![]() To get started, you will need some software installed on your machine. ![]() This means we can do a whole lot of Junos learning, right on our laptop, for free. This repo contains multiple directories for running a virtualized version of Juniper’s QFX switch ranging from the simple single-node deployment, to a full IP fabric. While there are a few places you can do this, one of the best and most up-to-date is the vQFX Vagrant repository. You don’t have to wait for someone to get you some lab gear - you can set up a virtual lab right on your laptop. These days, it’s way easier to get started with Junos. However, getting this experience meant I had to work that much harder to get my hands on lab gear to make it more a part of my day-to-day experience. While my Junos experience never came close to exceeding my IOS/NXOS experience, I grew to appreciate some of the subtle advantages that Juniper bakes into its software. It wasn’t until I had already been in the industry for about three years or so before I even got my hands on a Juniper device, and by that time, my IOS habits had taken root in my muscles, which made the new set/delete style of Junos configurations even more strange. All my networking courses in college, as well as my early networking jobs all used Cisco curricula and equipment, and valued Cisco certifications like the CCNA/CCNP/CCIE above all. ![]() ![]() When I got started in networking, my education (like so many network engineers) was all about Cisco.
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