I use GNS3 on Mint 12 (Lenovo W520) with an Intel Core i7-2920X and 16GB
of RAM. This can easily run 10 routers and not break above 15 or 20%
CPU once the idle-pc is configured. No matter what hardware you use,
the idle-pc value is key.
-- Brian Dennis, CCIEx5 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP/Voice) bdennis_at_ine.com Internetwork Expert, Inc. http://www.INE.com On 03/15/2012 06:58 PM, Yuri Bank wrote: > Try adjusting the idlemax value. This can save you a LOT of cpu cycles! I > like to set it at around 500, some people go much higher. I've found that > large topologies will exhibit instabilities if you increase it too much. > > You should be able to run 8 routers, without any issues with those specs. > Even better if you install Linux! > > -Yuri > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Aaron<aaron1_at_gvtc.com> wrote: > >> I just installed gns3 for the first time >> >> >> >> It's pretty cool. >> >> >> >> When I fire up 3 or 4 or 5 instances of a 7200 router using 12.4T adv entr >> svc my laptop bogs down terribly. I did the idle pc thing a few times and >> with a few routers it seemed to help. But after doing 4 or 5 or more it >> didn't seem to help any. >> >> >> >> My laptop is not so new. lemme know what you think >> >> >> >> Dell Latitude D830 >> >> Inter Core 2 Duo CPU >> >> T7250 2.00 GHz >> >> 2 GB Ram >> >> >> >> Windows XP Pro SP3 >> >> >> >> Aaron >> >> >> 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.netReceived on Thu Mar 15 2012 - 21:41:04 ART
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