[c-nsp] VIRL vs GNS3 vs Else for Automation practicing

[Jerry Kemp]

Assuming that these are the people/group you are referencing here:

http://eve-ng.net

Wondering if you, or anyone here, is familiar with the EVE-NG product and its operation.

Does it work well for you?

And most importantly, is it a time-expiring license like VIRL?

I'd rather purchase a product, and, even if my current version is old/outdated, I would prefer to be able to run with what I have. 
I go thru periods where I intensely use a product for a few weeks, then leave it alone for months, till I need it again.   I'm happy 
to pay, and VIRL seems to be a great product, but its time based license conflicts with my actual usage needs.

Jerry





On 21/05/18 11:29, Tyler Applebaum wrote:
> EVE-NG seems to be the new multi-vendor hotness.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Sami Joseph
> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2018 9:00 PM
> To: Cisco-nsp <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Subject: [c-nsp] VIRL vs GNS3 vs Else for Automation practicing
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to practice automation, specifically Ansible on different network operating systems, Cisco, Cumulus, Juniper.
> 
> VIRL costs money but it has the IOS images bundled, GNS3 doesnt but i'll have to find the images, other than that, does anyone have any feedback ?
> 
> Thanks