We returned to record our ninth episode on Sunday July 24, 2016.

Interesting News and Events

Cisco Live US LasVegas

• Tetration, A Data Center Analytics Appliance
• StealthWatch / Lancope enhancement
• NetFlow, NBAR + Agent for ISR Routers

The CCIE Routing And Switching Written Exam Needs To Be Fixed by Tom HollingsworthFixing The CCIE Written – A Follow Up by Tom Hollingsworth

Roundtable Discussion – Testlab

Why should we test something before we deploy it in the live production environment?

The difference between what is in the datasheet and the real world deployment.

Feature Testing / Configuration Testing

• Is it working in general?
• Comparison between different features / functions that provide the same service e.g.
• Routing protocols OSPF, ISIS, BGP, EIGRP
• Is it working with the new software
• Is it stable
• Failover tests /convergence times
• Interoperability Tests
• different features
• vendors
• device types like e.g. Firewall, Router, Server

Virtual Solutions

• GNS3
• Cisco VIRL
• Juniper vSRX
• A10 vThunder
• Citrix vNetscaler
• Cumulus VX

Performance Testing

• Never trust the datasheets
• Packet genrators:
  • iPerf / jperf
  • Spierent
  • IXIA Chariot

Monitor your testlab

• Perfsonar
• Check_MK
• Netflow / Flow exporter

What tools are you using?

Jason Edelmann Networktocode On Demand Network Labs

Cisco Nexus, Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS-XR, Arista, OpenDaylight, Citrix VPX, Cumulus, Juniper vMX, Juniper vSRX

PacketLife.Net Community Lab by Jeremy Stretch. Jeremy closed the lab a few years back but it was a great resource for those that didn’t have access to the gear to test their metal and skills.

If you have any questions, thoughts, or feedback please leave a comment below.

Cheers!