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This is a FREE complete CCNP 350-401 ENCOR Course. In this video we use Python on a Nexus device to extract JSON data. I'm going to teach you some basic Python and get your started on your Python journey. In the next video I'll expand the Python scripts and run Python locally on a Ubuntu VM on my MacBook and SSH to the Nexus device and extract data from the Nexus device using Python. I will be covering all the topics in the Cisco CCNP ENCOR exam. I want to make this content practical and it will include a lots of labs and demonstrations to help you better understand topics on the exam. Slides: https://bit.ly/encorjson2 CCNP ENCOR playlist: https://bit.ly/freeccnp Previous Video: https://youtu.be/skE-rfw4PRc Menu: Overview: 0:01 Python on Nexus: 1:31 Python Script 2: 5:39 ====================== Special Offers: ====================== Cisco Press: Up to 50% discount Save every day on Cisco Press learning products! Use discount code BOMBAL during checkout to save 35% on print books (plus free shipping in the U.S.), 45% on eBooks, and 50% on video courses and simulator software. Offer expires December 31, 2020. Shop now. Link: bit.ly/ciscopress50 Boson software: 15% discount Link: bit.ly/boson15 Code: DBAF15P GNS3 Academy: CCNA ($10): bit.ly/gns3ccna10 Wireshark ($10): bit.ly/gns3wireshark DavidBombal.com CCNA ($10): bit.ly/ccnafor10 Wireshark ($9): bit.ly/wireshark9 ====================== Free and trial Network Software: ====================== Solar-PuTTY: http://bit.ly/SolarPutty SolarWinds TFTP Server: http://bit.ly/2mbtD6j WAN Killer: http://bit.ly/wankiller Engineers Toolset: http://bit.ly/gns3toolset IP Address Scanner: http://bit.ly/swipscan Network Device Scanner: http://bit.ly/swnetscan Wifi Heat Map: http://bit.ly/wifiheat Wifi Analyzer: http://bit.ly/swwifianalyzer SolarWinds NPM: http://bit.ly/getnpm CCNP CCIE CCNP ENCOR CCNP 350-401 CCNP Enterprise ccnp training CCNP Security CCNP Data Center CCNP Service Provider CCNP Collaboration Cisco Certified Devnet Professional Cisco Certified Network Professional Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #ccnp #encor #python

This is a FREE complete CCNP 350-401 ENCOR Course. In this video we discuss JSON and why it's important for Network Automation. I'll discuss the theory and then demonstrate some practical examples using a Cisco Nexus device. In the next video I'll demonstrate how to use on-box Python and a local Python script to access JSON data on the Nexus. I will be covering all the topics in the Cisco CCNP ENCOR exam. I want to make this content practical and it will include a lots of labs and demonstrations to help you better understand topics on the exam. Slides: https://bit.ly/encorjson1 CCNP ENCOR playlist: https://bit.ly/freeccnp Menu: Overview: 0:01 Why do we care? 0:17 Basic example: 2:37 JSON Object 4:21 Cisco Nexus Example: 6:13 JSON on Cisco: 8:52 JSON Array: 10:49 ====================== Special Offers: ====================== Cisco Press: Up to 50% discount Save every day on Cisco Press learning products! Use discount code BOMBAL during checkout to save 35% on print books (plus free shipping in the U.S.), 45% on eBooks, and 50% on video courses and simulator software. Offer expires December 31, 2020. Shop now. Link: bit.ly/ciscopress50 Boson software: 15% discount Link: bit.ly/boson15 Code: DBAF15P GNS3 Academy: CCNA ($10): bit.ly/gns3ccna10 Wireshark ($10): bit.ly/gns3wireshark DavidBombal.com CCNA ($10): bit.ly/ccnafor10 Wireshark ($9): bit.ly/wireshark9 ====================== Free and trial Network Software: ====================== Solar-PuTTY: http://bit.ly/SolarPutty SolarWinds TFTP Server: http://bit.ly/2mbtD6j WAN Killer: http://bit.ly/wankiller Engineers Toolset: http://bit.ly/gns3toolset IP Address Scanner: http://bit.ly/swipscan Network Device Scanner: http://bit.ly/swnetscan Wifi Heat Map: http://bit.ly/wifiheat Wifi Analyzer: http://bit.ly/swwifianalyzer SolarWinds NPM: http://bit.ly/getnpm CCNP CCNP ENCOR CCNP 350-401 CCNP Enterprise ccnp training CCNP Security CCNP Data Center CCNP Service Provider CCNP Collaboration Cisco Certified Devnet Professional Cisco Certified Network Professional Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #ccnp #encor #json

This is a FREE complete CCNP 350-401 ENCOR Course. In this video we discuss overlay and underlay SDN networks and introduce SD-Access networks. I'll discuss SD-Access in a lot more detail in subsequent videos. I will be covering all the topics in the Cisco CCNP Encor exam. I want to make this content practical and it will include a lots of labs and demonstrations to help you better understand topics on the exam. CCNP ENCOR playlist: https://bit.ly/freeccnp Menu: Overview: 0:01 Overlays and Underlays: 0:48 Networking Overlays: 3:03 SD-Acces: 12:00 Videos mentioned: Previous video: https://youtu.be/_Z_OHL8lBqQ CCNP ENCOR Exam experience: https://youtu.be/Ypk77FytrWw ====================== Special Offers: ====================== Cisco Press: Up to 50% discount Save every day on Cisco Press learning products! Use discount code BOMBAL during checkout to save 35% on print books (plus free shipping in the U.S.), 45% on eBooks, and 50% on video courses and simulator software. Offer expires December 31, 2020. Shop now. Link: bit.ly/ciscopress50 Boson software: 15% discount Link: bit.ly/boson15 Code: DBAF15P GNS3 Academy: CCNA ($10): bit.ly/gns3ccna10 Wireshark ($10): bit.ly/gns3wireshark DavidBombal.com CCNA ($10): bit.ly/ccnafor10 Wireshark ($9): bit.ly/wireshark9 ====================== Free and trial Network Software: ====================== Solar-PuTTY: http://bit.ly/SolarPutty SolarWinds TFTP Server: http://bit.ly/2mbtD6j WAN Killer: http://bit.ly/wankiller Engineers Toolset: http://bit.ly/gns3toolset IP Address Scanner: http://bit.ly/swipscan Network Device Scanner: http://bit.ly/swnetscan Wifi Heat Map: http://bit.ly/wifiheat Wifi Analyzer: http://bit.ly/swwifianalyzer SolarWinds NPM: http://bit.ly/getnpm CCNP CCNP ENCOR CCNP 350-401 CCNP Enterprise ccnp training CCNP Security CCNP Data Center CCNP Service Provider CCNP Collaboration Cisco Certified Devnet Professional Cisco Certified Network Professional Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #ccnp #encor #sdaccess

This is a FREE complete CCNP 350-401 ENCOR Course. In this video we discuss section 6.0 of the ENCOR exam blueprint: Automation. I'm going to lay a foundation in this video and discuss what you need to know for the exam and then explain concepts such as: - Control Plane - Data Plane or Forwarding Plane - Management Plane - OpenFlow - Separation of data plane and control plane I will be covering all the topics in the Cisco CCNP Encor exam. I want to make this content practical and it will include a lots of labs and demonstrations to help you better understand topics on the exam. CCNP ENCOR playlist: https://bit.ly/freeccnp Videos mentioned: What is SDN: https://youtu.be/l-DcbQhFAQs Python Network Automation: https://bit.ly/gns3python Ansible: https://youtu.be/Pcksyle-roE CCNP ENCOR Exam experience: https://youtu.be/Ypk77FytrWw ====================== Special Offers: ====================== Cisco Press: Up to 50% discount Save every day on Cisco Press learning products! Use discount code BOMBAL during checkout to save 35% on print books (plus free shipping in the U.S.), 45% on eBooks, and 50% on video courses and simulator software. Offer expires December 31, 2020. Shop now. Link: bit.ly/ciscopress50 Boson software: 15% discount Link: bit.ly/boson15 Code: DBAF15P GNS3 Academy: CCNA ($10): bit.ly/gns3ccna10 Wireshark ($10): bit.ly/gns3wireshark DavidBombal.com CCNA ($10): bit.ly/ccnafor10 Wireshark ($9): bit.ly/wireshark9 ====================== Free and trial Network Software: ====================== Solar-PuTTY: http://bit.ly/SolarPutty SolarWinds TFTP Server: http://bit.ly/2mbtD6j WAN Killer: http://bit.ly/wankiller Engineers Toolset: http://bit.ly/gns3toolset IP Address Scanner: http://bit.ly/swipscan Network Device Scanner: http://bit.ly/swnetscan Wifi Heat Map: http://bit.ly/wifiheat Wifi Analyzer: http://bit.ly/swwifianalyzer SolarWinds NPM: http://bit.ly/getnpm CCNP CCNP ENCOR CCNP 350-401 CCNP Enterprise ccnp training CCNP Security CCNP Data Center CCNP Service Provider CCNP Collaboration Cisco Certified Devnet Professional Cisco Certified Network Professional Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #ccnp #encor #ccnpencor

This is a FREE complete CCNP 350-401 ENCOR Course. I am going to be covering all the topics in the exam blueprint in this course. In this first video I discuss my exam experience using Cisco's online testing solution. I will be covering all the topics in the Cisco CCNP Encor exam. I want to make this content practical and it will include a lots of labs and demonstrations to help you better understand topics on the exam. CCNP ENCOR Playlist: bit.ly/freeccnp Menu: Announcement: 0:01 Online exam experience: 1:51 ENCOR Exam experience: 5:54 Videos mentioned: EEM and TCL Scripts: https://youtu.be/5vmgNL-w_Vg CCNA Exam experience: https://youtu.be/NbT_mdc3uko ====================== Special Offers: ====================== Cisco Press: Up to 50% discount Save every day on Cisco Press learning products! Use discount code BOMBAL during checkout to save 35% on print books (plus free shipping in the U.S.), 45% on eBooks, and 50% on video courses and simulator software. Offer expires December 31, 2020. Shop now. Link: bit.ly/ciscopress50 Boson software: 15% discount Link: bit.ly/boson15 Code: DBAF15P GNS3 Academy: CCNA ($10): bit.ly/gns3ccna10 Wireshark ($10): bit.ly/gns3wireshark DavidBombal.com CCNA ($10): bit.ly/ccnafor10 Wireshark ($9): bit.ly/wireshark9 ====================== Free and trial Network Software: ====================== Solar-PuTTY: http://bit.ly/SolarPutty SolarWinds TFTP Server: http://bit.ly/2mbtD6j WAN Killer: http://bit.ly/wankiller Engineers Toolset: http://bit.ly/gns3toolset IP Address Scanner: http://bit.ly/swipscan Network Device Scanner: http://bit.ly/swnetscan Wifi Heat Map: http://bit.ly/wifiheat Wifi Analyzer: http://bit.ly/swwifianalyzer SolarWinds NPM: http://bit.ly/getnpm CCNP CCNP ENCOR CCNP 350-401 CCNP Enterprise ccnp training CCNP Security CCNP Data Center CCNP Service Provider CCNP Collaboration Cisco Certified Devnet Professional Cisco Certified Network Professional Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #ccnp #encor #freeccnp

You can now access Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) for free! Thanks to Cisco DevNet, you use a cloud based version of CML for free. All you need is your web browser (you will need to install Cisco AnyConnect VPN client to access the labs remotely). This is Part 6 of my CML (VIRL 2) series showing you how to download, install and configure Cisco VIRL 2 (CML-P). The new version of Cisco VIRL allows you to create virtual Cisco networks using just your Web browser. You don't have to use a thick client or any other software - everything is included and everything is easy to use. The new version of Cisco VIRL 2 is one of your best options for CCNA, CCNP and CCIE Labs. VIRL 2 has multiple advantages over other platforms such as GNS3 or EVE-NG. VIRL 2 supports an HTML5 web client and contains all the Cisco IOS images. You don't have to use a thick client like you do with GNS3. You don't have to follow a convoluted process to get Cisco images working like you do with EVE-NG. You don't have to try to find images as they are all included as part of your VIRL subscription and by simply mapping an ISO drive to your virtual machine you can immediately start using all Cisco IOS images in your topologies. Both EVE-NG and GNS3 require that you provide your own IOS images - typically they recommend that you buy a VIRL subscription anyway. That means that you are already paying for VIRL. VIRL2 is also an official Cisco product - that means that you don't have to worry about any gray legal issues with regards to running Cisco IOS images on your laptop. This is an official Cisco product that is supported by Cisco. By paying your yearly subscription fee of $199, you can use Cisco IOS images such as IOSv, IOSvL2, ASAv, NX-OSv and others without any worries. VIRL 2 has everything you need to get started. Disadvantages include the requirement to license your installation. That however has been simplified dramatically from previous releases. There is also a 20 node limited in topologies. However, for most of us that is fine for a lot of labs. Is VIRL better than GNS3 or EVE-NG? In many ways it is. But, all platforms have advantages and disadvantages. If you are studying for your ccie, you many prefer gns3 or eve-ng as they don't limit the number of devices in a topology like virl does. VIRL-PE limits you to 20 devices - so your topologies cannot be massive like they could with gns3 or eve ng. However, if you are studying for your ccna or ccnp, VIRL may be more than enough. Cisco have made massive changes to their certification programs and it is fantastic to see the new version of VIRL in action. Menu: Overview: 0:01 More surprises: 2:10 Differences between CML-E and CML-P: 3:04 Link to access CML lab: 4:39 How to book a lab: 5:12 AnyConnect VPN Software: 7:40 Access the Lab: 9:11 Troubleshooting: 10:15 Login in to CML: 13:00 Create and configure own lab: 14:00 Videos mentioned: CML-P Part 1: https://youtu.be/sW5-jHLygFg Previous DevNet VIRL: https://youtu.be/TmGNtvh1eeY Cisco Modeling Labs CML-P CML-E VIRL VIRL 2 CML Cisco Modeling Labs - Personal EVE-NG GNS3 Packet Tracer CCNA Cisco Devnet Associate CCNP Enterprise CCNP Security CCNP Data Center CCNP Service Provider CCNP Collaboration Cisco Certified Devnet Professional Cisco Certified Network Professional Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #cml #devnet #ccna

The only port you need to open on a CML-P (VIRL 2) server is 443. You can telnet to devices using an encrypted, authenticated tunnel using the local breakout tool that comes with CML-P. No need to open lots of port numbers on your firewall. Just open TLS (Port 443) and you can connect remotely to the server. Very nice feature! I like this. This is Part 5 of my CML-P (VIRL 2) series showing you how to download, install and configure Cisco VIRL 2 (CML-P). The new version of Cisco VIRL allows you to create virtual Cisco networks using just your Web browser. You don't have to use a thick client or any other software - everything is included and everything is easy to use. The new version of Cisco VIRL 2 is one of your best options for CCNA, CCNP and CCIE Labs. VIRL 2 has multiple advantages over other platforms such as GNS3 or EVE-NG. VIRL 2 supports an HTML5 web client and contains all the Cisco IOS images. You don't have to use a thick client like you do with GNS3. You don't have to follow a convoluted process to get Cisco images working like you do with EVE-NG. You don't have to try to find images as they are all included as part of your VIRL subscription and by simply mapping an ISO drive to your virtual machine you can immediately start using all Cisco IOS images in your topologies. Both EVE-NG and GNS3 require that you provide your own IOS images - typically they recommend that you buy a VIRL subscription anyway. That means that you are already paying for VIRL. VIRL2 is also an official Cisco product - that means that you don't have to worry about any gray legal issues with regards to running Cisco IOS images on your laptop. This is an official Cisco product that is supported by Cisco. By paying your yearly subscription fee of $199, you can use Cisco IOS images such as IOSv, IOSvL2, ASAv, NX-OSv and others without any worries. VIRL 2 has everything you need to get started. Disadvantages include the requirement to license your installation. That however has been simplified dramatically from previous releases. There is also a 20 node limited in topologies. However, for most of us that is fine for a lot of labs. Is VIRL better than GNS3 or EVE-NG? In many ways it is. But, all platforms have advantages and disadvantages. If you are studying for your ccie, you many prefer gns3 or eve-ng as they don't limit the number of devices in a topology like virl does. VIRL-PE limits you to 20 devices - so your topologies cannot be massive like they could with gns3 or eve ng. However, if you are studying for your ccna or ccnp, VIRL may be more than enough. Cisco have made massive changes to their certification programs and it is fantastic to see the new version of VIRL in action. Menu: VIRL 2 name change: 0:01 Overview of Breakout Tool: 0:51 Lab Overview: 3:30 Download Breakout Tool: 4:40 Configure Breakout Tool: 6:15 View available labs: 9:14 Connect to lab devices: 9:56 Wireshark captures: 13:50 Shutdown Breakout Tool: 15:20 Videos mentioned: VIR2 Part 1: https://youtu.be/sW5-jHLygFg VIRL VIRL 2 CML-P CML Cisco Modeling Labs Cisco Modeling Labs - Personal EVE-NG GNS3 Packet Tracer CCNA Cisco Devnet Associate CCNP Enterprise CCNP Security CCNP Data Center CCNP Service Provider CCNP Collaboration Cisco Certified Devnet Professional Cisco Certified Network Professional Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #virl #ccna #cml

Thanks to the support of Cisco Press, one person will win a $700 CCNA prize; and two people will win CCNP prizes worth $160! But, wait! There's more! Sorry - couldn't resist - I am giving away a lot more during this giveaway. Want to win? Watch my video. ====================== Giveaways: ====================== CCNA Learning Library ($700 value): bit.ly/700ccna CCNP Enterprise Learning Library ($160 value): bit.ly/ccnp160 CCNA 200-301 course (limited to 100): See video for link. Python Network Automation (Time limited): See video for link. Wireshark course (limited to 100): See video for link. ====================== Special Offers: ====================== Cisco Press: Up to 50% discount Save every day on Cisco Press learning products! Use discount code BOMBAL during checkout to save 35% on print books (plus free shipping in the U.S.), 45% on eBooks, and 50% on video courses and simulator software. Offer expires December 31, 2020. Shop now. Link: bit.ly/ciscopress50 Boson software: 15% discount Link: bit.ly/boson15 Code: DBAF15P Udemy: CCNA course for $9.99 (Udemy): bit.ly/ccna999 Wireshark course for $12.99 (Udemy): bit.ly/wireshark1299 GNS3 Academy: CCNA ($10): bit.ly/gns3ccna10 Wireshark ($10): bit.ly/gns3wireshark DavidBombal.com CCNA ($10): bit.ly/ccnafor10 Wireshark ($9): bit.ly/wireshark9 =================== Free and Trial Network Software: =================== Solar-PuTTY: http://bit.ly/SolarPutty SolarWinds TFTP Server: http://bit.ly/2mbtD6j WAN Killer: http://bit.ly/wankiller Engineers Toolset: http://bit.ly/gns3toolset IP Address Scanner: http://bit.ly/swipscan Network Device Scanner: http://bit.ly/swnetscan Wifi Heat Map: http://bit.ly/wifiheat Wifi Analyzer: http://bit.ly/swwifianalyzer SolarWinds NPM: http://bit.ly/getnpm ================ Connect with David: ================ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: http://vm.tiktok.com/f6SGnr/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidbombal Website: http://www.davidbombal.com cisco ccna 200-301 ccna 200-301 ccna 200 301 VIRL CML-P CML EVE-NG GNS3 Packet Tracer CCNA Cisco Devnet Associate CCNP Enterprise CCNP Security CCNP Data Center CCNP Service Provider CCNP Collaboration Cisco Certified Devnet Professional Cisco Certified Network Professional Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #ccna #ccnp #python

VIRL 2 has a built-in multiplexing terminal server that allows you to SSH directly to devices running in VIRL. You can either SSH to the terminal server and then use commands to access devices, or you can SSH directly to the individual devices. The advantage of this is that you can use applications such SecureCRT, Royal TSX or SolarPutty that support multiple tabs to easily access individual devices running with in VIRL. This is Part 4 of my VIRL series showing you how to download, install and configure Cisco VIRL 2. The new version of Cisco VIRL allows you to create virtual Cisco networks using just your Web browser. You don't have to use a thick client or any other software - everything is included and everything is easy to use. The new version of Cisco VIRL 2 is one of your best options for CCNA, CCNP and CCIE Labs. VIRL 2 has multiple advantages over other platforms such as GNS3 or EVE-NG. VIRL 2 supports an HTML5 web client and contains all the Cisco IOS images. You don't have to use a thick client like you do with GNS3. You don't have to follow a convoluted process to get Cisco images working like you do with EVE-NG. You don't have to try to find images as they are all included as part of your VIRL subscription and by simply mapping an ISO drive to your virtual machine you can immediately start using all Cisco IOS images in your topologies. Both EVE-NG and GNS3 require that you provide your own IOS images - typically they recommend that you buy a VIRL subscription anyway. That means that you are already paying for VIRL. VIRL2 is also an official Cisco product - that means that you don't have to worry about any gray legal issues with regards to running Cisco IOS images on your laptop. This is an official Cisco product that is supported by Cisco. By paying your yearly subscription fee of $199, you can use Cisco IOS images such as IOSv, IOSvL2, ASAv, NX-OSv and others without any worries. VIRL 2 has everything you need to get started. Disadvantages include the requirement to license your installation. That however has been simplified dramatically from previous releases. There is also a 20 node limited in topologies. However, for most of us that is fine for a lot of labs. Is VIRL better than GNS3 or EVE-NG? In many ways it is. But, all platforms have advantages and disadvantages. If you are studying for your ccie, you many prefer gns3 or eve-ng as they don't limit the number of devices in a topology like virl does. VIRL-PE limits you to 20 devices - so your topologies cannot be massive like they could with gns3 or eve ng. However, if you are studying for your ccna or ccnp, VIRL may be more than enough. Cisco have made massive changes to their certification programs and it is fantastic to see the new version of VIRL in action. Menu: Overview: 0:01 VIRL setup: 1:05 SSH to VIRL Console Server: 2:14 Console Server commands: 2:45 Putty connections: 6:14 Script logins: 9:20 Using multiple tabs: 12:30 Videos mentioned: VIR2 Part 1: https://youtu.be/sW5-jHLygFg VIRL VIRL 2 CML Cisco Modeling Labs EVE-NG GNS3 Packet Tracer CCNA Cisco Devnet Associate CCNP Enterprise CCNP Security CCNP Data Center CCNP Service Provider CCNP Collaboration Cisco Certified Devnet Professional Cisco Certified Network Professional LPIC 1 LPIC 2 Linux Professional Institute LX0-103 LX0-104 XK0-004 Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #virl #ccna #cml

It's really easy to go from zero to a working Cisco ASA network using Cisco VIRL 2. No longer do you need to struggle to build networks that consist of Cisco ASAs - you can get a network up and running in a few minutes using Cisco VIRL. The initial installation of VIRL 2 is easy. The import of ASAv appliances is easy. It is also easy to get things working. VIRL 2 is so much better than VIRL 1. This is Part 3 of my VIRL series showing you how to download, install and configure Cisco VIRL 2. The new version of Cisco VIRL allows you to create virtual Cisco networks using just your Web browser. You don't have to use a thick client or any other software - everything is included and everything is easy to use. The new version of Cisco VIRL 2 is one of your best options for CCNA, CCNP and CCIE Labs. VIRL 2 has multiple advantages over other platforms such as GNS3 or EVE-NG. VIRL 2 supports an HTML5 web client and contains all the Cisco IOS images. You don't have to use a thick client like you do with GNS3. You don't have to follow a convoluted process to get Cisco images working like you do with EVE-NG. You don't have to try to find images as they are all included as part of your VIRL subscription and by simply mapping an ISO drive to your virtual machine you can immediately start using all Cisco IOS images in your topologies. Both EVE-NG and GNS3 require that you provide your own IOS images - typically they recommend that you buy a VIRL subscription anyway. That means that you are already paying for VIRL. VIRL2 is also an official Cisco product - that means that you don't have to worry about any gray legal issues with regards to running Cisco IOS images on your laptop. This is an official Cisco product that is supported by Cisco. By paying your yearly subscription fee of $199, you can use Cisco IOS images such as IOSv, IOSvL2, ASAv, NX-OSv and others without any worries. VIRL 2 has everything you need to get started. Disadvantages include the requirement to license your installation. That however has been simplified dramatically from previous releases. There is also a 20 node limited in topologies. However, for most of us that is fine for a lot of labs. Is VIRL better than GNS3 or EVE-NG? In many ways it is. But, all platforms have advantages and disadvantages. If you are studying for your ccie, you many prefer gns3 or eve-ng as they don't limit the number of devices in a topology like virl does. VIRL-PE limits you to 20 devices - so your topologies cannot be massive like they could with gns3 or eve ng. However, if you are studying for your ccna or ccnp, VIRL may be more than enough. Cisco have made massive changes to their certification programs and it is fantastic to see the new version of VIRL in action. Menu: Overview: 0:01 Requirements: 1:36 Import OVA: 2:38 macBook specifications: 3:20 Customize VMware Settings: 3:34 Start VIRL: 4:30 Initial system wizard: 4:47 Browse to VIRL Web UI: 7:30 License the server: 8:09 Build my ASA Lab: 9:23 Start Lab: 10:34 Configure ASA: 14:05 Test network: 17:50 Conclusion: 18:38 Videos mentioned: VIR2 Part 1: https://youtu.be/sW5-jHLygFg VIRL 2 Cisco Live: https://youtu.be/5xUvqDMxH3g VIRL 1 installation: https://youtu.be/Ie5GwqtUVc8 ============================ Cisco ASAv configuration: ============================ interface GigabitEthernet0/1 nameif outside security-level 0 ip address 8.8.8.254 255.255.255.0 no shut ! interface GigabitEthernet0/0 nameif inside security-level 100 ip address 10.1.1.254 255.255.255.0 no shut route outside 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 8.8.8.8 object network obj_any subnet 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 nat (inside,outside) dynamic interface policy-map global_policy class inspection_default inspect icmp ============================