Lab Access

This lab includes a CML server which a simulation of the lab network will be running. All lab tasks are intended to be executed from the Jumphost (a Windows 10 machine with WSL installed).

The lab topology is shown below:

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IP Addressing and Access Information

Hostname

IP Address

Port/Protocol

Username

Password

Jumphost/Remote Desktop

198.18.133.252

RDP

admin

C1sco12345

cml-controller

198.18.134.1

HTTPS

guest

C1sco12345

asav-1

198.18.1.202

SSH

cisco

cisco

csr1000v-1

198.18.1.201

SSH

cisco

cisco

nx-osv-1

198.18.1.203

SSH

cisco

cisco

xpresso

198.18.134.50

SSH

cisco

C1sco12345

xpresso

198.18.134.50

HTTPS

xpresso

C1sco12345

cxtm

198.18.134.19

HTTPS

cisco

cisco

Component Details

Hostname

Product

Operating System

Jumphost

Microsoft Windows 10 WSL 2 with Ubuntu

Microsoft Windows 10

asav-1

Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance

ASA OS 9.18(2)

csr1000v-1

Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000v

IOS-XE 17.03.06

nx-osv-1

Cisco Nexus 9000v Switch

NS-OS 10.3(1)

xpresso

XPRESSO (pyATS Web Dashboard)

CentOS

CXTM

CX Test Automation Manager (Web Dashboard)

Ubuntu

Get Started

  1. Use the following layout to identify your POD number.


../_images/pod-layout.svg

  1. Use the following credentials to access the lab environment according to the POD assigned to you:

    POD

    Host

    User

    Password

    POD-1

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v978user1

    03e029

    POD-2

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v100user1

    64f17d

    POD-3

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1584user1

    476c54

    POD-4

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1755user1

    c74683

    POD-5

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v185user1

    4bdb3a

    POD-6

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v259user1

    b2d4f0

    POD-7

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v330user1

    cf3df8

    POD-8

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v366user1

    cb7852

    POD-9

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2135user1

    cb88f5

    POD-10

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v370user1

    a25507

    POD-11

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v515user1

    3673ab

    POD-12

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1837user1

    1aa940

    POD-13

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v288user1

    187187

    POD-14

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2154user1

    1bd1eb

    POD-15

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v766user1

    581958

    POD-16

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v834user1

    194653

    POD-17

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v992user1

    c34aec

    POD-18

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1227user1

    b1224c

    POD-19

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v869user1

    d75ab0

    POD-20

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1236user1

    e13425

    POD-21

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v357user1

    36db26

    POD-22

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1322user1

    1b6be4

    POD-23

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1385user1

    f25b77

    POD-24

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1399user1

    3f6672

    POD-25

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1957user1

    11f011

    POD-26

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2401user1

    cf593d

    POD-27

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2477user1

    9d3289

    POD-28

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2591user1

    bfc227

    POD-29

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2876user1

    0e84bd

    POD-30

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2037user1

    a04ff9

    Proctor-1

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2954user1

    2932ba

    Proctor-2

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2838user1

    cb5d14

    Proctor-3

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1434user1

    7441cf

    Proctor-4

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v1913user1

    32c53a

    Proctor-5

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2989user1

    5927df

    Proctor-6

    dcloud-rtp-anyconnect.cisco.com

    v2480user1

    87f9f6

  2. Open Cisco Secure client and copy the Host address or name from the previous table.

    ../_images/anyconnect-01.png

  3. Enter the Username/Password from the previous table when the login fields appear.

    ../_images/anyconnect-02.png

  4. Accept when the login banner appears.

    ../_images/anyconnect-03.png

  5. Once you are connected to Cisco AnyConnect VPN Show Me How, use the local RDP client installed on your laptop to connect to the Jumphost using the information from the table above Lab Access Information.

  6. Once inside the remote desktop connection, open the Google Chrome browser, startup page https://cml-controller.cml.lab/login will be opened (web interface of Cisco Modeling Labs server).

  7. Press Login button:

    ../_images/cml-01.png

  8. Ensure the lab LTRATO-2001 is in the ON state on the opened page. If not, turn it on on the play button.

    ../_images/cml-02.png

  9. Click on the topology the gray dots, and on the opened page, ensure the status for all devices is green:

    ../_images/cml-03.png

    Note

    If the status of any device is not green 10 minutes after the CML topology has been started, refer to the lab’s proctor for assistance.

  10. On the remote desktop, double-click the PuTTY shortcut icon on the desktop and verify connectivity by launching three sessions for the asav-1, csr100v-1, and nx-osv-1 devices and logging in. Username/password for all three devices: cisco/cisco.

  11. If all devices are reachable and you can log in, close the PuTTY sessions and proceed with Task 1.

Section author: Luis Rueda <lurueda@cisco.com>, Jairo Leon <jaileon@cisco.com>, Yossi Meloch <ymeloch@cisco.com>