You can't borrow my rack: January 2015

H3C Cloud Lab (HCL) - Simple Lab

H3C Cloud Lab (HCL)

Lets take the new H3C Cloud Lab for a spin with a simple 2 router lab

Select the router object on the Equipment Selection Area

After selecting the router object, stamp on the Workbench area to create two router object.

Click and drag (the normal selection action) .. select both of the router.

Then right-click on one of them and right-click menu appear. Select Align Horizontally. (Option only available if you select more than one device)

Instant alignment

MSR36-20 default comes with

GigabitEthernet interface : 7

Serial interface : 4

Now we proceed to connect them using the Links. Right-click on the router and select Add Links

Select subSlot0 > GE_0/0

Connect it to the second router subSlot0 > GE_0/0

Continue to start the router individually by right-click and Start OR using the Start all device on the Shortcut area

Right-click on one of the router and select Start CLI.

Notice the option available changes according to the device status. In the Topology Summary the routers are running indicated by the green color

CLI started via Putty. Press Ctrl+D to break the auto DHCP sequence and login via console. (Press Enter to proceed)

It’s a special GNS3 Putty.

Configuration for the routers:

[R1]
system
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
ip address 192.168.102.1 24
undo shutdown
quit

[R2]
system
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
ip address 192.168.102.2 24
undo shutdown
quit

Verification:

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H3C Cloud Lab (HCL) - Introduction part 3

H3C Cloud Lab (HCL)

Equipment

DIY device

DIY device type enable the user to create their specific device with different of interfaces (TenGigabitEthernet,ATM,POS,E1,GigabitEthernet,Serial)

Steps to create DIY device type:

1. Specify unique device type name (Maximum 8 characters)

2. Drag and drop the various interface available from Interface selection area

2.1 To delete interface added, right-click on the interface and it will be removed

3. Click Save and the newly create device type will appear in Device type list

Steps to remove DIY device type :

1. Select the device type from Device type list

2. Click on Delete

Router

Click and place the router object on the Workbench area

Currently HCL only support MSR36-20

When you right-click and select Configure. You see will see the actual router model image and modules (Similar to Cisco Packet Tracer). Device Info will bring you to the actual device/model product page at H3C.com.

Slight typo on the Memory slider.

Switch

Click and place the switch object on the Workbench area

Currently HCL only support S5820V2-54QS-GE

End device

Under the End device, there is 2 selections:

1. Host

2. Remote

Host option will allow user to bind the connection to an interface on the local machine. (Cloud object of GNS3). The host object are always ON.

Drag and drop a host object and right-click on it to select Add Links

Select the available interfaces shown

Remote

Remote object allows user to connect to a different machine which is running another HCL project.

Specify the remote IP address and project name

After that, right-click on the Remote object and click Add Links

You need to specify an unique Tunnel name (Maximum 20 character)

Links

Links allow user to choose the virtual cabling media to connect between the virtual devices. Forty-GigabitEthernet is supported !

The maximum number of connections for each device 7 .

H3C Cloud Lab (HCL) - Introduction part 2

H3C Cloud Lab (HCL)

Shortcut area

Project
	New Project (Ctrl+N)
	Open Projects (Ctrl+O)
	Save Project (Ctrl+S)
	Export Project

Display
	Show interface names
	Hide device names
	Hide grid
	Zoom in (Ctrl+=)
	Zoom out (Ctrl+-)

Device
	Start all devices
	Stop all devices

Image
	Add note
	Draw rectangle
	Draw ellipse
	Take workspace snapshot

Expand
	Settings (Ctrl+Shift+P)
	Command lookup tool (Ctrl+M)
	Help (F1)
	H3C training center
	User forum

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H3C Cloud Lab (HCL) - Connecting to GNS3

H3C Cloud Lab (HCL) - Simple Lab

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