This document will guide how to install dynamips and dynagen emulation software for Cisco IOS Software in Linux Operating System.

Components Used

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1. Ubuntu Linux 8.04.1 i386
2. Dynagen 0.11.0 for Linux
3. Dynamips 0.2.8-RC2 for Linux
4. Cisco IOS Software for Cisco 3600 Series Router (you must have access to download it)

Install Dynagen and Dynamips

Extract Dynagen compressed file to specific directory (/opt/dynamips)

[email protected]:~$ mkdir -p /opt/dynamips
[email protected]:~$ mv dynagen-0.11.0.tar.gz /opt/dynamips
[email protected]:~$ cd /opt/dynamips
[email protected]:/opt/dynamips$ tar -zxvf dynagen-0.11.0.tar.gz
[email protected]:/opt/dynamips$ ln -s dynagen-0.11.0 dynagen

uncomment this line in dynagen configuration file (/opt/dynamips/dynagen/dynagen.ini)

telnet = xterm -T %d -e telnet %h %p > /dev/null 2>&1 &

Install Dynamips RPM file, but before you need to instal “rpm” software Ubuntu Linux

[email protected]:~$ sudo apt-get install rpm
[email protected]:~$ rpm -ivh dynamips-0.2.8RC2-1.i386.rpm
[email protected]:~$ mv dynamips-0.2.8-RC2-x86.bin /opt/dynamips/
[email protected]:~$ cd /opt/dynamips
[email protected]:/opt/dynamips$
[email protected]:/opt/dynamips$ ln -s dynamips-0.2.8-RC2-x86.bin dynamips
[email protected]:/opt/dynamips$ chmod 755 dynamips

Prepare Cisco IOS image

Put the IOS image based on router that you want to run (for example c7200-js-mz.123-14.T7.bin for Cisco 7200 router series) in image Dynagen extraction directory (/opt/dynamips/images).

Extract the IOS images using “unzip” tools to minimize load dynamips to extract and load the Cisco IOS Software.

[email protected]:~$ mv c7200-js-mz.123-14.T7.bin /opt/dynamips/ios
[email protected]:~$ cd /opt/dynamips/ios
[email protected]:/opt/dynamips/ios$ unzip -p c7200-js-mz.123-14.T7.bin > c7200-js-mz.123-14.T7..image
warning [c7200-js-mz.123-14.T7.bin]: 27928 extra bytes at beginning or within zipfile
(attempting to process anyway)

Configure Dynagen

Configure one dynagen network file in the installation folder (/opt/dynamips/dynagen/sample_labs/simple1) for example simple1.net. This configuration will run two Cisco 7200 series routers with serial back-to-back connection.

# Simple lab
[localhost]
[[7200]]
image = /opt/dynagen/images/c7200-js-mz.123-14.T7.images
npe = npe-400
ram = 160

[[ROUTER R1]]
s1/0 = R2 s1/0

[[ROUTER R2]]

Running Dynamips

Run the dynamips server this command line from the dynamips installation directory

[email protected]:~$ /opt/dynamips/dynamips -H 7200

This display will be appeaed and don’t stop or close it.

Cisco Router Simulation Platform (version 0.2.8-RC2-x86)
Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Christophe Fillot.
Build date: Oct 14 2007 10:41:26

ILT: loaded table “mips64j” from cache.
ILT: loaded table “mips64e” from cache.
ILT: loaded table “ppc32j” from cache.
ILT: loaded table “ppc32e” from cache.
Hypervisor TCP control server started (port 7200).

Running Dynagen Router Emulator

Running the dynagen by opening dynagen network file using this command line:

[email protected]:~$ /opt/dynamips/dynagen/dynagen /opt/dynamips/dynagen/sample_labs/simple1/simple1.net

Cisco Dynamips Download

This output will appear and check all the routers are running using “list” command.

Reading configuration file…

*** Warning: Starting R1 with no idle-pc value
*** Warning: Starting R2 with no idle-pc value
Network successfully loaded

Dynagen management console for Dynamips and Pemuwrapper 0.11.0
Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Greg Anuzelli, contributions Pavel Skovajsa

=> list
Name Type State Server Console
R1 7200 running localhost:7200 2000
R2 7200 running localhost:7200 2001

Accessing the Simulated Router

Access the router by telneting to specify ports number, for example for router number 1 (R1) telnet to localhost with port 2001.

# telnet 127.0.0.1 2001

This window will appear and ready to configure …

Cisco Dynamips Switch

[email protected]:~$ telnet 127.0.0.1 2000
Trying 127.0.0.1…
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is ‘^]’.
Connected to Dynamips VM “R1” (ID 0, type c7200) – Console port

Router>

Cisco Dynamips Images

Continue for router number 2 (R2) by telnet to localhost with port number 2002, and so on if you have more than one two routers …

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Reference :

Dynamips Cisco Ios Images Download

1. Cisco 7200 Simulator developed by UTC (University of Technology of Compiegne, France)

Cisco Dynamips Emulator

2. Dynamips and Dynagen documentation file (/opt/dynamips/dynagen/docs/tutorial.htm)