[j-nsp] Practice lab environments, any suggestions?

[Paul S.]

Buy the cheapest l3 switch that works for you and get JunOS firefly -- 
really.

It does most things you could see yourself doing anytime soon.

On 9/10/2014 午前 12:37, Tyler Christiansen wrote:
> Sorry, that should have been EX3300.
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Volodymyr Samodid <
> vladimir.samoded at onat.edu.ua> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> are you sure  about VC and EX3200 ? I can't find any information in KB
>> about that.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> On 09/04/2014 07:38 PM, Tyler Christiansen wrote:
>>
>>> It also depends on what certifications you're going for.  Also need to
>>> keep
>>> in mind that EX2200 and EX3200, while capable of virtual chassis, do not
>>> have dedicated virtual chassis ports.  None of those devices will let you
>>> do some of the switching features necessary for SP exams, and the J2300
>>> and
>>> J4300 are end of sale.  I haven't used the J series, but if they require a
>>> different Junos image than the J4350 or J2320, it may be difficult to find
>>> a new(er) Junos image.
>>>
>>> I would honestly just buy a few EX4200s and use Junos Firefly (or whatever
>>> it's called now) for the routing.  If you can afford it, Junosphere is
>>> excellent.  Not that it's expensive, but it does cost money, and if you
>>> don't use it for a significant portion of the day, it can be a "waste" of
>>> money.  Junosphere is due for v4 soon (there used to be a notice about
>>> potential downtime while systems are upgraded to support it--or something
>>> to that effect).
>>>
>>> --tc
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Scott Granados <scott at granados-llc.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>   This actually looks interesting, thanks for the pointer.
>>>> On Sep 4, 2014, at 12:11 PM, ryanL <ryan.landry at gmail.com<mailto:
>>>> ryan.landry at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> something like this might be overkill, but might save you a lot of money
>>>> on rack rentals if you plan on spending loads of time on this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUST-SEE-1OFAKIND-JUNIPER-JNCIE-
>>>> JNCIS-JNCIA-CCIE-CCNP-COUNTERPART-CISCO-LAB-/141393100611?pt=US_Wired_
>>>> Routers&hash=item20ebaf7f43
>>>>
>>>> (not my listing, just an example, buyer beware, etc etc)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Scott Granados <scott at granados-llc.net
>>>> <mailto:scott at granados-llc.net>> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I’m starting down the path of certifications and wondering what people
>>>> use
>>>> for practice labs in terms of hardware?   I did some googling but have
>>>> mostly found rack rental services.  Is this the primary method?  Is there
>>>> anyone putting together bundles for sale of used equipment like you might
>>>> find for Cisco hardware?  If not what hardware do people suggest for a
>>>> home
>>>> lab that’s reasonably cost effective.  Any suggestions would be most
>>>> appreciated.  Any pointers to pre made kits or other solutions would also
>>>> be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>>
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>> --
>> С уважением,
>> Самодед Владимир
>> SVAJ-RIPE|SVA88-UANIC
>>
>>
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