Cisco CML: Full installation and configuration

Learn how to download and install Cisco CML using VMware Player and Windows 11. CML allows you to create virtual Cisco networks using just your Web browser. You don't have to use a thick client or any other software - everything is included and everything is easy to use.

Cisco CML is one of your best options for CCNA, CCNP and CCIE Labs. CML has multiple advantages over other platforms such as GNS3 or EVE-NG. CML supports an HTML5 web client and contains all the Cisco IOS images. You don't have to follow a convoluted process to get Cisco images working like you do with other platforms like EVE-NG or GNS3.

You don't have to try to find images as they are all included as part of your CML subscription and by simply mapping an ISO drive to your virtual machine you can immediately start using all Cisco IOS images in your topologies. Both EVE-NG and GNS3 require that you provide your own IOS images - typically they recommend that you buy a CML subscription anyway. That means that you are already paying for CML.

CML is also an official Cisco product - that means that you don't have to worry about any gray legal issues with regards to running Cisco IOS images on your laptop. This is an official Cisco product that is supported by Cisco. By paying your yearly subscription fee of $199, you can use Cisco IOS images such as IOSv, IOSvL2, ASAv, NX-OSv and others without any worries. VIRL 2 has everything you need to get started.

Disadvantages include the requirement to license your installation. That however has been simplified dramatically from previous releases. There is also a 20 or 40 node limit in topologies. However, for most of us that is fine for a lot of labs.

Is CML better than GNS3 or EVE-NG? In many ways it is. But, all platforms have advantages and disadvantages. If you are studying for your ccie, you many prefer gns3 or eve-ng as they don't limit the number of devices in a topology like virl does. CML limits you to 20 or 40 devices - so your topologies cannot be massive like they could with gns3 or eve ng. However, if you are studying for your ccna or ccnp, cml is probably going to be more than enough.

Cisco have made massive changes to their certification programs and it is fantastic to see the new version of CML in action.

Menu:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 – Cisco Personal Edition Prices
01:33 – Download CML Software
02:18 – Download VMware Workstation Player
04:05 – Enable VT-x/AMD-V in BIOS
05:07 – CML import into VMware
06:43 – CML initial configuration
09:15 – Network troubleshooting
10:54 - Licensing
11:24 – Initial lab setup
14:16 - Outro

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