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The Cisco Modeling Labs client is a powerful cross-platform user interface for creating and editing topologies, and simulating those topologies on the Cisco Modeling Labs server. You can quickly create and edit complex topologies using a graphical point-and-click editor. You can also interact directly with your running simulations from the user interface.
The purpose of this guide is to help you get the Cisco Modeling Labs client up-and-running as quickly as possible. For additional information regarding your specific client installation needs, refer to the following documents:
Cisco Modeling Labs User Guide, Release 1.0.1—Identifies the user interface and user tasks in greater detail
Release Notes for Cisco Modeling Labs 1.0 .1—Identifies known issues and workarounds
Cisco Modeling Labs Online Help
Requirement | Description |
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Operating System | Either of the following: |
Memory (RAM) | 500 MB |
Disk Space | 150 MB |
Requirement | Description | ||
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Java Runtime Environment (JRE) | |||
Windows | Either of the following: | ||
Mac OS X | Either of the following: | ||
Browser | Any of the following:
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See sections Windows Installation Process and Mac OS X Installation Process for more information.
The next step is to configure the Cisco Modeling Labs client to communicate with the Cisco Modeling Labs server, as described in the section Creating a Web Services Profile.
The next step is to configure the Cisco Modeling Labs client to communicate with the Cisco Modeling Labs server, as described in the section Creating a Web Services Profile.
Verify the communications channel exists between the Cisco Modeling Labs client and the Cisco Modeling Labs server by creating and launching a simulation.
Step 1 |
On
Windows: From the Cisco Modeling Labs client menu bar, choose
.
On OS X: From the Cisco Modeling Labs client menu bar, choose File > New > Project. | ||
Step 2 | On Windows: Enter
Topology
for the project name, and click
Finish.
On OS X: Choose Topology > Topology Project, and select Next. Enter the topology project name, and click Finish. | ||
Step 3 | On Windows:
Choose
Projects >
Topology, then choose
to create a sample topology
to verify your Cisco Modeling Labs client installation.
On OS X: Choose File > New > Other to create a sample topology to verify your Cisco Modeling Labs client installation. | ||
Step 4 | On Windows: Enter topology.virl for the topology name, and click Finish. On OS X: Choose Topology > Topology and click Next. Select the Parent folder and enter the filename topology.virl. Click Finish. | ||
Step 5 | Choose and click IOSv to add a Cisco IOSv device to the topology. | ||
Step 6 | Click anywhere on the canvas to position the device, and click the canvas two more times to add two more devices. | ||
Step 7 | Choose
and click
Connect to
create links between the three devices:
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Step 8 | From the toolbar, click the Save button to save the topology. | ||
Step 9 | From the toolbar, click the Launch Simulation button to run the simulation. In the Simulations view, you will see that the node states are [ACTIVE], meaning the nodes are running and ready for use. | ||
Step 10 | Right-click the
corresponding node and choose
, as shown in the following figure.
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Step 11 | (Optional) To
stop the simulation, in the
Simulations view, right-click the simulation name and
select
Stop
simulation, as shown in the following figure.
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Step 12 | (Optional) To
delete a sample topology, select the topology in the
Projects view, and click the
Delete icon
in the toolbar.
See the Cisco Modeling Labs online help and the Cisco Modeling Labs User Guide, Release 1.0.1 for more information. |