I will public a few pages step-by-step how I work to build a VMware vSphere Virtual Lab with VMware Fusion.
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Overview
I read a blog and I plan to apply all info and steps. I will publish all I do!
Read moreEvery time I configure a network in my virtual environment I have to manually:
On SecureCRT website, I have found a useful article named Importing SecureCRT® Sessions from a Data File. This script creates simple sessions. It also gives me the possibility to define a logon script for each session. Therefore, I will create a script that takes the session name and use it as variable to introduce my first cli commands:
root@MX% cli root@MX> set cli logical-system SessionName Logical system: SessionName root@MX:SessionName>
Next, I will take as an example the network created to Carrier-of-carriers setup created in a recent post.
Components:
Problem description:
I have installed Ubuntu using Easy Install. After powering on the VM I can’t install VMware Tools. The option is grey/unavailable.
Observation:
The CD-ROM can not be connected because of one error.
Solution:
Open VMware Fusion application > right click on the corresponding VM > Show in Finder > right click on the corresponding .vmwarevm file > Show Package Contents:
Where these files are present and/or configured in the vmx – the virtual machine will be launched in automatic installation mode that prevents the connection files iso vmware-tools
VMware Tools Installation
From VMware Fusion application Menu > Virtual Machine > Reinstall VMware Tools > Install
Follow install window indications for further installation inside Ubuntu OS.
Enjoy!
My intention is to build and test the labs presented in MPLS in SDN Era Book:
As shown in the network diagram the BOM consist of:
Note: H/CE/BR devices can be built also using simple instance-type virtual routers as no additional inside virtualization is needed.
The IOS XRv router is allready installed in my MacBook as detailed into my recent article Cisco IOS XRv on VMWare Fusion.
As I need a serial connection every time I want to change my LAB setup, I’ve defined my XRv serial connection into Secure CRT as described in the last section of my recent article SecureCRT to XRv Serial Console
I like to use SecureCRT to connect to my devices in all situations. But there are some exceptions when the things are not so straght forward. Continue reading
This article contains how I configure the vMX virtual router hosted in Ubuntu VM. Before starting I like to make a clear diagram into my head. 🙂
At the moment, my Ubuntu VM is already created with default configuration. Next, I will have to make some changes and connect the Ubuntu VM to the following networks:
| Network | Connected Device | Device Port | Info | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vmnet3 | vMX – Ubuntu Server | eth0 | OoB MNG Net | 192.168.83.10 |
| vmnet4 | vMX – Ubuntu Server | eth1 | Intelink with VLANs | 172.16.109.10 |
| vmnet5 | vMX – Ubuntu Server | eth2 | Intelink with VLANs | 192.168.50.10 |
This article shows you what are the networks, the IP settings and the connections of the virtual elements.
| Network | Connected Device | Device Port | Info | DHCP/IP | NAT | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vmnet0 | MacBook | en0, en1, en2, en3 | Bridged networking | From external router | From external router | vmnet-bridge and vmnet-netifup |
| vmnet1 | MacBook | vmnet1 | Host-only networking | From Fusion | N/A | vmnet-dhcpd |
| vmnet2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| vmnet3 | MacBook | vmnet3 | OoB MNG Net | 192.168.83.1 | N/A | N/A |
| vMX – VCP | fxp0 | 192.168.83.11 | ||||
| vMX – VFP | em0 | 192.168.83.12 | ||||
| vMX – Ubuntu Server | eth0 | 192.168.83.10 | ||||
| vSRX | ge-0/0/0 | 192.168.83.20 | ||||
| XRv | ge-0/0/0 | 192.168.83.30 | ||||
| vmnet4 | vMX – Logical Systems | ge-0/0/1 | Intelink with VLANs | N/A | N/A | |
| vMX – Ubuntu Server | ||||||
| XRv-n, n=[1,n] | ge-0/0/1 | |||||
| vmnet5 | vMX – Logical Systems | ge-0/0/2 | Intelink with VLANs | N/A | N/A | |
| vMX – Ubuntu Server | ||||||
| vSRX-n, n=[1,n] | ge-0/0/1 | |||||
| vmnet6 | XRv-n, n=[1,n] | Intelink with/without VLANs | N/A | N/A | ||
| XRv-n, n=[1,n] | ||||||
| vmnet7 | vSRX-n, n=[1,n] | Intelink with/without VLANs | N/A | N/A | ||
| XRv-n, n=[1,n] | ||||||
| vmnet8 | MacBook | vmnet8 | Network Address Translation (NAT) networking – Share with my Mac | From Fusion | From Fusion | vmnet-natd |
| Windows 10 | vmnet-dhcpd | |||||
| puppet VM | vmnet-netifup |
Note: IP settings for vmnet4 to vmnet7 will vary based on the project.