Using CML and the HTML5 UI

Cisco Modeling Labs is a network simulation platform. You can use CML to create lab networks and run simulations of those labs. Once you have a running lab simulation, you can interact with the VMs in the lab just as you would with devices in a real network. This guide documents the CML HTML5 UI and the use of the Breakout Tool which gives you local access to consoles of the nodes in the remote lab. For information on administrative tasks, such as installation and licensing, see Administering Cisco Modeling Labs 2.0.

To open the CML UI, use a supported web browser to visit the URL for the CML server. The URL is shown in the message above the login prompt in the VMware console for the CML server’s virtual machine: “Access the CML UI from https://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/”. The CML UI requires you to log in using an application account. During installation, an initial user was created that you can use to log into the UI. If you are using CML-Enterprise, ask the application administrator for the credentials to use with CML.

The primary pages for working with labs in the CML UI are the Lab Manager and the Workbench. The Lab Manager provides access to all of the labs that you have created and the ability to navigate to the other pages of the UI. Clicking on a lab opens it in the Workbench. You edit a lab and interact with the lab’s simulation on the Workbench page. There is a menu bar at the top of each page that provides easy access to navigation controls, your user menu, and any additional menus or actions that are relevant to the current page. You can return to the Lab Manager page at any time by clicking on Lab Manager in the menu bar or by clicking on the Cisco logo at the top-left corner of the page.