Re: OT: MAC or WINDOWS

Hi,

Yeah..I am using GNS3..my RAM does not exceed 2.5GB when i run 7 routers..My
laptop is pretty old(like 3yrs) ...might be time to get a new one.

I decided to get a MAC but just trying to make sure MAC runs GNS3 just fine
like Windows.

Thanks,
Mike.

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:06 AM, Alexei Monastyrnyi <alexeim73_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> yeah, ghost RAM/sparse mem is the way to go if one wishes to run a large
> environment.
>
> Cheers,
> A.
>
>
> On 11/11/2010 7:57 PM, Martijn Minis wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> How much RAM is consumed per router? You might be over your process
> limit; I think the process limit for windows is 2GB. So if you run 8
> routers @256 MB, I'm pretty sure you're over the (windows) limit.
> Personally I run the routers on (virtual) Ubuntu, which has a 3gb
> limit, divided over 2 dynamips instances (14 total). I'm not a linux
> expert, but getting dynamips to run on ubuntu is quite easy.
>
> However, it should work for 14 routers as well if you build multiple
> processes or decrease RAM usage per router vm.
>
> Also, you might want to play around with sparse-memory options
> (described in the dynamips manual).
>
>
>
>
>
> On 10 November 2010 23:33, emir d souza <emir979_at_gmail.com> <emir979_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Mike,
>
> I'm running windows XP and runs well with 12 routers, I think you may need
> to google around and get the right idlepc value for your IOS version. I did
> try to play around with the values, but was never lucky enough to hit the
> sweet spot...try googling this up
>
> Cheers
>
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:33 AM, ccie routing <mike.ccie_at_gmail.com> <mike.ccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> My system with 3gb ram and windows OS freezes when i run more than 7
> routers..I did play with idle PC value..but it did not work out..I am
> trying
> to get a new one so that i can run more than 7 routers..now I am confused
> which one to buy..windows or Mac OS..I cannot go for linux since I am not
> that good at Linux OS...any recommendations..?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike.
>
>
> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Subscription information may be found at:http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>
> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Subscription information may be found at:http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>
> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Subscription information may be found at: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html

Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
Received on Thu Nov 11 2010 - 10:32:32 ART