Planning¶
This guide provides specific information pertinent to delivering the NETLAB+ Multi-Purpose Academy Pod with ASA (MAPASA) pod.
Lab Device Overview¶
Lab devices are part of the topology, and users can interact with them either directly or indirectly. The lab device requirements vary for the NETLAB+ Multi-Purpose Academy Pod with ASA (MAPASA), depending on the Cisco equipment you plan to use.
If you plan to use your NETLAB+ Multi-Purpose Academy Pod with ASA (MAPASA) for the Cisco Network Security v1 , please refer to the lab device requirements in Lab Device Requirements for Supported Courses.
Other equipment may work if it is supported by NETLAB+ and can meet the minimum requirements for feature sets, interfaces, IOS, RAM, and Flash. A list of NETLAB+ supported lab equipment can be found on the NDG website. Please note, compatibility with NETLAB+ does not guarantee compatibility with the Academy labs.
Lab Device Requirements for Supported Courses¶
Note
Details on requirements are provided on the lab pages for each course:
Device |
Recommended Model(s) |
Required License |
|---|---|---|
R1 |
C8200L-1N-4T |
Cisco DNA Essentials On-Prem Lic |
R2 |
C8200L-1N-4T |
Cisco DNA Essentials On-Prem Lic |
R3 |
C8200L-1N-4T |
Cisco DNA Essentials On-Prem Lic |
S1 |
C9200L-24T-4G-E |
C9200L-DNA-E-24-3Y |
S2 |
C9200L-24T-4G-E |
C9200L-DNA-E-24-3Y |
S3 |
C9200L-24T-4G-E |
C9200L-DNA-E-24-3Y |
ASA |
FPR1010-ASA-K9 |
Warning
The global command boot enable-break must be enabled on all switches for proper operation. Please refer to Switch Configuration Tasks.
Pod Resource Requirements¶
The NETLAB+ Multi-Purpose Academy Pod with ASA (MAPASA) pod will consume 72.3 GB of storage per template pod instance.
The following table provides details of the storage requirements for each of the virtual machines in the pod.
Virtual Machine |
Deployed VM (GB) |
Maximum Memory (GB) |
|---|---|---|
PC-A |
24.1 |
6 |
PC-B |
24.1 |
6 |
PC-C |
24.1 |
6 |
Total |
72.3 |
18 |
Proxmox VE Host Requirements¶
Please refer to the NDG website for specific Proxmox VE host requirements to support virtual machine delivery: https://www.netdevgroup.com/products/requirements/
The deployment of the NETLAB+ Multi-Purpose Academy Pod with ASA (MAPASA) requires Proxmox VE version of 8.4 or greater.
Note
The number of active pods that can be used simultaneously depends on the NETLAB+ product license and the number of Proxmox VE host servers meeting the hardware requirements specifications.
NETLAB+ Requirements¶
Installation of NETLAB+ Multi-Purpose Academy Pod with ASA (MAPASA) pods, as described in this guide, requires that you are running NETLAB+ VE 25.0.0 or greater. Previous versions of NETLAB+ do not support requirements for the NETLAB+ Multi-Purpose Academy Pod with ASA (MAPASA) pod on the Proxmox VE physical host servers. Please refer to the NETLAB+ Virtual Machine Infrastructure.
NETLAB+ Virtual Machine Infrastructure Setup¶
The NETLAB+ Virtual Machine Infrastructure setup is described in the following sections of the NETLAB+ Virtual Machine Infrastructure:
Registering a Virtual Datacenter in NETLAB+
Adding hosts in NETLAB+
Networking Requirements¶
To accommodate the movement of large VMs and ISO disk images from one host to another, gigabit Ethernet or better connectivity is recommended to interconnect your NETLAB+ and Proxmox VE host systems.
It is recommended to interconnect your servers are described in detail in the Networking section of the NETLAB+ Designated Operating Environment.