Cisco Modeling Labs

Cisco Modeling Labs is our premier platform for network simulation. With an easy-to-use HTML5 UI and a comprehensive API, Cisco Modeling Labs makes it fun to design, test, troubleshoot, and learn.

Welcome to the world of network simulation

Cisco Modeling Labs is an on-premises network simulation tool that runs on workstations and servers. With Cisco Modeling Labs, you can quickly and easily simulate multi-vendor networks. This gives you highly reliable models for designing, testing, and troubleshooting.

Cost-effective

Compared to building out, maintaining, and upgrading real-world labs, Cisco Modeling labs returns results faster, more easily, and for a fraction of the cost, giving you access to real VM images. Plus, you’ll save time and effort in finding compatible and authorized images for Cisco network operating systems, such as IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS, and IOS-XR.

Scability and flexbility

Test a variety of network scenarios, from small office networks to large enterprise environments, while having the flexibility to adapt your simulated networks to accommodate new requirements or changes in design.

Reduce risk

Test network configurations in a simulated environment before deploying them in a live network to reduce the risk of causing disruptions or outages.

Hands-on learning

The platform provides a realistic environment for practicing configuration and troubleshooting tasks, which is invaluable for hands-on learning and certification preparation.

Life is good when you can lab from anywhere

Features

  • CML now enables IOS on Linux (IOL) images: IOL images give you the ability to run more devices in your virtual labs with fewer resources.
  • Node types with multiple config files: You now have the ability to edit all configuration files of a lab’s nodes. Instead of editing only one of the multiple day 0 configuration files on nodes of that type in your labs, you can mark multiple files in the provisioning section as editable for your lab’s nodes.
  • Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN support and images: You now have access to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN images. So you can create a full SD-WAN backbone in CML without purchasing additional licenses for SD-WAN.
  • Pin a node to a particular compute server in a CML cluster deployment (only available for multi-user licenses): In CML cluster deployments, you now have the ability to manually specify the compute host for nodes. The compute pinning feature allows administrators to bypass the automatic compute assignment and choose the best compute host, allowing greater control of node placement in the cluster and thus greater optimization.

Benefits

  • Design, test, and troubleshoot on virtual equipment at a fraction of the cost
  • Jumpstart your NetDevOps transformation. The API lets you automate your simulations and connect to external networks
  • Great way to practice your skills for certification exams

Design, troubleshoot, and learn

For Single user

Personal

  • Single user only
  • Latest version 2.7 features, such as ability to run IOL images, node types with multiple config files, and Cisco Catalyst SD WAN support and images
  • Ships with 20 Cisco nodes and cannot expand
  • Community support only
  • Available via the Cisco Learning Network Store for $199 or 2 Cisco Learning Credits

Personal Plus

  • Single user only
  • Latest version 2.7 features, such as ability to run IOL images, node types with multiple config files, and Cisco Catalyst SD WAN support and images
  • Ships with 40 Cisco nodes and cannot expand
  • Community support only
  • Available via the Cisco Learning Network Store only for $349 or 4 Cisco Learning Credits

For Teams

Enterprise

  • Latest version 2.7 features, such as ability to run IOL images, node types with multiple config files,  Cisco Catalyst SD WAN support and images, and ability to pin a node to a particular compute server in a CML cluster deployment
  • For organizations with many users
  • Ships with 20 Cisco nodes and can expand by up to another 300 nodes
  • Multi-user Functionality Community and TAC support

Education

  • Latest version 2.7 features, such as ability to run IOL images, node types with multiple config files,  Cisco Catalyst SD WAN support and images, and ability to pin a node to a particular compute server in a CML cluster deployment
  • Designed for educational institutions, high schools, and other non-profit learning institutions that use CML for teaching
  • Offers a price point that enables many students to practice and learn
  • Licensing per concurrent user instead of per node

Getting started

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