From: ccie-lab (ccie.lab@verizon.net)
Date: Fri Mar 07 2008 - 03:28:56 ARST
Sorry, to clarify my question - I meant to ask if the Vista OS is better
than the XP OS for running dynamips.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Borghese" <pborghese@groupstudy.com>
To: "'ccie-lab'" <ccie.lab@verizon.net>; "'Cisco Nuts'"
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Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 12:08 AM
Subject: RE: Laptop for Dynamips
>I am not sure I fully understand your question, but I will try and answer.
> If you run dynamips under Vista you will have a performance hit over
> running
> it under Linux. But even with the hit, you should be able to run 10
> routers
> OK.
>
> Make sure you are using the correct IdlePC value and your configuration
> has
> ghostios=True, and sparcemem=True. Also, adjust your ram so it is the
> minimum needed. You can usually get away with much less ram then what
> Cisco
> specifies.
>
> As for the virtual pod software. The reason I was developing the virtual
> pod disk was to allow Windows users access to Dynamips by using a linux
> boot
> CD. Since the dynamips author ported the program to Windows, it is not
> really needed. I have been considering porting the management interface
> to
> Windows as a number of people told me that was a nice feature.
>
> Take care,
>
> Paul Borghese
> Certification Science
> CCIE in six weeks ... guaranteed
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ccie-lab [mailto:ccie.lab@verizon.net]
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:54 PM
> To: Paul Borghese; 'Cisco Nuts'; cisco@groupstudy.com;
> ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Laptop for Dynamips
>
> Paul,
> Are these results due to the Vista OS? I have a Dell 2 Core with 4GB and
> am
>
> sluggish at 10 routers.
> Should I consider the Vista.
> PS: what is the status of the development with the virtual pod?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Borghese" <pborghese@groupstudy.com>
> To: "'Cisco Nuts'" <cisconuts@hotmail.com>; <cisco@groupstudy.com>;
> <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 5:07 PM
> Subject: RE: Laptop for Dynamips
>
>
>> That should work fantastic.
>>
>> I have a Inspiron 6400 with 2 GB running Vista and have no problems
>> running
>> 10+ routers. I usually run dynamips on one core and the other core is
>> left
>> for whatever else I want to do on the pc.
>>
>> Take care
>>
>> Paul Borghese
>> Certification Sciences
>> CCIE in six weeks ... Guaranteed!
>> http://www.certscience.com/CCIE
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Cisco Nuts
>> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 2:38 PM
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>> Subject: Laptop for Dynamips
>>
>> Hi:
>>
>> Does any one have good experience using a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop for
>> Dynamips?
>>
>> Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66GHz with 4GB of Memory.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> CN
>>
>>
>>
>>
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