Recreate production networks

Use this workflow when you have text configs from production or another lab, want VEX-NX to recommend templates and images, or need to move a design across vendors. It works on both Student and Enterprise.

#The flow

Production configs
  → Paste into Generate Lab (or ask Assist)
  → Parse devices, interfaces, protocols
  → Map each device to a template you have images for
  → Optional Remap / Redesign to another platform
  → Create the lab with ScriptPad drafts
  → Import matching images → Wipe + Start → verify

#Step by step

1. Configure Assist if you want Assist-assisted steps. See Assist and OpenRouter.
2. Open Generate Lab, or give Assist an import-oriented prompt.
3. Start with synthetic or redacted configs. Remove real passwords, SNMP communities, and customer addresses.
4. Review detected devices and Map each to a Catalog template you have images for.
5. Use Remap or Redesign only when you intend to change platform family.
6. Create the lab, assign Library images, and save ScriptPad profiles.
7. Wipe, then Start nodes that need day-0 config, and open serial to confirm hostnames.

#Limits

• Parsing quality depends on config style and vendor. Always review the canvas.
• VEX-NX does not download proprietary images for you.
• Day-0 success still depends on nested virtualization, RAM, and template support.
• Redesign is an assisted transform. Validate routing and interfaces yourself.