EVE-NG ROCKS!! Network Emulator for CCNA | CCNP | DevNet

[@uldisdzerkals8604]

Greeting from Uldis, EVE-NG, you mate rock :)

[@DataKnox]

You guys ROCK!! 💪

[@helloworld9730]

You guys really need to hire someone to make some very well how to content videos regarding every single detail. Not everyone is into reading PDFs. Take as a marketing advice.

[@techmidas]

I got the new CML-P and I must say I'm loving how easy it is compared to its predecessor. My plan is to use CML and extend my 20 node limit by bridging my CML topologies across to my EVE-NG setup where I use the CML images I got with my license.

[@O2C69]

Thanks Mr Knox, great intro.. thanks to keith barker's recommendation on eve-ng.

[@Nobodyinvitedyouhere]

Can confirm, would prefer recordings sticking to 1080p so the font size works for non-4K viewers and viewers with 15" and smaller laptop screens.

[@simofsimenz]

Hi Knox, I've loved your short nugget length videos lately, thanks a lot

[@DataKnox]

I try to keep them around 5 minutes!

[@dennisweikel2566]

Between Eve-NG, GNS3 and CLM running on VMware workstations which platform is able to host the largest topology diagram. I'd like to create a topology with two data centers connected connected over the Internet. Each data center would need about 15 pieces of hardware. The Windows 10 computer I'm using has 18 cores and 128 GB of ram.

[@gilnims]

Great video @Knox! I stumbled across your channel looking for good CCNP topologies as I am not very creative when it comes to emulating an enterprise environment on my laptop. Question: What L2 image do you use to configure Gigabitethernet interfaces on switches? The images I have are limited to Ethernet (10BaseT) and Fast Ethernet (100BaseT). Since both of those line speeds are quite antiquated, I wanted to use switches which emulate line speeds used today. Thank you for the video and keep up the good work!

[@ratnavodutta]

Liked your video on this. Just wanted to know one more thing, how do I select a best package for my needs from VIrl. I am always confused which package to take where I can get almost all legitimate images.

[@willo7380]

Hey Knox, I wanted to do your Lab and use your scripts to do my home lab for my studies on CCNP. I'm just starting just like you are. I haven't done Automation yet. so I'm starting from the beginning. Where can I find your configuration/scripts for your lab you did on Eve-Ng?

[@papabear4441]

Hi, Great video. I just install EVE-NG-PRO . I wonder how do you enable just one secureCRT with multikple tab for devices? I tried "console to all nodes" But it just open one secreCRT windows. Any idea? Thanks

[@faisal04021987]

Can you please advise how to access the GUI of Firewall from the Cloud, in our VMWARE local home setup we do it by connecting the firewall to the cloud management 0, and then we give the IP of firewall in browser and we are able to access, but in cloud suppose i gave the ip 198.18.18.1/24 to cloud pnet9 and defined nat and then connected the FW to cloud and gave ip 198.18.18.2/24, when i give the ip of FW on browser i am unable to reach, what changes we have to do in our local host machine to be able to reach this cloud pnet9 198.18.18.2/24.

[@Geo0792]

I was about to ask you what you'd recommend to study for Encor and Enauto between eve-ng and CML, Im starting to study for Encor now.

[@DataKnox]

Both would be fine as long as you can get the appropriate images. For ENAUTO, you’ll need CSR1000v in particular for the IOS-XE portions (Netconf, RESTCONF, telemetry). CML might be the easier to deploy in that instance since it would come with images, but would be limited later down the road if you want to add other vendors images to it

[@Geo0792]

@@DataKnox Thank you for the response, big fun.

[@Oldskoolmercs]

Thanks for the upload

[@willbashlor]

Sup Knox? For future reference you can edit the .ovf file to allow for install on an older ESXi box. I successfully installed EVE-NG on an ESXi 5.1 PE C1100 (12 core, 72GB RAM). Very old server and works great for virtual labbing. Hmm, The lines are becoming blurred for the best lab emulator with all the added SDN, programmability, and automation. I've been using GNS3 but maybe I need to reconsider. It's hard to beat free though, and since I already pay for a VIRL subscription I really don't want to add another (EVE-NG). I am on the same path to CCIE EI and I'm following you closely. Thanks man...

[@Singkhorn.S]

So you need 48GB of ram for an instance of EVE NG ?

[@DanielCanizzo]

Hi Knox, can you compared to the new kid in the block, CML ? Thank you

[@Oldskoolmercs]

Great question

[@DataKnox]

Keith is live streaming it today!

[@DanielCanizzo]

Knox: what we do with GNS3? We junk it and use EVE, or we keep it, just in case?

[@pulkitsehgal9408]

Thanks for such information! Can we use Microsoft surface laptop 3 or macbook pro base model for eve-ng if we are going for CCIE security?

[@DataKnox]

Probably need more horsepower than a base model

[@pulkitsehgal9408]

@@DataKnox what about surface laptop 3?

[@JonathanB00K3R]

Hey Knox, I was rethinking the best path for my future and had a few questions. Right now I am lining myself up for ENCOR, but im taking a break to learn some python and some SDN basics. However, after ENCOR I intend to go for the ENARSI, as my passion is enterprise routing. With those as hard goals, here is my conundrum. I love Devnet. It has sparked a new challenge into networking that I felt was missing from learning the old guard networking stuff, and Im not sure what the best time spent vs material learned ratio is. If I had all the time in the world I would go 1.Devasc 2.Devcore 3.ENAUTO. I really want to be a master in all things Net Devops, but Ill be entering the work force in 2 years. Which should I focus on to get the biggest bang for my buck ( bang for buck meaning knowledge gained and salary potential) if I have 2 years time to get them. Thanks again for the straight forward videos. So much confusion and questions on the network engineer journey these days.

[@DataKnox]

Well, first thing I’ll say is that Python and SDN are on ENCOR so you’re not giving up one for the other. With two years to prep, you could do ENCOR, ENARSI, and ENAUTO. ENAUTO counts towards both CCNP and DevNet Professional so you’re killing two birds with one stone

[@JonathanB00K3R]

​@@DataKnox "ENAUTO counts towards both CCNP and DevNet Professional" meaning all I would need is the DEVCOR after ENAUTO? Do you think its worth it to "skip" devasc in this case?

[@DataKnox]

JonathanB00K3R to get your CCNP and DevNet Pro, you would need ENCOR, DEVCOR, and ENAUTO. I would caution about leaping into DEVCOR if you’re not well versed in the software development world - I found it very challenging and I worked in that space. DEVASC May be a safer place to start. But you COULD study DEVASC and then just go straight into DEVCOR

[@JonathanB00K3R]

@@DataKnox do you think I would do well at ENAUTO if I went straight to that from ENARSI? As always, thanks for chatting with me.

[@DataKnox]

JonathanB00K3R there is no overlap from ENARSI to ENAUTO. I wouldn’t count on ENARSI helping

[@sanad9193]

Hey Thanks for the video. Do you have a downloadable lab to practice CCNP ENCOR or can you recommend a lab guide?

[@RemoteAbductionArm]

Great vid Knox! Why didn't you just upgrade ESXi, though?

[@DataKnox]

Can’t on Dell R710s. It will says “this CPU is not supported on version 6.5+”

[@aboodshazy4745]

i'm having R710 bro and ESXI v6.7 is running proper smooth, but ye had to download an iso image to install eve-ng

[@techmidas]

Hey @Data Knox, what would you recommend as a good HD size to allocate to EVE-NG. In addition to stuff like CSRs with possibly at least 1 IOS-XR in most of my topologies, I'll be running other vendor equipment like the Fortimanager which I think base uses a 100GB data drive. To test EVE out I built it with 128GB but later tried importing a FortiManager and gave that 30GB but it refused to start. I'll test the Fortimanager with 100GB without increasing EVE's space to see if maybe EVE does Thin allocation.

[@DataKnox]

Good question! I gave my VM 250 GB

[@techmidas]

@@DataKnox Cool! I've given mine 128GB and imported FortiManager again and given it 100GB but on disk it only shows MB in size so it seems it uses Thin allocation. Also it seems my issue was to do with the RAM allocated to the FortiManager, the requirement is 1024 but it only works for me when I double it to 2GB RAM.

[@hotximin6008]

What´s a docker node and its use cases? Thanks.

[@DataKnox]

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[@cyberciscowebdev8371]

Eve-ng ip address not opening in browser. How do i fix this? I can open it only when i re install vm ware and eve ng vm but when i close the eve ng vm and re open i cannot access the ip in browser anymore. TIA

[@DataKnox]

Strange. Did you by chance create a switch on a topology or something? Maybe it is bridged out to the LAN and is breaking STP?

[@cyberciscowebdev8371]

It's fixed now. Thanks

[@davidmorgan7370]

Using CML-P because I can't get native console to open up a Telnet session when I double click a node. I have access to my physical network and google, but I can't ping from my physical network to my virtual network . You able to explain how to do that so I can practice using Ansible as well?

[@helloworld9730]

You're asking how to bridge from your network to your lab I assume. If that can clarify.

[@davidmorgan7370]

Hello World I can ping out from my virtual network to a live network. What I can’t do is ping in from my physical network to my virtual network. Assuming there’s something wrong with my virtual NAT or wrong default gateway or something

[@helloworld9730]

@@davidmorgan7370 Ping is supposed to be bidirectional communication.. In simple words.. If I can ping you. you can ping me unless my firewall doesn't allow you to hear from me.. So if you are pinging a windows VM - There is a special firewall rule called "Virtual Machine Monitoring (Echo Request - ICMPv4-In)" Make sure that one is enabled beside the normal one.

[@helloworld9730]

@@davidmorgan7370 If that's not your case. You have to invest 15 to 30 min of your time to form a detailed question by covering all details and IP addresses... eveything about our lab. So others can help you. If I were you I will even mention the IPs used and how I setted up the lab in details.. even if that would take 30 min.

[@Black_Swan68761]

Great video! could you please share the hardware model and specs you are running ESXi on? I've set up eve-ng on my Dell Optiplex desktop has an i5 processor, 1tb SSD HD with 64gb ram, but I think I need a power machine. Millions of thanks in advance.

[@DataKnox]

I have a video on my channel called Build an I.T. Homelab in 2020 that has all the details!

[@Black_Swan68761]

@@DataKnox You are Awesome! Thank you so much for your reply.

[@mikearrera8672]

Knox, you switched off your targeting computer! What's wrong?

[@DataKnox]

“Nothing. I’m alright.”

[@ragayclark]

awesome video bro, just to confirm that you're using the pro / paid version of eve-ng? thanks!

[@DataKnox]

Yes!

[@greggheffley3232]

What's your pc specs? What's the specs recommended for ccie study?

[@DataKnox]

The ESXI host is a Dell R710 with 12 cores and 64GB of RAM

[@greggheffley3232]

Thanks bro

[@alphauser9672]

Hello mate! I hope you are doing good in times of hardship. I am also preparing for CCIE. I have one question for you. I am taking ENCORE exam, Someone told me that you need pass 3 concentration exam as well to take the CCIE enterprise exams > Is it true >?

[@DataKnox]

I have not heard that. It’s not prereq but it WOULD be smart to study for them as they all feed into the CCIE

[@alphauser9672]

@@DataKnox Thanks buddy and yeah Best of luck for the CCIE. I wish you a good day.

[@JuanGerardoHernandez]

But that is the pro version right? The one that costs money

[@DataKnox]

Yes

[@derickasamani5730]

@@DataKnox still don't get why Eve-ng is being preferred to GNS3 for CCIE studies, what am i missing? .... Am currently studying for my encor

[@Shortest_clip]

Hello Sir, please make a video step-by-step installation eve ng on vmware esxi server , tnx

[@eddurguti]

Hi, did you take the ccie exam yet?

[@DataKnox]

I just started preparing for it this week

[@eddurguti]

@@DataKnox good luck, working on the ENCOR now!

[@eddurguti]

Data Knox keep us posted on the progress and tools/resources you’re using!!

[@damonaniton]

EVE was the more complex emulator to setup. But once you have it up and running it is a great tool. Definitely better than GNS3. I am now testing out CML 2 also

[@derickasamani5730]

can you please expatiate why Eve-ng is better than GNS3

[@alzain55a]

Now eve-ng run in google cloud Platform

[@anket1dhawan]

Try hosted EVE-NG services of www.cloudmylab.com, everything works on their platform and their support is very good.

[@michaelmyers4484]

Is the name an allusion to Eve-n-g-elion? Are the developers anime nerds? 😃

[@michaelaladra2371]

the Background Music is Shit .....THANX