topic Virtual VOSS 8.3 for GNS3 platform - any release notes ? in ExtremeSwitching (VSP/Fabric Engine)

Virtual VOSS 8.3 for GNS3 platform - any release notes ?

leandro_mesquit — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 21:06:20 GMT

Is there any release notes for the Virtual VOSS 8.3 for GNS3 platform ?
I would like to know what works and what don't compared to running it on Hardware.

Virtual VOSS 8.3 appeared on github in Mar 3, 2021.

https://akamai-ep.extremenetworks.com/Extreme_P/github-en/Virtual_VOSS/VOSSGNS3.8.3.0.0.qcow2
https://github.com/extremenetworks/Virtual_VOSS/commit/279fa7e94a3b90568df78d69339ca24d7ea9c803#diff-b335630551682c19a781afebcf4d07bf978fb1f8ac04c6bf87428ed5106870f5

Re: Virtual VOSS 8.3 for GNS3 platform - any release notes ?

EXTR_Paul — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 06:09:10 GMT

To the best of my knowledge there is no documentation for the GNS3 images. It is provided to the public “as is” for evaluation only.

https://github.com/extremenetworks/Virtual_VOSS/blob/master/README.md

But if I recall the v8.X is control plane only.

If you want to experiment with control and data plane you will need to use v7.1

Re: Virtual VOSS 8.3 for GNS3 platform - any release notes ?

gfriedl — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:08:36 GMT

All posted on Github versions of VOSS VM are “equipped” with very limited data plane only, so matter which release you choose. Nontheless 8.3 makes a pretty nice step forward by supporting Auto-sense port feature and Zero Touch fabric (ZTF), so i would recommend to give it a try.

Here is my GNS3project file, which as 5 VSP (8.3) and 5 EXOS VMs plus vFAD (little tool from tornaborate.com , that uses OVS for fabric attach signalling, so you get in fact a complete simulated Campus fabric with FA Clients (vFAD), FA Proxies (EXOS) and FA Servers/BEBs (VSP)..

ZTF works fine, except for nick-name assignement, which would required the FAN ISID (16777001) to work (data plane). But after all - you now click all your nodes together, configure one as “seed” with SPBM and all other nodes will join automatically (when VMs are still clean - no config.cfg file).. you ony have to add the nick-name and you are done.

Same with Fabric attach to EXOS VMs .. all automatically, even sensing, if neighbor has FA authentication enabled or not (off on EXOS per default).