![]() ![]() In earlier versions, it was fully compatible with Linux, but in the latest versions, it is recommended to be used only on Windows and macOS, as stated on the official website. However, it works flawlessly on the Ubuntu distribution. With GNS3 VM, you can use Cisco IOU images by importing them into the VMware virtual machine. ![]() You can find these images by doing research on the Internet. One of the main benefits of using the GNS3 Server is that it provides centralized management and provides Web GUI support to users. Requirementsīefore starting to configure the GNS3 server, install GNS3 and VMware Workstation on your Linux computer from the links below.Īfter installing GNS3 and VMware virtualization software on your Ubuntu computer, you can install the GNS3 server on your system by following the steps below. file to your computer, open the terminal in the Downloads location. To download the GNS3 VM.ova file to your computer, first visit and click the “Download the GNS3 VM” link at the bottom of the website.Ĭlick the “Download” button next to the virtual machine software you want to use the GNS3 VM.ova file and complete the download process.Īfter downloading the GNS3.VM. Next, execute the following command to unzip the zip file on Linux. unzip GNS3.VM.VMware.Workstation.2.2.32.zip #INSTALL GNS3 VM ZIP FILE# Now, open the VMware Workstation program required for the GNS3 server and click File / Open. Go to the location where you downloaded the OVA file and select the relevant file and click the Open button.Ĭlick the Import button to convert and import the OVA file to the VMware virtual machine. Wait while the GNS3 VM is being imported into the virtual machine.Īfter completing the import process, click Start up this guest operating system.Īfter running the GNS3 VM, you can see the IP and Web-UI address on its screen. #INSTALL GNS3 VM SIMULATOR#Īfter testing the network connection of the server with the ping command from the terminal, run the GNS3 simulator program. In order to use the IOS Routers that you will add to your Linux computer on the GNS3 VM, you need to establish a connection with your GNS3 software.Īfter clicking Help / Setup Wizard from the GNS3 tool menu, select the Run appliances in a virtual machine option from the window that opens and click Next. In the local server configuration, select the IP address block where the GNS3 VM gets the Host Binding address.Īfter a successful connection with GNS3 Server, click Next. Since you have installed VMware Workstation on your Linux computer, tick VMware in the virtualization software section and select the GNS3 virtual machine you imported in the VM Name section, and configure the vCPU value to a minimum of 2.Īfter checking the settings you have made in the GNS3 virtual machine summary window, click Finish.Īfter making the GNS3 server connection, you need to add a Cisco Router or Switch IOS image to the server.Ĭlick Edit / Preferences from the GNS3 tool menu to open the IOS router add wizard. In the New IOS Router Template window, you need to select the Run this IOS router on the GNS3 VM option, because you will install the Router image on the server.Ĭlick the Browse button to add an IOS image downloaded from this link to your computer. Select the 7.bin image and open it.Ĭlick Yes in the window that appears to open the IOS compression. Wait while the IOS image you selected is being uploaded on the GNS3 VM.Ĭonfigure the name and platform of the IOS device you added to the GNS3 server. Set the 512 MB RAM value for the IOS Router and click Next.Īfter adding Gigabit Ethernet or Serial Interface interfaces to the empty slots as in the image below, click Next. To make your processor run the Cisco IOS Router more efficiently, click the Idle-PC Finder button and set a new value.Īfter adding the Cisco Router device, you can check the working location of the IOS Router from the Server section in the window below.Īfter installing GNS3 VM on Ubuntu and adding a new IOS to the server, you can start network designs by creating a new project. ![]()
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