From: Cisco Nuts (cisconuts@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 08 2008 - 11:44:37 ART
Hi:
How about Vista on a 2.2CoreDuo with 2GB Ram laptop?
Anyone have any kind of issues with Vista?
What should I watch out for?
Thanks !!
> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:54:03 +0530
> From: ksanpu@gmail.com
> To: farhan.anwar@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: Dynamips on Laptop
> CC: Amir.Tahir@wateen.com; lc3881@att.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
>
> Dear All ,
> I am using Dynamips (with 3GB RAM , 2.2 Core2Due ) and
> trying to run the full IE lab on it , i can load all 14 devices with
> cpu load less than 5%. I can do Switching , Framerelay, RIP , EIGRP
> with less than 50% CPU load but after OSPF and Redistribution it is
> going up to 80% and at that time if i tried to show the running config
> processor reached 100% and framerelay , ospf come down & up. At that
> time i have more than 1 GB RAM as unusable. So have tried to change
> the idle pc value but no use.
>
> All these are happening in Windows XP , So i want to know is it
> possible to customise or do i want to try withh Linux.
>
> Regards,
> Anbu.
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Farhan Anwar <farhan.anwar@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Dynamips will crash if the PF usage reaches 2 Gig for a single process,
its
> > a Windows Issue, thats why we split dynamips server processes into
multiple
> > instances so that any single process should not cross 2 gig limit of PF
for
> > a single process. Furthermore, I did my CCIE on a 2.3 GHz Athlon X2 with
2
> > GiG ram Desktop Machine and Linux running on it and connected to the
> > internet for me to telnet into it from anywhere using my laptop. I never
> > ever had any crashing issues with linux. I had the same crashing issues
with
> > XP. So In my case, the issue is rather OS Dependent then Hardware
Dependent.
> >
> > If you are talking about the IE Topology, i ran full topologies with full
> > load and my cpu load never crossed 50% at any time. 2 GiG RAM is more
than
> > enough if you are doing CCIE R&S Stuff with standard 6 routers, 4
Switches
> > and 3 BBs, you just have to specify some fine tuned features such as
> > ghost-ios etc.. If you have hardware switches it will surely decrease the
> > load on the pc itself.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Amir.Tahir/Wateen/Lahore <
> > Amir.Tahir@wateen.com> wrote:
> >
> > > As far as the issue is concern to run Full Lab on Laptop I am not sure
> > > anyone have success unless he have more than 3 GB RAM. I am using IBM
> > > T2500@2 Ghz with 2 GB ram (Xp) and could not simulate full IE Lab. To
> > > run Dynamips you have two options,
> > >
> > > 1: Use ram to save CPU cycle
> > > 2: use CPU cycle to save RAM
> > >
> > > I was using first option in my case. Dynamibs crash once PF usage is up
> > > to 1.9GB
> > >
> > > To rectify this issue I bought Quad core Intel computer (Server 2003)
> > > and doing the Labs. For switching I have 2 x 3550 switches where I test
> > > and practice all switching tasks which I could not run on Dynamibs...At
> > > the same time I have developed a compact topology in which I am using 5
> > > routers and a switch for Laptop. For switching I have another
> > > topology....
> > >
> > > Laptop is handy during office and traveling and desktop is on Public IP
> > > and I could access it from anywhere.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > __________________
> > > Amir Tahir
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > > Cockcroft, Lance
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 12:36 AM
> > > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > > Subject: Dynamips on Laptop
> > >
> > > Anyone SUCCESSFULLY running dynamips with FULL labs on a dual core
> > > laptop.
> > >
> > > If so please let us know your specs.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Lance Cockcroft
> > >
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