Re: i7 Laptops for CCIE GNS lab

Hi all,

Wow ..... you got to love Intel i7 processor I can run 13 routers in GNS
with 1% cpu in idle & less than 6 -15 percent even I run EIGRP on all
routers. wooo hooo & this is on windows wonder how many routers it can
support on linux :).

I love this.....

Sara

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com>wrote:

> Wait wait, you were running Dynamips in Ubuntu on Mac? Why not run it
> natively?
>
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> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 19:36, Junh Min Yung <junhminyung_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Running ubuntu allowed to run 35 3800's using just command line
> environment.
> > I found scripting and overall performance better. IOS images were
> > uncompressed and no GUI loaded in ubuntu.
> >
> > This was on MacBook unibody SL 10.6 pro 17" 2.8 Ghz with 8GB RAM. In
> > parralles I assigned 4GB of RAM. OSX CPU load was 70% on average, was
> > running win7 in vm as well for work.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > E ent from my C.PhonD
> > Jhun
> >
> > On 10 Mar 2010, at 18:25, Sarad <tosara_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Initially I didnt but now I test it after enabling it same result. So
> this
> >> happen exactly when I add the 11th router
> >>
> >> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Farrukh Haroon
> >> <farrukhharoon_at_gmail.com>wrote:
> >>
> >>> Did you enable the sparse mem feature?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Sarad <tosara_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> HI all,
> >>>>
> >>>> Finally I got my i7 laptop with 4GB Mem. Today I tested it with GNS3
> it
> >>>> can
> >>>> run 10 routers in windows 7 with GNS3. Even though CPU utilization is
> >>>> less
> >>>> than 20 percent after running 100 routers. As soon as I add the 11th
> >>>> router
> >>>> GNS currupts. Wonder what the reason.
> >>>>
> >>>> Still didnt test with Dynamips & Ubuntu will keep u updated how it
> goes.
> >>>>
> >>>> Warm Regards
> >>>>
> >>>> Sara
> >>>> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 2:23 AM, Sarad <tosara_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi All,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I ordered my i7 laptop I went with HPDv6 after considering it with
> Dell
> >>>>> Studio 15. I made my mind with HP. Will be getting it next week. will
> >>>>
> >>>> update
> >>>>>
> >>>>> you with the new experience.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sara
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Anbu <ksanpu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi Sarad,
> >>>>>> Have you bought the laptop and tried with dynamips/GNS ?
> i
> >>>>>> also in the same bus , thinking to buy. Can you share your
> experience
> >>>>
> >>>> if you
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> did.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>> Anbu
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Sarad <tosara_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hi GS,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I am looking forward to purchase a PC or a laptop to run GNS for
> CCIE
> >>>>
> >>>> lab
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> practices. Wonder whether I can run full lab on a i7 laptop. Guys
> if
> >>>>
> >>>> you
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> have any experience with this please share it with me.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Rgds
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Sara
> >>>>>>>
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