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Deploy Arista vEOS-lab 4190F VirtualBox VM Workstation VM Fusion Vcenter 65

This document provides a comprehensive guide on deploying Arista vEOS-lab 4.19.0F across various hypervisors including VirtualBox, VM Workstation, VMware vCenter 6.5, and VM Fusion. It outlines the necessary system requirements, installation steps, and configuration settings for each platform. The document aims to assist users in effectively setting up the vEOS-lab virtual machine for testing purposes.

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Deploy Arista vEOS-lab 4190F VirtualBox VM Workstation VM Fusion Vcenter 65

This document provides a comprehensive guide on deploying Arista vEOS-lab 4.19.0F across various hypervisors including VirtualBox, VM Workstation, VMware vCenter 6.5, and VM Fusion. It outlines the necessary system requirements, installation steps, and configuration settings for each platform. The document aims to assist users in effectively setting up the vEOS-lab virtual machine for testing purposes.

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Deploy Arista vEOS-lab 4.19.

0F (VirtualBox, VM
Workstation, VM Fusion, vCenter 6.5)
eos.arista.com/10984

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How to deploy Arista vEOS-lab 4.19.0F

Contents [hide]

Summary
VirtualBox
VM Workstation
VMware vCenter 6.5
VM Fusion

Summary
One great way to test drive an Arista switch is to download the free vm of the switch called
vEOS-lab. This is the actual OS used on physical switches, but in a vmdk format that can
be deployed on major hypervisors from VMware ESXi, vCenter, VM Workstation, VM
Fusion, and VirtualBox.

Because of the wide variety of hypervisors on the market, Arista has deploy this vm as a
vmdk. The second file required is the Aboot iso. These files are uploaded as IDE devices
onto the hypervisor.

Minimum Req

2 GB of RAM

4GB of Storage

1 CPU

At least 1 vmnic

Furthermore, these vms can be imported into GNS3 using VirtualBox (a tutorial found
here), or in the Unified Networking Lab (now renamed EVE – Emulated Virtual
Environment) which can be found here.

VirtualBox
1. Click New

2. Give the vm a name, select Linux as the OS Type, and Other Linux (64-bit) as the
Version.

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3. vEOS-lab requires at least 2GB of RAM, enter 2048 MB.

4. Check the Do not add virtual hard disk radio button, we will add in the vmdk later.

5. Click Create.

6. Click Settings for the new vm.

7. Click on Storage

8. Click the Add Optics button to add in the Aboot iso file as the IDE Primary Master.

9. Click the Add Hard Disk to add in the vEOS-lab vmdk as the IDE Primary Slave.

10. Optionally, click on Network to add additional virtual NICs to the vm. By default there is
only one interface, which is the management1 port.
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11. Click each tab – Adapter 2, 3 or 4 and check off theEnable Network Adapter checkbox.
Further, you can select the type of vNIC as in NAT, Bridged, Internal Network, etc. For more
details on these device types, see this link.

12. Finally, click OK. We can now start the vm! Click on the vm and selectStart.

The vm takes a few minutes to fully boot. Once it does, you get the login prompt. The
default credentials are admin with no password.

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VM Workstation
Running VM Workstation version 12.5.

1. Click Create a New Virtual Machine

2. Use the Custom (advanced) wizard, click Next.

3. Leave the Hardware Compatibility set to Workstation 12.x, click Next.

4. Select the Installer disc image file (iso) and select Aboot. Click Next.

6. Select Linux as the guest operation system and select Other Linux 3.x kernel 64-bit for
the version.

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7. Give the vm a name, and click Next.

8. Leave the defaults of 1 process and 1 number of cores per process, and click Next.

9. For RAM, we will need at least 2 GB, type in 2048 MB.

10. Select a Network Type – more details can be found here on which network type to
choose from.

11. On the Select I/O Controller Types, leave the defaults at LSI Logic (Recommended)

12. On the Select a Disk Type, change from SATA to IDE.

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13. On the Select a Disk page, choose the Use an existing virtual disk radio button and
browse for the vmdk.

14. Finally, at the Summary page, click Finish.

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The vm takes a few minutes to fully boot. Once it does, you get the login prompt. The
default credentials are admin with no password.

VMware vCenter 6.5


1. Select Create a new virtual machine, click Next.

2. Give the vm a name and select a location for the vm.

3. Select a compute resource and click Next.

4. Select a datastore and click Next.

5. Select Compatible with: ESXi 6.5 and later and click Next.

6. For the Select a guest OS screen, select Linux as the Guest OS Family and select
Other 3.x or Later Linux (64-bit) as the Guest OS Version.

7. The Customize Hardware step is where we will upload the iso and vmdk files as IDE
devices.
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1. Remove the New hard disk.

2. Remove the New SCSI controller

3. Change Memory from 1024 to 2048 MB

4. Under New CD/DVD Drive, add in the Aboot file and ensure its Virtual Device
Node is set to IDE 0 > IDE 0:0. Ensure the “Connect” checkbox is selected.

5. To add the vmdk, click New Device dropdown and select Existing Hard Disk.
Select the vmd and ensure the Virtual Device Node is set to IDE 0 > IDE 0:1

6. Click Next

8. On the summary page, click Finish.

9. Power on the vm, within a few minutes you will see the login prompt.

VM Fusion
This installation is running VM Fusion 8.5

1. Click New > Add new virtual machine

2. Select Create a custom virtual machine and click Next.

3. Select Linux > Other Linux 3.x kernel 64-bit

4. Select Use an existing virtual disk and choose the vmdk file.
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5. At the Finish screen, click Customize Settings. Give the vm a name.

6. At the Settings page, click Processors & Memory

7. Leave Processors at 1 processor core but change the Memory to 2048 MB.

8. Optionally, you may add additional Network Adapters if you want to add more NICs.

9. On Hard Disk (SCSI), change the Bus type from SCSI to IDE and click Apply.

10. Click on CD/DVD (IDE), select the Aboot file, and ensure the Connect CD/DVD Drive
is selected.

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11. Start the vm, within a few minutes you will see the login prompt.

Conclusion

This guide covers may of the popular hypervisors on the market today, and we hope this
doc will serve as a starting point for

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