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12. Building a Python Automation Lab Environment

Brendan Choi1  
(1)
Sydney, NSW, Australia
 

We have been test-driving an old Cisco device running an outdated IOS version (12.x) in our Telnet labs so far. To test newer features on newer IOS versions and equip our lab with the switching (L2) functionalities, we need to integrate Cisco CML-PE’s L2 and L3 images into the GNS3 lab environment. This chapter will guide you through Cisco CML-PE L2 and L3 image integrations on GNS3. You will be guided through each step to download and integrate the L2 and L3 images in your GNS3 environment so you can conduct test with newer IOS feature sets in your ...

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