Welcome to VIRL
VIRL is Cisco's easy-to-use, powerful, and extensible network modeling and simulation environment that enables users to:
- Build highly-accurate models of existing or planned networks.
- Design, configure, and operate networks using authentic versions of Cisco's network operating systems, including IOSv, IOSv Layer-2,
IOS-XRv, NX-OSv, CSR1000v and ASAv.
- Integrate 3rd-party virtual machines, appliances, VNFs, and servers.
- Connect real and virtual networks to form high-fidelity development and test environments.
- Design and test anywhere - VIRL is portable!
This site provides resources for getting started with VIRL including download instructions, installation guides, tutorials,
and a link to the VIRL user community site.
You can begin to explore VIRL using any of the links at the left.
The instructions contained on this site apply to VIRL version 1.2.0 or later. Please ensure that you are using an appropriate version
after downloading your VIRL OVA or ISO later.
VIRL can be deployed in both standalone and cluster configurations using the relevant instructions provided to the left. It's important that you download the immages appropriate to your desired deployment target:
For standalone deployments use:
- virl.1.n.n.pc.ova (VMWare Fusion, Workstation, or Player)
- virl.1.n.n.esxi.ova (VMWare vSphere ESXi)
- virl.1.n.n.iso (Bare-Metal)
For cluster deployments add one of:
- virl-computeN.1.n.n.ova (For vSphere ESXi deployments, compute nodes 1 through 4)
- computeN.1.n.n.iso (For bare-metal deployments, compute nodes 1 through 4)
