annotations: [] smart_annotations: [] nodes: - boot_disk_size: null configuration: - name: ios_config.txt content: |- hostname R1 no ip domain lookup ip domain name pinglabz.lab username pinglabz privilege 15 secret PingLabz!23 username admin privilege 15 secret Cisco@123 username sysadmin privilege 15 secret Cisco@123 enable secret Cisco@123 ! interface Loopback0 description Router-ID / management loopback ip address 10.255.0.1 255.255.255.255 ! interface Ethernet0/0 description LAN to SW1 (10.20.0.0/24) ip address 10.20.0.1 255.255.255.0 no shutdown ! banner motd ^ ***************************************************** * PingLabz CCNA Automation Lab - R1 * * https://www.pinglabz.com/automation-labs/ * * Authorized practice use only * ***************************************************** ^ ! line con 0 login local logging synchronous exec-timeout 0 0 line vty 0 4 login local transport input telnet ssh ! end cpu_limit: null cpus: null data_volume: null hide_links: false id: n0 image_definition: null label: R1 node_definition: iol-xe parameters: {} ram: null tags: [] x: -200 y: -50 interfaces: - id: i0 label: Loopback0 mac_address: null type: loopback - id: i1 label: Ethernet0/0 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 0 - id: i2 label: Ethernet0/1 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 1 - id: i3 label: Ethernet0/2 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 2 - id: i4 label: Ethernet0/3 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 3 - boot_disk_size: null configuration: - name: ios_config.txt content: |- hostname R2 no ip domain lookup ip domain name pinglabz.lab username pinglabz privilege 15 secret PingLabz!23 username admin privilege 15 secret Cisco@123 username sysadmin privilege 15 secret Cisco@123 enable secret Cisco@123 ! interface Loopback0 description Router-ID / management loopback ip address 10.255.0.2 255.255.255.255 ! interface Ethernet0/0 description LAN to SW1 (10.20.0.0/24) ip address 10.20.0.2 255.255.255.0 no shutdown ! interface Ethernet0/1 description P2P to R3 (10.30.30.0/30) ip address 10.30.30.1 255.255.255.252 no shutdown ! banner motd ^ ***************************************************** * PingLabz CCNA Automation Lab - R2 * * https://www.pinglabz.com/automation-labs/ * * Authorized practice use only * ***************************************************** ^ ! line con 0 login local logging synchronous exec-timeout 0 0 line vty 0 4 login local transport input telnet ssh ! end cpu_limit: null cpus: null data_volume: null hide_links: false id: n1 image_definition: null label: R2 node_definition: iol-xe parameters: {} ram: null tags: [] x: 200 y: -50 interfaces: - id: i0 label: Loopback0 mac_address: null type: loopback - id: i1 label: Ethernet0/0 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 0 - id: i2 label: Ethernet0/1 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 1 - id: i3 label: Ethernet0/2 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 2 - id: i4 label: Ethernet0/3 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 3 - boot_disk_size: null configuration: - name: ios_config.txt content: |- hostname R3 no ip domain lookup ip domain name pinglabz.lab username pinglabz privilege 15 secret PingLabz!23 username admin privilege 15 secret Cisco@123 username sysadmin privilege 15 secret Cisco@123 enable secret Cisco@123 ! interface Loopback0 description Router-ID / management loopback ip address 10.255.0.3 255.255.255.255 ! interface Ethernet0/0 description P2P to R2 (10.30.30.0/30) ip address 10.30.30.2 255.255.255.252 no shutdown ! interface Ethernet0/1 description Spare LAN via SW2 (10.20.1.0/24) no shutdown ! ip route 10.20.0.0 255.255.255.0 10.30.30.1 ! banner motd ^ ***************************************************** * PingLabz CCNA Automation Lab - R3 * * https://www.pinglabz.com/automation-labs/ * * Authorized practice use only * ***************************************************** ^ ! line con 0 login local logging synchronous exec-timeout 0 0 line vty 0 4 login local transport input telnet ssh ! end cpu_limit: null cpus: null data_volume: null hide_links: false id: n2 image_definition: null label: R3 node_definition: iol-xe parameters: {} ram: null tags: [] x: 450 y: -50 interfaces: - id: i0 label: Loopback0 mac_address: null type: loopback - id: i1 label: Ethernet0/0 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 0 - id: i2 label: Ethernet0/1 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 1 - id: i3 label: Ethernet0/2 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 2 - id: i4 label: Ethernet0/3 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 3 - boot_disk_size: null configuration: [] cpu_limit: null cpus: null data_volume: null hide_links: false id: n3 image_definition: null label: HOST1 node_definition: alpine parameters: {} ram: null tags: [] x: 0 y: 150 interfaces: - id: i0 label: eth0 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 0 - id: i1 label: eth1 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 1 - boot_disk_size: null configuration: [] cpu_limit: null cpus: null data_volume: null hide_links: false id: n4 image_definition: null label: SW2 node_definition: unmanaged_switch parameters: {} ram: null tags: [] x: 650 y: -50 interfaces: - id: i0 label: port0 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 0 - id: i1 label: port1 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 1 - id: i2 label: port2 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 2 - id: i3 label: port3 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 3 - id: i4 label: port4 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 4 - id: i5 label: port5 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 5 - id: i6 label: port6 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 6 - id: i7 label: port7 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 7 - boot_disk_size: null configuration: - name: ios_config.txt content: |- hostname SW1 no ip domain lookup ip domain name pinglabz.lab username pinglabz privilege 15 secret PingLabz!23 username admin privilege 15 secret Cisco@123 username sysadmin privilege 15 secret Cisco@123 enable secret Cisco@123 ! spanning-tree mode rapid-pvst spanning-tree extend system-id ! vlan 1 name DEFAULT ! interface Vlan1 description Management SVI ip address 10.20.0.10 255.255.255.0 no shutdown ! ip default-gateway 10.20.0.1 ! interface range Ethernet0/0 - 3 description LAN access port switchport mode access switchport access vlan 1 spanning-tree portfast no shutdown ! banner motd ^ ***************************************************** * PingLabz CCNA Automation Lab - SW1 (managed) * * https://www.pinglabz.com/automation-labs/ * * Authorized practice use only * ***************************************************** ^ ! line con 0 login local logging synchronous exec-timeout 0 0 line vty 0 4 login local transport input telnet ssh ! end cpu_limit: null cpus: null data_volume: null hide_links: false id: n5 image_definition: null label: SW1 node_definition: ioll2-xe parameters: {} ram: null tags: [] x: 0 y: -50 interfaces: - id: i0 label: Loopback0 mac_address: null type: loopback - id: i1 label: Ethernet0/0 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 0 - id: i2 label: Ethernet0/1 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 1 - id: i3 label: Ethernet0/2 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 2 - id: i4 label: Ethernet0/3 mac_address: null type: physical slot: 3 - boot_disk_size: null configuration: [] cpu_limit: null cpus: null data_volume: null hide_links: false id: n6 image_definition: null label: EXT-NAT node_definition: external_connector parameters: {} ram: null tags: [] x: 0 y: 300 interfaces: - id: i0 label: port mac_address: null type: physical slot: 0 links: - id: l0 n1: n1 n2: n2 i1: i2 i2: i1 conditioning: {} label: R2-Ethernet0/1<->R3-Ethernet0/0 - id: l1 n1: n2 n2: n4 i1: i2 i2: i0 conditioning: {} label: R3-Ethernet0/1<->SW2-port0 - id: l2 n1: n0 n2: n5 i1: i1 i2: i1 conditioning: {} label: R1-Ethernet0/0<->SW1-Ethernet0/0 - id: l3 n1: n1 n2: n5 i1: i1 i2: i2 conditioning: {} label: R2-Ethernet0/0<->SW1-Ethernet0/1 - id: l4 n1: n3 n2: n5 i1: i0 i2: i3 conditioning: {} label: HOST1-eth0<->SW1-Ethernet0/2 - id: l5 n1: n3 n2: n6 i1: i1 i2: i0 conditioning: {} label: HOST1-eth1<->EXT-NAT-port lab: description: '5-node CML Free topology for the PingLabz CCNA Automation Labs (auto series). Same wiring as the CCNA Base Topology v3: R1/R2/R3 (iol-xe) + SW1 (ioll2-xe) + HOST1 (alpine, boots default config - login cisco/cisco) + SW2 + EXT-NAT connector (neither counted). HOST1 becomes the automation host: python3 + Netmiko + Ansible against the routers over SSH, RESTCONF in auto-05.' notes: |- PingLabz CCNA Automation Lab (v1) ================================= PURPOSE Automation host topology for the PingLabz CCNA Automation Labs (Domain 6). https://www.pinglabz.com/automation-labs/ TOPOLOGY (identical wiring to CCNA Base Topology v3) R1 (iol-xe) --e0/0-- e0/0 [SW1 ioll2-xe] e0/1 --e0/0-- R2 (iol-xe) --e0/1-- e0/0-- R3 (iol-xe) --e0/1-- [SW2 unmanaged] | e0/2 | HOST1 (alpine) eth0 <- the automation host NODE INVENTORY (5 counted + 1 unmanaged = fits CML Free) - R1 iol-xe LAN gateway (10.20.0.1) (COUNTED) - R2 iol-xe Transit router (COUNTED) - R3 iol-xe Remote router (COUNTED) - HOST1 alpine AUTOMATION HOST - boots DEFAULT config (COUNTED) - SW1 ioll2-xe Managed L2 switch, Vlan1 SVI 10.20.0.10 (COUNTED) - SW2 unmanaged_switch Spare broadcast domain (NOT counted) - EXT-NAT external_connector NAT internet for HOST1 eth1 (NOT counted) CREDENTIALS - Routers/switch reader login: pinglabz / PingLabz!23 (enable: Cisco@123) - Automation/PyATS user: admin / Cisco@123 - HOST1 alpine: cisco / cisco (CML default - let it boot fully with the default config BEFORE logging in or changing anything) LAB SERIES SETUP (done by the reader in auto-01) - HOST1 eth1: ip link set eth1 up; udhcpc -i eth1 -n -q (internet via EXT-NAT) - HOST1 eth0: ip 10.20.0.50/24; route 10.30.30.0/30 via 10.20.0.2 - HOST1: apk add python3 py3-pip; python3 -m venv ~/autolab; pip install netmiko - R1-R3/SW1: crypto key generate rsa modulus 2048; ip ssh version 2 - RESTCONF is OFF on purpose - auto-05 enables it PRESERVATION - Source-of-truth yaml: /labs/automation-series/yaml/ in the PingLabz workspace - CDN asset: /content/files/2026/MM/pinglabz-ccna-automation-lab.yaml title: PingLabz CCNA Automation Lab version: 0.3.0