H3C Cloud LAB | H3C Simulator HCL Installation | Account registration

 In the Network Simulator series, before I explained about EVE-NG installation & setup, today, I will explain about H3C Simulator software LAB practice on their Switch, Router, Firewall & server, etc.

 

Same as in other vendors like Cisco Packet tracer, GNS3 & Huawei ENSP, HCL (H3C Cloud LAB) is used for H3C products.

Below are the targets for today's post:

 

 

• ·       Account Registration on H3C Web portal
• ·       How to download H3C Simulator HCL?
• ·       Installation of HCL
• ·       HCL basic guidance to setup LAB
• ·       Configurations CLI of H3C switch & Router, Firewall

 First, let’s talk about H3C website login & account registration, if your company is already a partner of H3C then there will be one administrator account called Partner Administrator which manages Company business & sub-accounts.

 

For the employee & engineer, there are sub-accounts for e-learning & software downloading, etc.

Just click on the below link then click on register and fill in the required information.

Link for account registration: https://www.h3c.com/en/

 

After filling in the above details & submitting, you will receive one link in your email, click on that & for the linking your account with your company account by searching company name, confirm & submit.

The next step is to ask the manager who has your company administrator account to approve.

After account registration let’s move to the e-learning & software downloading step.

 

 

Click on partners àPartner Resourcesàe-Learning Center

 

 

Below are all product videos & training i-e Routing, switching & security, etc.

 

For the LABs portion first download the HCL Simulator

 

 

Go-to SupportàResource CenteràSoftware Download

Click on others

Click on Cloud Lab

Different versions are available current latest version is 5.9.0 But, on the portal, v5.5.0 is uploaded

When downloading is completed double-click on the setup file.

Next

Select the location in your PC/Laptop where to install by clicking on Browse in my case I will install C drive as the default selected

For the HCL, Virtual Box installation is mandatory, automatically it will give you a prompt to Download just click on install

After all the above steps just close the virtual box & open HCL

Below is the Graphical interface of HCL

Different portions of the GUI interface for LAB setup.

To open/save project

You can select terminal software default is putty for CLI of devices.

All products available in HCL, left vertical bar

Right click on device then start/stop

 

Interface connectivity between devices

After starting devices double click on the node it will open CLI

 

The commands of H3C are almost the same with Huawei  

Below is the configurations template

To change Hostname:

Assign IP Address to interface

Telnet configurations:

If still you have any confusion, write a comment or send me an email, and I will support you.

 

Below  step-by-step link for the EVE-NG multi-vendor installation

https://www.readteknology.com/2023/06/EVE-NG-Setup-and-VMWare-installation.html

Interview Questions:

• ·       What is the name of the OS used in H3C Product?
• ·       What are the switch models of H3C used in the enterprise?
• ·       What are the Router models of H3C?
• ·       What is the latest series of H3C SecPath Firewalls?