VIRL for CCNP
Is VIRL sufficient by itself for learning CCNP? The academic pricing of $80 for 20 nodes is attractive.
I'm concerned about Cisco learning for the future with real equipment, given than IOS 15.x requires license keys that could get very expensive, depending on feature sets needed.
I'm concerned about Cisco learning for the future with real equipment, given than IOS 15.x requires license keys that could get very expensive, depending on feature sets needed.
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Security: CCNA [ ]
Virtualization: VCA-DCV [ ]
It's the routers that tend to be pricey, since most of the current routers that support IOS 15.2+ have the newer licensing model. You only need the base feature set for ROUTE. But it's the routers that VIRL does well, so this is where you save lots of money.
So, get some cheap L3 ios 15 Switches (3560, 3750) and the academic VIRL, and you should be fine.