’ll replace it! Please take this into account. Thank you for looking!

This is an EVE-NG Server that includes Network Nodes needed to emulate a Viptela SD-WAN Network! This Server can be used as a CCNP/CCIE Lab, since it includes all the elements need for that purpose. It is based on a Dell R620 Hardware with 128GB RAM + 1TB SSD Drive. The Dell R620 is a very quiet Server that is loaded with VMware ESXi 6.5. This Server comes with 2 x Ten-Core Processors (Xeon E5-2660v2). Ten-Core Processors have 20 vCPU’s. Therefore, this Server has a total of 40 vCPU’s. This System actually includes 2 main VM’s (each one is a separate Virtual Machine). Cisco CML-2 Server (Cisco Modeling Labs) ver 2.6.0 (latest version) – EVE-NG Server Emulated Virtual Environm. Ver 5.0.1 w/ SD-WAN Support Please notice that CML-2 is licensed product from Cisco. License is not included though. However, EVE-NG Community Edition (free version) does NOT require a License. In addition, this Server includes the following VM’s. Windows 2019 Server (with 180-Day Demo License) – Ubuntu Server ver 20.04.2 (with NSO). This EVE-NG Server includes all the Network Nodes needed to emulate a Viptela SD-WAN Network! This includes the SD-WAN Controllers, also known as Control Plane Components: – vBond – vSmart – vManage And the WAN Edge Nodes, also known as the Data or Forwarding Plane Devices: – vEdge The SD-WAN Controllers use the most recent version: 20.9.3 The WAN Edge Nodes can be implemented with the Viptela vEdge Software ; also version 20.9.3 But they can also be implemented with a CSR1000v Router or with a CAT8000v Router. Include the following versions. CSR1000v with IOS XE version 16.12.5 – CAT8000v with IOS XE version 17.9. Please scroll down for a complete list of the Virtual Devices included with this Server. These are the main features of the Dell R620 used to build this Virtual Lab: – 2 x Quad Core Processors (Xeon E5-2660 or higher) – 4 x Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces – - 128GB RAM can grow up to 768GB! – 1TB SSD Drive (can be upgraded to 2TB SSD) – Operating System: VMware ESXi 6.5 Raw Metal Virtualization OS Having your own Lab (own Physical Server) makes a lot more sense than Renting a Physical or Virtual one! This will really add up in the long run! Please attached image with Reference Prices. Note: Please notice that the Monitor is not included. You’ll need a Monitor and a Keyboard to operate this Server. Is a Free, Open Source Software that can be used to simulate complex networks. CML-2 is a Cisco Licensed Software that can also be used to simulate complex networks. The main advantage of EVE-NG over CML is the fact that while CML provides a Cisco-only environment, EVE-NG is NOT limited to Cisco Devices! EVE-NG provides a Multi-vendor environment! That is, it allows you to emulate complex Networks with all kinds of Network Devices! Please scroll down for more specific differences between EVE-NG and CML. Please also notice that the item price doesn’t include the License for CML-2. Client Software NOT needed. CML-2 and EVE-NG are VM’s that run on the Physical Dell Server. But these are just Back-End Processes that don’t have a User Interface! In order to actually use these VM’s you’ll need a separate computer (a regular PC), that will be the Client PC. Typical Management tasks include. Power up/Power down VM’s, Assign VLAN’s and Network Ports to the VM’s, etc. The ESXi Server can be managed using another special Software known as the vSphere Client , which of course must also be installed in the Client PC. Upgrade Options : Server comes with 128GB RAM. But RAM can grow up to 768GB! These are some other upgrade options available: – 1TB SSD Drive upgrade to 2TB SSD – Drive can also be upgraded to RAID (RAID-1 or RAID-6), but more Drives would be needed. Please write to us for details about these Upgrade options. CML Main Features : These are some of the most important features of the Cisco CML-2 Software : – Includes Official Cisco Images it is the only Tool fully Licensed and approved by Cisco! – Multiple Network Platforms (IOSv, IOSvL2, NX-OSv, IOS XRv, IOS-XEv and ASAv Firewall). CML-2 comes with a complete set of Legal and Fully Licensed Cisco IOS Images that are the same as those running on physical Routers & Switches. New Cisco IOS releases are provided in a regular basis. So you’ll always have the most up to date Virtual IOS Images! It supports the classic IOS Images found in common ISR Routers and Layer 2 Switches: IOSv & IOSvL2 It doesn’t support Layer 3 Switches yet, but it might do so in the near future. In addition to the classic IOS Images, CML supports advanced Platforms such as IOS XRv & XRv 9000 (used in Service Provider environments) It also supports the ASAv Firewall , that can be used for Security related tasks. The new CML-2 version 2.5.1 also includes a pair of very powerful Virtual Appliances; Catalyst 8000v Edge Router and the Catalyst 9000v Virtual Switch , which provide very advanced functions not available in other (older) Appliances. Finally, CML-2 also supports IOS-XEv , which is the virtual version of the Cisco IOS XE Software that comes in the newest ISR Routers like the 42XX, 43XX and 44XX Series! Like GNS3, EVE-NG is Free because it doesn’t include the actual IOS Images needed to boot the Virtual Devices in your Network. Without the proper IOS Images, EVE-NG alone would be basically useless! Therefore, you’d need to provide these IOS Images and upload them to EVE-NG. GNS3 & EVE-NG Users normally struggle trying to find the proper IOS Images. However, our EVE-NG Server is already pre-loaded with multiple IOS Images! As mentioned before, our EVE-NG Server includes all the Network Nodes needed to emulate a Viptela SD-WAN Network! In addition, our Server is pre-loaded with the following IOS Images. Routers – Cisco IOSv Router version 15.9.3 – Cisco XRv Router version 6.3.1 – Cisco XRv-9K Router version 7.2.1 – Cisco CSR1000v with IOS XE version Amsterdam 16.12 Other Devices – Cisco ASAv Firewall version 9.14.1 – Cisco NX-OSv9K Nexus Switch version 9.2.4 – Cisco Layer-2 Switch with IOSv-L2 version 15.2. You can create multiple instances of these Virtual Devices, which are fully setup and ready to use! You can also implement many other Virtual Devices, provided that you upload the proper IOS Image for them. This Virtual Lab has been fully tested and. Therefore it’s guaranteed to work! I f you have any questions about the operation of this Virtual Lab, you can always count on us We’ve been providing Networking Training Kits for years with hundreds of very satisfied customers! Please notice that due to the complex nature of this item we need. 2-3 days for processing. (it depends on where you live). Thank you for looking!

But in some cases it may be possible to remove this extra charge. This is an EVE-NG Server that includes Network Nodes needed to emulate a Viptela SD-WAN Network! This Server is based on a Dell R620 Hardware with 128GB RAM + 1TB Drive. This System actually implements 3 different Servers (each one is a separate Virtual Machine). Cisco CML-2 Server (Cisco Modeling Labs) version 2.1.2 (latest version) – Cisco VIRL Server (Virtual Internet Routing Lab) version 1.6.67 (now replaced with CML-2) – EVE-NG Server (Emulated Virtual Environment-Next Generation) Community Edition version 2.0.3-112 Please notice that this is the Community Edition (free version), not the Pro version , which requires a License. By the way, we can also provide the Pro version if needed. The Hardware is a very quiet Dell R620 Server with 128GB RAM running VMware ESXi 6.5 This EVE-NG Server includes all the Network Nodes needed to emulate a Viptela SD-WAN Network! This includes the SD-WAN Controllers , also known as Control Plane Components: – vBond – vSmart – vManage And the WAN Edge Nodes , also known as the Data or Forwarding Plane Devices: – vEdge The SD-WAN Controllers use the most recently approved versions: 19.2.31 and 20.3.2 The WAN Edge Nodes can be implemented with the Viptela vEdge Software ; also versions 19.2.31 or 20.3.2 But they can also be implemented with the CSR1000v SD-WAN Router , which now can be managed by SD-WAN Controllers We include 2 versions of the CSR1000v SD-WAN Router: – CSR1000v with IOS XE version UCM-K9 16.12.5 – CSR1000v with IOS XE version Amsterdam 17.3.2 latest version! Please scroll down for a complete list of the Virtual Devices included with this Server. These are the main features of the Dell R620 used to build this Virtual Lab: – 2 x Quad Core Processors (Xeon E5-2609 or higher) – 4 x Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces – - 128GB RAM can grow up to 768GB! – 1TB Drive (can be upgraded to 1TB SSD or 2TB SSD) – Operating System: VMware ESXi 6.5 Raw Metal Virtualization OS Having your own Lab (own Physical Server) makes a lot more sense than Renting a Physical or Virtual one! This will really add up in the long run! Please attached image with Reference Prices. Note: Please notice that the Monitor is not included. You’ll need a Monitor and a Keyboard to operate this Server. Is a Free , Open Source Software that can be used to simulate complex networks. CML & VIRL are Cisco Licensed Software that can also be used to simulate complex networks. The main advantage of EVE-NG over CML is the fact that while CML provides a Cisco-only environment , EVE-NG is NOT limited to Cisco Devices! EVE-NG provides a Multi-vendor environment! That is, it allows you to emulate complex Networks with all kinds of Network Devices! Please scroll down for more specific differences between EVE-NG and CML. Please also notice that the item price doesn’t include the License for CML-2/VIRL. We’ll bill you the proper cost. Client Software NOT needed. VIRL, CML-2 and EVE-NG are VM’s that run on the Physical Dell Server. But these are just Back-End Processes that don’t have a User Interface! In order to actually use these VM’s you’ll need a separate computer (a regular PC), that will be the Client PC. The only exception is the VIRL VM, which does need a special Client Software to be installed in the Client PC. This special Software is called VM Maestro Client Software. Typical Management tasks include. Power up/Power down VM’s, Assign VLAN’s and Network Ports to the VM’s, etc. The ESXi Server can be managed using another special Software known as the vSphere Client , which of course must also be installed in the Client PC. Upgrade Options : Server comes with 128GB RAM. But RAM can grow up to 768GB! These are some other upgrade options available: – 1TB Hard Drive upgrade to 1TB SSD or 2TB SSD – HD can also be upgraded to RAID (RAID-1, RAID-5 or RAID-6). Please write to us for details about these Upgrade options. CML/VIRL Main Features : These are some of the most important features of the Cisco CML/VIRL Software : – Includes Official Cisco Images it is the only Tool fully Licensed and approved by Cisco! – Multiple Network Platforms (IOSv, IOSvL2, NX-OSv, IOS XRv, IOS-XEv and ASAv Firewall). CML/VIRL comes with a complete set of Legal and Fully Licensed Cisco IOS Images that are the same as those running on physical Routers & Switches. New Cisco IOS releases are provided in a regular basis. So you’ll always have the most up to date Virtual IOS Images! It supports the classic IOS Images found in common ISR Routers and Layer 2 Switches: IOSv & IOSvL2 It doesn’t support Layer 3 Switches yet, but it might do so in the near future. In addition to the classic IOS Images, VIRL supports advanced Platforms such as IOS XRv & XRv 9000 (used in Service Provider environments) It also supports the ASAv Firewall , that can be used for Security related tasks. Finally, it also supports IOS-XEv , which is the virtual version of the Cisco IOS XE Software that comes in the newest ISR Routers like the 42XX, 43XX and 44XX Series! Like GNS3, EVE-NG is Free because it doesn’t include the actual IOS Images needed to boot the Virtual Devices in your Network. Without the proper IOS Images, EVE-NG alone would be basically useless! Therefore, you’d need to provide these IOS Images and upload them to EVE-NG. GNS3 & EVE-NG Users normally struggle trying to find the proper IOS Images. However, our EVE-NG Server is already pre-loaded with multiple IOS Images! As mentioned before, our EVE-NG Server includes all the Network Nodes needed to emulate a Viptela SD-WAN Network! In addition, our Server is pre-loaded with the following IOS Images. Routers – Cisco IOSv Router version 15.9.3 – Cisco XRv Router version 6.3.1 – Cisco XRv-9K Router version 7.2.1 – Cisco CSR1000v SD-WAN Router with IOS XE version Amsterdam 17.3.2 Other Devices – Cisco ASAv Firewall version 9.14.1 – Cisco NX-OSv9K Nexus Switch version 9.2.4 – Cisco Layer-2 Switch with IOSv-L2 version 15.2. You can create multiple instances of these Virtual Devices, which are fully setup and ready to use! You can also implement many other Virtual Devices, provided that you upload the proper IOS Image for them. Bonus Software and Training Materials : This item includes a Disk (DVD) with the following Software and Training Materials : – VMware vSphere 6.0 Client Software (needed only for special purposes) – VMware ESXi 6.5 Operating System Installation Files (ISO CD Image) – mRemoteNG Connections Manager (provides Telnet/SSH access to the virtual devices) – VM Maestro Client Software (Maestro must be installed in a separate computer) – VIRL Training Videos (Videos about the installation, configuration and use of VIRL) – EVE-NG Training Videos (Links to YouTube Videos with useful EVE-NG Tips and Tricks). This Virtual Lab has been fully tested and. Therefore it’s guaranteed to work! I f you have any questions about the operation of this Virtual Lab, you can always count on us We’ve been providing Networking Training Kits for years with hundreds of very satisfied customers! Please notice that due to the complex nature of this item we need. 2-3 days for processing. (it depends on where you live). Thank you for looking! The item “EVE-NG Server + Cisco CML-2 Network Lab Dell R620 128GB CCNP CCIE Viptela SD-WAN” is in sale since Thursday, February 25, 2021. This item is in the category “Computers/Tablets & Networking\Enterprise Networking, Servers\Servers, Clients & Terminals\Computer Servers”. The seller is “training.kits” and is located in Gainesville, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Mexico, Canada, Australia.

• Model: R620
• RAID Levels: 0
• Type: Server
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• RAM Size: 128GB
• Brand: Dell
• Number of Processors: 2
• Product Line: PowerEdge
• Maximum RAM Capacity: 768GB
• Processor Manufacturer: Intel