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diff --git a/docs/appendix/virtual/vyos-on-gns3.rst b/docs/appendix/virtual/vyos-on-gns3.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 93ea9ae2..00000000 --- a/docs/appendix/virtual/vyos-on-gns3.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,176 +0,0 @@ -.. _vyos-on-gns3: - -############### -Running on GNS3 -############### - -Sometimes you may want to test VyOS in a lab environment. -`GNS3 <http://www.gns3.com>`__ is a network emulation software you -might use for it. - -This guide will provide the necessary steps for installing -and setting up VyOS on GNS3. - -Requirements ------------- - -The following items are required: - -* A VyOS installation image (.iso file). - `Here <https://docs.vyos.io/en/latest/install.html#download>`__ you - can find how to get it. - -* A working GNS3 installation. For further information see the - `GNS3 documentation <https://docs.gns3.com/>`__. - -.. _vm_setup: - -VM setup --------- - -First, a virtual machine (VM) for the VyOS installation must be created -in GNS3. - -Go to the GNS3 **File** menu, click **New template** and choose select -**Manually create a new Template**. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-01.png - -Select **Quemu VMs** and then click on the ``New`` button. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-02.png - -Write a name for your VM, for instance "VyOS", and click ``Next``. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-03.png - -Select **qemu-system-x86_64** as Quemu binary, then **512MB** of RAM -and click ``Next``. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-04.png - -Select **telnet** as your console type and click ``Next``. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-05.png - -Select **New image** for the base disk image of your VM and click -``Create``. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-06.png - -Use the defaults in the **Binary and format** window and click -``Next``. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-07.png - -Use the defaults in the **Qcow2 options** window and click ``Next``. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-08.png - -Set the disk size to 2000 MiB, and click ``Finish`` to end the **Quemu -image creator**. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-09.png - -Click ``Finish`` to end the **New QEMU VM template** wizard. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-10.png - -Now the VM settings have to be edited. - -Being again at the **Preferences** window, having **Qemu VMs** -selected and having our new VM selected, click the ``Edit`` button. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-11.png - -In the **General settings** tab of your **QEMU VM template -configuration**, do the following: - -* Click on the ``Browse...`` button to choose the **Symbol** you want to - have representing your VM. -* In **Category** select in which group you want to find your VM. -* Set the **Boot priority** to **CD/DVD-ROM**. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-12.png - -At the **HDD** tab, change the Disk interface to **sata** to speed up -the boot process. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-13.png - -At the **CD/DVD** tab click on ``Browse...`` and locate the VyOS image -you want to install. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-14.png - -.. note:: You probably will want to accept to copy the .iso file to your - default image directory when you are asked. - -In the **Network** tab, set **0** as the number of adapters, set the -**Name format** to **eth{0}** and the **Type** to **Paravirtualized -Network I/O (virtio-net-pci)**. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-15.png - -In the **Advanced** tab, unmark the checkbox **Use as a linked base -VM** and click ``OK``, which will save and close the **QEMU VM template -configuration** window. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-16.png - -At the general **Preferences** window, click ``OK`` to save and close. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-17.png - - -.. _vyos_installation: - -VyOS installation ------------------ - -* Create a new project. -* Drag the newly created VyOS VM into it. -* Start the VM. -* Open a console. - The console should show the system booting. It will ask for the login - credentials, you are at the VyOS live system. -* `Install VyOS <https://docs.vyos.io/en/latest/install.html#install>`__ - as normal (that is, using the ``install image`` command). - -* After a successful installation, shutdown the VM with the ``poweroff`` - command. - -* **Delete the VM** from the GNS3 project. - -The *VyOS-hda.qcow2* file now contains a working VyOS image and can be -used as a template. But it still needs some fixes before we can deploy -VyOS in our labs. - -.. _vyos_vm_configuration: - -VyOS VM configuration ---------------------- - -To turn the template into a working VyOS machine, further steps are -necessary as outlined below: - -**General settings** tab: Set the boot priority to **HDD** - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-20.png - -**CD/DVD** tab: Unmount the installation image file by clearing the -**Image** entry field. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-21.png - -Set the number of required network adapters, for example **4**. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-215.png - -**Advanced** settings tab: Mark the checkbox **Use as a linked -base VM** and click ``OK`` to save the changes. - -.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-22.png - -The VyOS VM is now ready to be deployed. - |