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I have used dynamips to study for CCIE SP with a Quad Core linux box. When I have 12 routers running fully configured, (BGP, MVPN, LDP, RSVP, TE, etc..) My cpu value is at 320 - 350 % (Basically 3.5 CPUs) utilization. I have noticed that I get slightly better performance from linux than windows, but I think you will need to use a Quad Core if you don’t want to get strange behavior from Dynamips.
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 01:08:06 +0530> From: deeps.ccie@gmail.com> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com> Subject: Dynamips for SP> > Hey Friends> > I need help with Dynamips with SP> > My system info> > Core2 duo - 2.2 GHZ | 2mb L2| 800 Mhz> 4gb DDR2 - 800 Mhz> Intel 965 Motherboard> Win XP> > I am running 4 Instances of dynamips for IE lab Topology , Optimized Idle pc> > > > The issue I am facing is after 8 router with All protocols, MPLS TE> configured , CPU utilization is 100 % , I am able to use the LAB but I do> see the protocols showing strange behavior.> > Please provide your valuable Inputs, All help is greatly appreciated> > > Before writing this mail , I did check the archive on Dynamips - Saw a lot> of suggestions for going with Linux 64 BIT but I cant really run linux> > > Regards> > Deepak Ahuja> CCIE#19545 R&S> > >