2. Unified Networking Lab
Unified Networking Lab by Andrea Dainese
What is UNetLab
UNetLab as network emulation with multi-hypervisor support within a single entity.
What is supported by UNetLab
Lab design, UNetLab working environment
UNetLab benefits and possibilities
Future UNetLab
http://www.unetlab.com/
Agenda
3. Unified Networking Lab
UNetLab history
UNetLab as single platform, All in One
UNetLab as network emulation with multi-hypervisor support within a single entity.
Who are users for UNetLab emulator
Why we need another emulator vs VIRL and GNS3
What is UNetLab
4. Unified Networking Lab
Supported platforms
• Light UNetLab virtual machine, VWware workstation
• Full UNetLab virtual machine, VMware ESXi platform
• Linux bare box and UNL
Source what I need and where I can run UNetLab?
How much nodes I will be able to run?
What else do I need to run my UNetLab.
UNetLab design for home and enterprise users
UNetLab as network emulation with multi-
hypervisor support within a single entity
UNetLab for small home user:
VMware workstation 9.x+
One VM Machine
Recommended resource, Intel VT-x support
RAM, CPU
How much I can run on my PC
UNetLab for Enterprise:
VMware VSphere 5.5 or 6.0 (ESXi)
vCentre 5.5, 6.0
One VM Machine
Recommended resource, Intel VT-x support, EPT
option for CPU
RAM
UNetLab Linux bare box:
Linux Ubuntu Server
Clouding Limits
5. Unified Networking Lab
UNetLab as network emulation with multi-
hypervisor support within a single entity
(cont.)
UNetLab management
Same PC VMware workstation
Remote management and work with UNetLab
Telnet access to UNL nodes, Secure CRT, Putty, SuperPutty
VNC access
Windows registry pack and wrappers
7. Unified Networking Lab
Cisco ASA
Cisco ASAv
Cisco ACS
Cisco ISE
Cisco CDA
Cisco IPS
Cisco WSA virtual appliance
Cisco CSR1000V
Cisco NX-OSv
Cisco SourceFire
Cisco vIOS
Cisco vIOS L2
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
Cisco vWAAS
Cisco XRv
A10 Networks vThunder Virtual Appliance
Alcatel 7750 Virtual Service Router
Arista Networks switches
Aruba Networks security (clearpass)
Brocade Virtual ADX
Citrix Netscaler VPX
Checkpoint Firewall
Cumulus
Extreme Networks
F5 BIG-IP LM
Fortinet virtual FW
HP virtual router
Juniper Networks M series router (olive)
Juniper Networks vMX router
Juniper Networks vSRX FW
Ostinato traffic generator
Palo Alto virtual Firewall
VyOS
S-Terra FW
Linux
Mikrotik
MS Windows 7
MS Windows XP
MS Windows Server 2008R2
New vendors upcoming
What vendors are supported by UNetLab
(cont.)
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UNetLab lab designs and working environment
UNetLab Web management
Active web diagram
On click call telnet or vnc sessions
Flexible lab design and lab creation
9. UNetLab benefits and possibilities
Full scale lab designs
Wireshark Integration, live capture
Lab exports/imports
Lab cloning
Multiuser Support
Cloud support for external source
connections, number of external
sources limited by virtual/physical
hardware
Real LAN/WAN in UNetLab
UNetLab System monitoring
Custom active topology support
Unified Networking Lab
10. Unified Networking Lab
UNetLab Future
Beyond Limits
Multi initial configuration support
Featured web design, active topology detailing feature
Multiuser management under admin account, user
privileges