From: Sergey Golovanov (sergey.golovanov@iementor.com)
Date: Sun Jan 14 2007 - 15:45:25 ART
I'd also recommend not using onboard video card and install some cheap PCI video card. Onboard video chips usally use RAM. PCI video cards have their own VRAM.
I'll tell you this. I've built a PC with an AMD processor (athlon 64 fx-60 toledo 2.6ghz, 2x1MB L2 Cache). Just CPU cost me $1000 a year ago, but now you can get it for $450.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103608
This is a beast! I could run two full labs with 15 routers each AT THE SAME TIME. So almost 30 routers. I have Linux and 2GB of RAM. By the way, I was running 7206 12.0S SP images which can be forced to run with 64Mb of RAM. You are probably running some 12.3, 12.3T and 12.4 3640 images that need more memory, but you can still do at least 15 routers running smoothly on that machine.
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> -------Original Message-------
> From: Jo Knight <joknight@gmail.com>
> Subject: [Fwd: Re: IE v4 Dynagen config file - look here]
> Sent: Jan 14 '07 12:09
>
> This is great thanks.
>
> I have a general question about the performance of Dynamips to throw out
> here.
>
> My poor Laptop is struggling to run 3 or 4 3640 instances, it is a
> 1.6Ghz Pentium M with 1.25GB of RAM.
>
> What kind of specs are people running to get the full v4 labs up and
> running?
>
> Jo
>
>
> Ben Holko wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >Based of Brian's supplied config file for v3, I have modified it to work with v4, pasted below.
> >
> >Note - as the physical topology calls for 24 port switches, I have used 2 x 16 port switch modules in the 3600's that are acting as the switches. For the numbering for the ports on this I have used slot 1 ports 1-12 and slot 2 ports 1-12, so ignore port f1/0 and f2/0, and the switchport numbering looks like this:
> >
> >
> >
> >virtual switch port = 3600 interface
> >
> >f1/1 = slot 1, f1/1
> >f1/2 = slot 1, f1/2
> >f1/3 = slot 1, f1/3
> >...
> >...
> >f1/12 = slot1, f1/12
> >f1/13 = slot2, f2/1
> >f1/14 = slot2, f2/2
> >...
> >...
> >f1/23 = slot2, f2/11
> >f1/24 = slot2, f2/12
> >
> >
> >You need to bear this in mind obviously when the lab workbook says "switch port f1/18" it means f2/6 (12 + 6 = 18) in this config
> >
> >You will need to tune your idlepc values to match your system.
> >
> >
> >
> >#------------------------------------------
> >#Begin Dynagen config file
> >
> >
> >
> >###############################################################################
> >#
> ># For more information:
> ># Dynamips: http://www.ipflow.utc.fr/index.php/Cisco_7200_Simulator <http://www.ipflow.utc.fr/index.php/Cisco_7200_Simulator>
> ># Dynagen: http://dyna-gen.sourceforge.net/ <http://dyna-gen.sourceforge.net/>
> ># Hacki's Forum: http://hacki.at/7200emu/index.php <http://hacki.at/7200emu/index.php>
> ># Internetwork Expert's Forum: http://forum.internetworkexpert.com <http://forum.internetworkexpert.com>
> >#
> >###############################################################################
> >
> >##################################################
> >#
> ># Define global router parameters for instance 1
> >#
> >##################################################
> >
> >autostart=false
> >[localhost:7200]
> >
> >workingdir = C:\Program Files\Dynamips\sample_labs\internetworkexpert\working
> >
> >[[3640]]
> > #
> > # Specify 3640 IOS image on Windows here:
> > image = C:\Program Files\Dynamips\images\c3640-js-mz.124-10a.bin
> > #
> > # Specify 3640 IOS image on Linux here:
> > # image = /ios/c3640-jk9o3s-mz.123-14.T7.extracted.bin
> > #
> > ram = 128
> > disk0 = 0
> > disk1 = 0
> > idlepc = 0x604eb4b0
> >
> > mmap = true
> >
> >###########################
> >#
> ># Define router instances
> >#
> >###########################
> >
> > [[Router R1]]
> > model = 3640
> > autostart = false
> > slot0 = NM-1FE-TX
> > slot1 = NM-4T
> > F0/0 = SW1 F1/1
> > S1/0 = FRSW 1
> >
> > [[Router R2]]
> > model = 3640
> > autostart = false
> > slot0 = NM-1FE-TX
> > slot1 = NM-4T
> > F0/0 = SW2 F1/2
> > S1/0 = FRSW 2
> >
> > [[Router R3]]
> > model = 3640
> > autostart = false
> > slot0 = NM-4E
> > slot1 = NM-4T
> > S1/0 = FRSW 3
> > S1/1 = FRSW 13
> > S1/2 = R1 S1/1
> > S1/3 = R2 S1/1
> > E0/0 = SW1 F1/3
> > E0/1 = SW3 F1/3
> >
> > [[Router R4]]
> > model = 3640
> > autostart = false
> > slot0 = NM-4E
> > slot1 = NM-4T
> > E0/0 = SW2 F1/4
> > E0/1 = SW4 F1/4
> > S1/0 = FRSW 4
> > S1/1 = R5 S1/1
> >
> > [[Router R5]]
> > model = 3640
> > autostart = false
> > slot0 = NM-4E
> > slot1 = NM-4T
> > E0/0 = SW1 F1/5
> > E0/1 = SW3 F1/5
> > S1/0 = FRSW 5
> >
> > [[Router R6]]
> > model = 3640
> > autostart = false
> > slot0 = NM-4E
> > slot1 = NM-4T
> > E0/0 = SW2 F1/6
> > E0/1 = SW4 F1/6
> > S1/0 = FRSW 6
> >
> > [[Router SW1]]
> > model = 3640
> > autostart = false
> > slot1 = NM-16ESW
> > slot2 = NM-16ESW
> >
> > F2/1 = SW2 F2/1
> > F2/2 = SW2 F2/2
> > F2/3 = SW2 F2/3
> > F2/4 = SW3 F2/1
> > F2/5 = SW3 F2/2
> > F2/6 = SW3 F2/3
> > F2/7 = SW4 F2/1
> > F2/8 = SW4 F2/2
> > F2/9 = SW4 F2/3
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >##################################################
> >#
> ># Define global router parameters for instance 2
> >#
> >##################################################
> >
> >[localhost:7201] # Talk to the 2nd dynamips process on port 7201
> > udp = 11000 # Change the base udp port to 11000 (the default is 10000)
> >
> > workingdir = C:\Program Files\Dynamips\sample_labs\internetworkexpert\working
> >
> > [[3640]]
> > #
> > # Specify 3640 IOS image on Windows here:
> > image = C:\Program Files\Dynamips\images\c3640-js-mz.124-10a.bin
> > #
> > # Specify 3640 IOS image on Linux here:
> > # image = /ios/c3640-jk9o3s-mz.123-14.T7.extracted.bin
> > #
> > ram = 128
> > disk0 = 0
> > disk1 = 0
> > idlepc = 0x604eb4b0
> >
> > mmap = true
> >
> >
> >###########################
> >#
> ># Define router instances
> >#
> >###########################
> >
> > [[Router SW2]]
> > model = 3640
> > console = 2007
> > autostart = false
> > slot1 = NM-16ESW
> > slot2 = NM-16ESW
> > F2/4 = SW3 F2/4
> > F2/5 = SW3 F2/5
> > F2/6 = SW3 F2/6
> > F2/7 = SW4 F2/4
> > F2/8 = SW4 F2/5
> > F2/9 = SW4 F2/6
> >
> > [[Router SW3]]
> > model = 3640
> > console = 2008
> > autostart = false
> > slot1 = NM-16ESW
> > slot2 = NM-16ESW
> > F2/7 = SW4 F2/7
> > F2/8 = SW4 F2/8
> > F2/9 = SW4 F2/9
> >
> > [[Router SW4]]
> > model = 3640
> > console = 2009
> > autostart = false
> > slot1 = NM-16ESW
> > slot2 = NM-16ESW
> >
> >
> > [[Router BB1]]
> > model = 3640
> > console = 2010
> > autostart = false
> > slot1 = NM-4T
> > S1/0 = BB3 S1/0
> > S1/1 = FRSW 21
> >
> > [[Router BB2]]
> > model = 3640
> > console = 2011
> > autostart = false
> > slot0 = NM-4E
> > E0/0 = SW2 F2/12
> >
> > [[Router BB3]]
> > model = 3640
> > console = 2012
> > autostart = false
> > slot0 = NM-4E
> > slot1 = NM-4T
> > E0/0 = SW3 F2/12
> >
> >
> >
> > [[FRSW FRSW]]
> >
> > # R1 to FRSW
> > 1:102 = 2:201
> > 1:103 = 3:301
> > 1:113 = 13:311
> > 1:104 = 4:401
> > 1:105 = 5:501
> >
> > # R2 to FRSW
> > 2:203 = 3:302
> > 2:213 = 13:312
> > 2:204 = 4:402
> > 2:205 = 5:502
> >
> > # R3 to FRSW
> > 3:304 = 4:403
> > 3:305 = 5:503
> > 13:314 = 4:413
> > 13:315 = 5:513
> >
> > # R4 to FRSW
> > 4:405 = 5:504
> >
> > # R6 to FRSW
> > 6:51 = 21:51
> > 6:100 = 21:100
> > 6:101 = 21:101
> > 6:201 = 21:201
> > 6:301 = 21:301
> > 6:401 = 21:401
> >
> >
> >#End Dynagen config file
> >#------------------------------------------
> >
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