Re: IOS XRv !!

Pls share your tips on how to run on Mac OS.

Thanks

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> On Feb 14, 2014, at 2:19 PM, Tom Kacprzynski <tom.kac_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the links and tips Yuri!
>
> Has any one else had a chance to run this on QEMU on a MAC, in GNS3? I got
> it working yesterday, but it takes forever to load the vXR. I gave it 4 GB,
> but the process wasn't using that much, so RAM can't be an issue.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 6:34 AM, Alessandro Braga <sandro.unix_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Yuri,
>>
>> great news. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
>>
>> I will do tests in the next week.
>>
>> BR,
>>
>>
>> 2014-02-14 1:12 GMT-02:00 Yuri Bank <yuribank_at_gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Something is up with the mailing list?? Not seeing any messages.
>>>
>>> -yurib
>>>> On Feb 9, 2014 10:54 PM, "Yuri Bank" <yuribank_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ok. Just an update for those interested.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I basically followed this guide:
>>>> https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-39939
>>>>
>>>> I've added a few extra tips:
>>>>
>>>> *You will need the latest version of QEMU, or the UDP tunnels patch if
>>> you
>>>> have a version < 1.0)
>>>>
>>>> *Convert to the vmdk image to qcow2 (may not be necessary depending on
>>> the
>>>> version of qemu you have. I had some problems booting the image while
>> it
>>>> was in vmdk format)
>>>>
>>>> qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 iosxrv-demo.vmdk iosxrv-demo.qcow2
>>>>
>>>> *create two copies of the image:
>>>>
>>>> Now you are ready to to run the VM.
>>>>
>>>> qemu-system-x86_64 \
>>>> -hda iosxrv-demo1.qcow2 \
>>>> -enable-kvm \
>>>> -m 3072 \
>>>> -serial telnet:localhost:2001,server,nowait \
>>>> -net nic,vlan=1,macaddr=00:aa:aa:aa:aa:11 -net
>>>> socket,vlan=1,udp=:8001,localaddr=:7001 \
>>>> -net nic,vlan=2,macaddr=00:aa:aa:aa:aa:12 -net
>>>> socket,vlan=2,udp=:8002,localaddr=:7002 \
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> qemu-system-x86_64 \
>>>> -hda iosxrv-demo2.qcow2 \
>>>> -enable-kvm \
>>>> -m 3072 \
>>>> -serial telnet:localhost:2002,server,nowait \
>>>> -net nic,vlan=1,macaddr=00:bb:bb:bb:bb:11 -net
>>>> socket,vlan=1,udp=:7001,localaddr=:8001 \
>>>> -net nic,vlan=2,macaddr=00:bb:bb:bb:bb:12 -net
>>>> socket,vlan=2,udp=:7002,localaddr=:8002 \
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GNS3:
>>>>
>>>> You can also just add the qcow2 image as a QEMU Host in GNS3. This will
>>>> make everything drag and drop, and you can deploy your topology as you
>>>> would normally in GNS3.
>>>>
>>>> So far I have a topology ( fully virtual ) with a few IOS XRv routers,
>>>> JunsOS Olives, and a 3700s running in dynamips.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've tested the following protocols:
>>>>
>>>> OSPF: Good
>>>> LDP: Good
>>>> RSVP-TE: Good.
>>>> MPLS transit Data-plane GOOD (see exception below)
>>>>
>>>> VPLS.
>>>> *L2vpn ( Martini) LDP signaled VFI works in the control-plane. But the
>>>> data-plane functionality is NOT there. Packets received on the CE
>> facing
>>>> interface (Attachment circuit) are not forwarded :-(
>>>> *L2vpn ( kompella) BGP Auto-Discovery. I'm able to get the l2vpn vpls
>>>> address-family configured & running in BGP. I'm also able to exchange
>>> vpls
>>>> NLRI. Obviously, with the same forwarding issues mentioned above.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cisco is going in the right direction with this. I hope they expand the
>>> L2
>>>> functions. Being able to configure the services is GREAT, but it would
>> be
>>>> really nice to send a few pings through to verify the configuration,
>> and
>>> to
>>>> see what the label stacks looks like, etc.........
>>>>
>>>> -YuriB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Yuri Bank <yuribank_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I will posting instructions on how to get this setup on Linux (
>> QEMU/KVM
>>>>> ) and fully integrated with Dynamips IOS routers & Real Hardware.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> w00t!
>> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios_xr_sw/ios_xrv/install_config/b_xrvr_432_chapter_01.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -YuriB
>>>
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