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1 dpavlin 1 Help for Cisco 7200/3600 simulator (dynamips-0.2.5)
2     =====================================================
3     Authors of this document: Fabien Devaux, Christophe Fillot, MtvE
4    
5     Emulated hardware
6     *****************
7    
8     The emulator currently supports Cisco 7200 and Cisco 3600 series.
9     By default, a Cisco 7206VXR with NPE-200 (256 Mb of DRAM) is emulated.
10    
11     To emulate a Cisco 3600, use the "-P 3600" command line option.
12    
13     For the 7200, you can change the NPE type with the "-t" option.
14     It is possible to select "npe-100", "npe-150", "npe-175", "npe-200",
15     "npe-225", "npe-300" and "npe-400". The "npe-g1" is not working.
16    
17     For the 3600, a 3640 with 128 Mb is emulated by default. You can change this
18     with the "-t" option and by specifying "3620" or "3660".
19     Don't forget to set the chassis type depending on your IOS image,
20     a c3660 image will not run on c3640 hardware and vice-versa.
21    
22     Remark: PCMCIA card emulation is not supported yet with Cisco 3600.
23    
24    
25     Command Line Options overview
26     *****************************
27    
28     -l <log_file> : Set logging file (default is dynamips_log.txt)
29     -j : Disable the JIT compiler, very slow
30     --exec-area <size> : Set the exec area size (default: 64 Mb)
31     --idle-pc <pc> : Set the idle PC (default: disabled)
32     --timer-itv <val> : Timer IRQ interval check (default: 1000)
33    
34     -i <instance> : Set instance ID
35     -r <ram_size> : Set the virtual RAM size
36     -o <rom_size> : Set the virtual ROM size
37     -n <nvram_size> : Set the NVRAM size
38     -c <conf_reg> : Set the configuration register
39     -m <mac_addr> : Set the MAC address of the chassis
40     (default: automatically generated)
41     -C <cfg_file> : Import an IOS configuration file into NVRAM
42     -X : Do not use a file to simulate RAM (faster)
43     -R <rom_file> : Load an alternate ROM (default: embedded)
44     -k <clock_div> : Set the clock divisor (default: 4)
45    
46     -T <port> : Console is on TCP <port>
47     -U <si_desc> : Console in on serial interface <si_desc>
48     (default is on the terminal)
49    
50     -A <port> : AUX is on TCP <port>
51     -B <si_desc> : AUX is on serial interface <si_desc>
52     (default is no AUX port)
53    
54     --disk0 <size> : Set PCMCIA ATA disk0: size
55     --disk1 <size> : Set PCMCIA ATA disk1: size
56    
57     -a <cfg_file> : Virtual ATM switch configuration file
58     -f <cfg_file> : Virtual Frame-Relay switch configuration file
59     -E <cfg_file> : Virtual Ethernet switch configuration file
60     -b <cfg_file> : Virtual bridge configuration file
61     -e : Show network device list of the host machine
62    
63     Options specific to the Cisco 7200 series:
64    
65     -t <npe_type> : Select NPE type (default: "npe-200")
66     -M <midplane> : Select Midplane ("std" or "vxr")
67     -p <pa_desc> : Define a Port Adapter
68     -s <pa_nio> : Bind a Network IO interface to a Port Adapter
69    
70     Options specific to the Cisco 3600 series ("dynamips -P 3600 --help"):
71    
72     -t <chassis_type> : Select Chassis type (default: "3640")
73     -p <nm_desc> : Define a Network Module
74     -s <nm_nio> : Bind a Network IO interface to a Network Module
75    
76    
77     Command Line Options details
78     ****************************
79    
80     -k <clock_div> :
81    
82     Specify the clock divider (integer) based on the host clock.
83     Alter the value to match the CISCO clock with the real time.
84     The command "show clock" at the IOS' CLI will help you set this value.
85    
86     --idle-pc <pc> :
87    
88     The "idle PC" feature allows you to run a router instance without having
89     a 100% CPU load. This implies that you can run a larger number of instances
90     per real machine.
91    
92     To determine the "idle PC", start normally the emulator with your Cisco IOS
93     image, and a totally IOS empty configuration (although not mandatory, this
94     will give better results). When the image is fully booted, wait for the
95     "Press RETURN to get started!" message prompt, but do not press Enter key.
96     Wait about 5 seconds, then press "Ctrl-] + i". Some statistics will be
97     gathered during 10 seconds. At the end, the emulator will display a list of
98     possible values to pass to the "--idle-pc" option. You may have to try some
99     values before finding the good one. To check if the idle PC value is good,
100     just boot the Cisco IOS image, and check your CPU load when the console
101     prompt is available. If it is low, you have found a good value, keep it
102     preciously.
103    
104     Important remarks:
105     ==================
106    
107     * An "idle PC" value is *specific* to a Cisco IOS image. You cannot
108     boot a different IOS image without proceeding as described above.
109    
110     * Do not run the process while having the "autoconfiguration" prompt.
111    
112    
113     --exec_area <size> :
114    
115     The exec area is a pool of host memory used to store pages translated by
116     the JIT (they contain the native code corresponding to MIPS code pages).
117    
118    
119    
120     Cisco 7200 Port Adapter Description "<pa_desc>":
121     ------------------------------------------------
122     Format: slot:pa_driver
123    
124     slot: the number of the physical slot (starts from 0)
125    
126     pa_driver: the name of a Port Adapter driver in:
127     - C7200-IO-FE (FastEthernet, slot 0 only)
128     - PA-FE-TX (FastEthernet, slots 1 to 6)
129     - PA-4E (Ethernet, 4 ports)
130     - PA-8E (Ethernet, 8 ports)
131     - PA-4T+ (Serial, 4 ports)
132     - PA-8T (Serial, 8 ports)
133     - PA-A1 (ATM)
134    
135    
136     Cisco 3600 Network Module Description "<nm_desc>":
137     --------------------------------------------------
138     Format: slot:nm_driver
139    
140     slot: the number of the physical slot (starts from 0)
141    
142     nm_driver: the name of a Network Module driver in:
143     - NM-1E (Ethernet, 1 port)
144     - NM-4E (Ethernet, 4 ports)
145     - NM-1FE-TX (FastEthernet, 1 port)
146     - NM-4T (Serial, 4 ports)
147     - Leopard-2FE (Cisco 3660 FastEthernet in slot 0, automatically used)
148    
149    
150     NIO binding to Port Adapter "<pa_nio>" and Network Modules "<nm_nio>":
151     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
152    
153     Format: slot:port:netio_type[:netio_parameters]
154    
155     slot : the number of the physical slot (starts from 0)
156     port : the port in the specified slot (starts from 0)
157    
158     netio_type : host interface for communication
159    
160     unix:<local_sock>:<remote_sock>
161     Use unix sockets for local communication.
162     <local_sock> is created and represents the local NIC.
163     <remote_sock> is the file used by the other interface.
164     (ex. "/tmp/local:/tmp/remote")
165    
166     vde:<control_sock>:<local_sock>
167     For use with UML (User-Mode-Linux) or VDE switches.
168     VDE stands for "Virtual Distributed Ethernet".
169     Please refer to : http://sourceforge.net/projects/vde/
170    
171     tap:<tap_name>
172     Use a virtual ethernet device for communication.
173     <tap_name> is the name of the tap device (ex. "tap0")
174    
175     gen_eth:<dev_name>
176     Use a real ethernet device for communication, using libpcap 0.9
177     or WinPcap. Works on Windows and Unix systems.
178    
179     <dev_name> is the name of the Ethernet device (ex. "eth0")
180    
181     The device list can be found using the "-e" option.
182    
183     linux_eth:<dev_name>
184     Use a real ethernet device for communication (Linux specific).
185     <dev_name> is the name of the Ethernet device (ex. "eth0")
186    
187     udp:<local_port>:<remote_host>:<remote_port>
188     Use an UDP socket for connection between remote instances.
189     <local_port> is the port we listen to.
190     <remote_host> is the host listening the port you want to connect to.
191     <remote_port> is the port you want to connect to.
192     (ex. "1000:somehost:2000" and "2000:otherhost:1000" on the other
193     side)
194    
195     tcp_cli:<host>:<port>
196     Client side of a tcp connection.
197     <host> is the ip address of the server.
198     <port> is the port to connect to.
199    
200     tcp_ser:<port>
201     Server side of a tcp connection.
202     <port> is the port to listen to.
203    
204     null
205     Dummy netio (used for testing/debugging), no parameters needed.
206    
207    
208    
209     VTTY binding to real serial port device "<si_desc>":
210     ----------------------------------------------------
211    
212     Format: <device>{:baudrate{:databits{:parity{:stopbits{:hwflow}}}}}}
213    
214     device: character device name, e.g. /dev/ttyS0
215     baudrate: baudrate
216     databits: number of databits.
217     parity: data parity: N=none, O=odd, E=even,
218     stopbits: number of stop bits
219     hwflow: hardware flow control (0=disable, 1=enable)
220    
221     Note that the device field is mandatory, however other fields are optional.
222     (dynamips will default to 9600, 8, N, 1, no hardware flow control)
223    
224     Note that access to the escape commands (described below) through a serial
225     port are deliberately prevented, as the escape commands interfere with
226     serial encapsulation protocols.
227    
228    
229     Escape commands
230     ***************
231    
232     You can press ^] (Ctrl + ]) at any time, followed by one of these characters:
233    
234     o : Show the VM object list
235     d : Show the device list
236     r : Dump MIPS CPU registers
237     t : Dump MIPS TLB entries
238     m : Dump the latest memory accesses
239     s : Suspend CPU emulation
240     u : Resume CPU emulation
241     q : Quit the emulator
242     b : Dump the instruction block tree
243     h : JIT hash table statistics
244     l : MTS64 cache statistics
245     c : Write IOS configuration to disk (ios_cfg.txt)
246     j : Non-JIT mode statistics
247     x : Experimentations (can crash the box!)
248     ^]: Send ^]
249    
250     If you press an unrecognized key, help will be shown.
251    
252     Note: on Windows, it may be the "Ctrl + $" sequence.
253    
254    
255     Virtual Bridge
256     **************
257    
258     The virtual bridge is used to emulate a shared network between emulator
259     instances.
260    
261     Any emulator instance can act as a virtual bridge.
262    
263     The configuration file (specified by the "-b" option) contains a list of
264     NetIO descriptors, with the following syntax:
265    
266     interface_name:netio_type[:netio_parameters]
267    
268     Example:
269    
270     # Connection to instance "I0"
271     I0:udp:10000:127.0.0.1:10001
272    
273     # Connection to instance "I1"
274     I1:udp:10002:127.0.0.1:10003
275    
276     # Connection to instance "I2"
277     I2:udp:10004:127.0.0.1:10005
278    
279     The "I0" instance would be launched with the following parameters:
280    
281     dynamips ios.bin -p 1:PA-FE-TX -s 1:0:udp:10001:127.0.0.1:10000
282    
283    
284     Virtual Ethernet switch
285     ***********************
286    
287     The virtual ethernet switch is used to emulate an Ethernet network between
288     emulator instances. This switch supports access and trunk ports (802.1Q).
289     ISL will be available in a future release.
290    
291     Any emulator instance can act as a virtual ethernet switch.
292    
293     The configuration file (specified by the "-E" option) contains a list of
294     NetIO descriptors (representing interfaces) and a list of interface properties
295     (access/trunk port, VLAN info...)
296    
297     The interface definition is similar to Port Adapters:
298    
299     IF:interface_name:netio_type[:netio_parameters]
300    
301     1) Configuring an Access Port
302    
303     syntax: ACCESS:interface_name:vlan_id
304    
305     2) Configuration a 802.1Q Trunk Port
306    
307     syntax: DOT1Q:interface_name:native_vlan
308    
309     The native VLAN is not tagged. On Cisco devices, by default the native VLAN
310     is VLAN 1.
311    
312     Example of configuration file:
313    
314     IF:E0:udp:10000:127.0.0.1:10001
315     IF:E1:udp:10002:127.0.0.1:10003
316     IF:E2:gen_eth:eth0
317    
318     DOT1Q:E0:1
319     ACCESS:E1:4
320     DOT1Q:E2:1
321    
322    
323     Virtual ATM switch
324     ******************
325    
326     The virtual ATM switch fabric is used to emulate an ATM backbone between
327     emulator instances. The use of this virtual switch is not mandatory, you
328     can directly connect emulator instances for point-to-point ATM connections.
329     Please note that only basic VP/VC switching is supported, there is no
330     support for ILMI/QSAAL/... or other specific ATM protocols.
331    
332     Any emulator instance can act as a virtual ATM switch.
333    
334     Example of configuration file (specified by the "-a" option):
335    
336     # Virtual Interface List
337     IF:A0:udp:10001:127.0.0.1:10000
338     IF:A1:udp:10002:127.0.0.1:10003
339     IF:A2:udp:10004:127.0.0.1:10005
340    
341     # VP connection between I0 and I1
342     VP:A0:10:A1:20
343     VP:A1:20:A0:10
344    
345     # VP connection between I0 and I2
346     VP:A0:11:A2:30
347     VP:A2:30:A0:11
348    
349     # VC connection between I1 and I2
350     VC:A1:5:2:A2:7:3
351     VC:A2:7:3:A1:5:2
352    
353     In this example, we have 3 virtual interfaces, A0, A1 and A2. The syntax
354     for interface definition is similar to Port Adapters:
355    
356     IF:interface_name:netio_type[:netio_parameters]
357    
358     You can do VP switching or VC switching:
359    
360     1) VP switching
361    
362     syntax: VP:input_if:input_vpi:output_if:output_vpi
363    
364     2) VC switching
365    
366     syntax: VC:input_if:input_vpi:input_vci:output_if:output_vpi:output_vci
367    
368    
369     Testing the Virtual ATM switch with one dynamips instance
370     *********************************************************
371     (Contribution of Mtv Europe)
372    
373     Virtual ATM switch configuration file ("atm.cfg"):
374    
375     IF:A0:udp:10003:127.0.0.1:10001
376     IF:A1:udp:10004:127.0.0.1:10002
377     # a0/vpi=1/vci=100 connects to a1/vpi=2/vci=200
378     VC:A0:1:100:A1:2:200
379     VC:A1:2:200:A0:1:100
380    
381     Invoking dynamips:
382    
383     ./dynamips -p 1:PA-A1 -s 1:0:udp:10001:127.0.0.1:10003 \
384     -p 2:PA-A1 -s 2:0:udp:10002:127.0.0.1:10004 \
385     -a atm.cfg IOS.BIN
386    
387     (note input ports of IOS interfaces are output ports of ATM switch
388     interfaces, and vice versa).
389    
390     IOS configuration:
391    
392     ip cef
393     ip vrf test
394     rd 1:1
395     route-target both 1:1
396     int a1/0
397     no shut
398     int a1/0.2 p
399     ip addr 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
400     pvc 1/100
401     interface a2/0
402     no shut
403     interface a2/0.2 p
404     ip vrf forwarding test
405     ip addr 1.1.1.2 255.255.255.0
406     pvc 2/200
407     !
408    
409     # ping 1.1.1.2
410     !!!!!
411    
412    
413     Virtual Frame-Relay switch
414     **************************
415    
416     The virtual Frame-Relay switch fabric is used to emulate a Frame-Relay
417     backbone between emulator instances. The use of this virtual switch is not
418     mandatory, you can directly connect emulator instances with appropriate IOS
419     configuration.
420    
421     Any emulator instance can act as a virtual Frame-Relay switch.
422    
423     There is only a basic implementation of the LMI protocol (ANSI Annex D), which
424     is probably not conforming but works with Cisco IOS. Fortunately, Cisco IOS
425     is able to detect automatically the LMI protocol.
426    
427     Example of configuration file (specified by the "-f" option):
428    
429     # Virtual Interface List
430     IF:S0:udp:10001:127.0.0.1:10000
431     IF:S1:udp:10002:127.0.0.1:10003
432    
433     # DLCI switching between S0 and S1
434     VC:S0:200:S1:100
435     VC:S1:100:S0:200
436    
437     In this example, we have 2 virtual interfaces, S0 and S1. The syntax
438     for interface definition is similar to Port Adapters:
439    
440     IF:interface_name:netio_type[:netio_parameters]
441    
442     DLCI switching syntax:
443    
444     VC:input_if:input_dlci:output_if:output_dlci
445    
446     In the example above, the switch is configured to switch packets
447     received on interface S0 with DLCI 200 to interface S1 with DLCI 100,
448     and vice-versa.
449    
450     == EOF ==
451    

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