6. Example Topology for Cisco Courses
CCNP
CCNA Security
CCNA Exploration 2
CCNA Exploration 3
CCNA Exploration 4
CCNA Discovery 2
CCNA Discovery 3
CCNA Discovery 4
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7. Topology / Labs Under Development
CCNA Voice - 640-461 CVOICE - 642-437
Professional-Level Certification for
Entry-Level Certification for Cisco
Description Cisco Voice Technologies. Part of CCNP
Voice Technologies
Voice Track
Official Cert
Guide
8. Cisco Unified Certifications and NETLAB+
CCNA Voice - 640-461 CVOICE - 642-437
-Cisco Unified Call Manager Express
-Cisco Unified Call Manager
Lab IOS Based
OS Based – Leverage VM mgmt
Equipment -Cisco Voice Gateways
-Cisco Voice Gateways
-IP Phones and Softphones
-IP Phones and Softphones
NETLAB+ POD (under research) MAP for CVOICE (under research)
NETLAB+ POD with:
14. NDG and VMware Goals for ICM
Cost effective and highly scalable lab platform
NETLAB+ software and ongoing feature enhancements
How to setup documentation and support assistance
ICM labs prepared specifically for academic community
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15. Example of Using Real Hardware
SANS
Fiber
Channel vCenter
ESX
Clients
Instructor Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team N
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16. NETLAB+ Setup for VMware IT Academy
Campus LAN NETLAB+ Control Network (isolated)
Real Equipment
Campus Users
(optional, Cisco NetAcad)
Cisco Pods
VMware vCenter
(can be a virtual machine)
ESXi Local Disks
Physical Servers Running VMware ESXi OR
SAN (optional)
VMware ICM Pods
Remote Users Virtual Machines
(for Cisco pods)
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20. Future Upgrades - Higher Scalability
Active pods (8 max)
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4
Storage
Slot 5 Slot 6 Slot 7 Slot 8
Student
VM’s
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21. NETLAB+ ICM Equipment Setup
Campus LAN NETLAB+ Control Network (isolated)
Real Equipment
Campus Users
(optional, Cisco NetAcad)
Cisco Pods
VMware vCenter
(can be a virtual machine)
ESXi Local Disks
Physical Servers Running VMware ESXi OR
SAN (optional)
VMware ICM Pods
Remote Users Virtual Machines
(for Cisco pods)
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22. Minimum Specifications for Host VM Server
Components Recommended Minimum / Features
Server Model Dell R710
Physical CPUs 2 x Intel Xeon E5620 Quad Core
Total CPU Cores/Threads 8 cores, 16 threads
Total System Memory 72 GB (18 x 4GB sticks)
6 x 3.5"
Hard Drive Bay Configuration
1TB 3.5" 7200 RPM SATA (up to 6)
Hard Drives
Up to 3TB in RAID1 configurations
Option 1: 1TB = 1 x RAID1, 2 Drives,
1 VMFS Datastores
Storage Configuration Option 2: 2TB = 2 x RAID1, 4 Drives,
2 VMFS Datastores
Option 3: 3TB = 3 x RAID1, 6 Drives,
3 VMFS Datastores
RAID Controller PERC 6/i SAS RAID Controller
Power supplies 2 x 870W
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23. NDG NETLAB+ Pricing
AE Academy
Edition®
$6,795 plus annual renewal $2395
OR
PE Professional
Edition®
$19,995 (annual support recommended)
VMware vCenter
(can be a virtual machine) No Cost to VMware IT Academies
$7,000 – 10,000 for VM host server
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24. How do I get more information?
Visit http://www.netdevgroup.com
Email support@netdevgroup.com
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