GNS3 WorkBench 12.

3 Linux Appliance Installation Instructions

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Note: This download does not have the VirtualBox or Qemu VMs needed to run all t
he exercises. To download these manually see https://community.gns3.com/message/
21875#21875 for instructions.
To download the complete set of files, download the 12.3a_Appliance files (3.3MB
). This download (3.1MB) is slightly smaller, but you will have to add the VB an
d QEMU VMs yourself as described above.
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Download Instructions
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1. Create a directory on your computer where you keep your VMware virtual machin
es (VMware is a prerequisite - see below). A good name would be GNS3WB123 (or on
OS_X GNS3WB123.vmwarevm)
2. Download the three files:
Archive1.zip
Archive2.zip
Archive3.zip
and extract them to the directory you just created.
You may wish to check the MD5 hash of your downloaded files to see that the hash
es match the numbers below:
MD5 (Archive1.zip) = bd6ecf3bbae5431c14e3a86100b877da
MD5 (Archive2.zip) = d3238eb9c426d04b75c7502c74eca060
MD5 (Archive3.zip) = ad86cc1be6376ac790b8b8750ce8ab38
Inside the folder, find the GNS3WB123.vmx file. Double-clicking this file should
open the GNS3 WorkBench appliance.

Prerequisites:
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Before you can even begin to get GNS3 WorkBench (Linux Appliance) installed you
will need two elements:
1. A copy of a VMware hypervisor in which you run this VM image.
2. Images for Cisco IOS routers, ASA and Juniper routers.
If you don't have a copy of a Cisco IOS, you will still be able to use GNS3 Work
Bench, but you will be restricted to the ONE routing lab that you could run usin
g a Vyetta image - which you can then use as a model to create more labs of your
own.
But ideally, before you start you will have copies of:
c3725-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T10.bin [to run Cisco routers - this is the only
image you need for MOST labs and exercises]
c3640-ik9o3s-mz.124-25a.bin [to run GNS3 Vault exercises]
c7200-adventerprisek9-mz.150-1.M.bin [to run some GNS3 Vault exercises]
asa842-k8.bin [to run Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances]
jinstall-9.6R1.13-domestic-signed.tgz [to run Juniper Junos]
You will also need to have a VMware Hypervisor. I have VMware Fusion v6.0, but
the steps will be similar for other versions.
Task 1 - Install VMware Player/Fusion/Workstation...
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Use the VMware supplied instructions to get started
Task 2 - Download this Appliance
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As explained above
Save the files in the place where you normally store VMs. Typically:
Windows Users\<username>\Documents\Virtual Machines\
Macintosh OS X ~/Documents/Virtual Machines/
...and decompress them so that all files exist in one folder

Task 3: First run...

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From that folder, open the .vmx file (double click - or open from VMWare)
When asked "Did you move this virtual machine...", answer "I copied it"
When the VM opens - maximise the VM to the full screen (you may have to
maximise/shrink/maximise to get it to work)
Your VM will open a page headed "CONGRATULATIONS: You have GNS3 WorkBench runnin
g but.."
This page will take you through the steps to get GNS3 working. A summary of the
se steps are shown in the following task.
Task 4 - Prepare Linux image with OS files
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Make sure you have the firmware images that will make GNS3 WorkBench run - in ot
her words you need the following files copied to your VM:
* At least one IOS image. Ideally, this will be c3725-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15
.T10.image in the /home/user/GNS3/images/IOS directory.
* If you intend to run the GNS3 Vault exercises, make sure you also have copies
of c3640-ik9o3s-mz.124-25a.image and c7200-adventerprisek9-mz.150-1.M.image in t
he /home/user/GNS3/Images directory.
* If you intend to run ASA labs, make sure you also have a copy of asa842-k8.bin
in the /home/user/GNS3/images/QEMU/ASA directory.
* If you intend to run Juniper Junos, make sure you have a Junos image. This in
stall has been tested with jinstall-9.6R1.13-domestic-signed.tgz. Make sure you
have this file or another Juniper Junos image in the same format.
o This image needs to be placed in the /home/user/GNS3/images/QEMU/Junos
directory.

Walkthrough of Task 4
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To download the Cisco IOS images, do a Google search for the image name - such a
s c3725-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T10.bin. You should see a link to the Cisco w
ebsite where you can download the image (provided you have a valid maintenance c
ontract for a Cisco c3725).
Once downloaded, move the image to /home/user/GNS3/images/IOS. Next decompress
the image, giving it a .image extension. The commands to do this are:
cd /home/user/GNS3/images/IOS
unzip -p c3725-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T10.bin > c3725-adventerprisek9-mz.124-
15.T10.image
Similarly, download and decompress c3640-ik9o3s-mz.124-25a.bin and c7200-advente
rprisek9-mz.150-1.M.bin to c3640-ik9o3s-mz.124-25a.image and c7200-adventerprise
k9-mz.150-1.M.image.
The ASA image MUST NOT be decompressed. Find asa842-k8.bin and move it to the /
home/user/GNS3/images/QEMU/ASA directory, then run the "repack" script found the
re from a command line.
A Google search for jinstall-9.6R1.13-domestic-signed.tgz may not give you a lin
k to the Juniper website where you can download the image. Instead, you may hav
e to visit http://www.juniper.net/support/downloads/junos.html - but you may fin
d that you'll have to get a later version than 9.6R1.13 - which may or may not w
ork.
Once you have downloaded jinstall-9.6R1.13-domestic-signed.tgz, move it to the /
home/user/GNS3/images/QEMU/Junos directory. In that directory you will find a b
ase Qemu VM (freebsd-4.11) and a "junos-auto-fix-checkpic.sh" script that will n
eed to run from a command line to prepare your image ready for use.
Task 5 - Enjoy your GNS3 WorkBench Labs
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You can launch your labs in one of three ways:
1. Double-click on one of the desktop "shortcuts" folders to launch one of the G
NS3 Exercises. This will always load Snapshot 0... for the particular exercise.
2. In the file browser, browse to a ~/GNS3/WorkBench/projects/<Exercise_Type_Nam
e>/<Exercise_Name> folder. In this folder you will see some (at least one) scri
pt files called runSnapshot.x (Description). Launching this script will launch
GNS3 and load Snapshot.x (where x is a digit) ready for you to complete.
3.
3a. Open GNS3.
3b. Choose File | Open Project: browse to a ~/GNS3/WorkBench/projects/<Exercise
_Type_Name>/<Exercise_Name> folder. In this folder you will see a topology call
ed <Exercise_name>.gns3. Opening this topology orients GNS3 to the correct fold
er, and loads the topology in the state it was when you last saved it. This is
useful if you have started an exercise, saved it and wish to return to it to con
tinue.
3c. Choose File | Manage snapshots. Select the snapshot you wish to run and re
store it.
Enjoy
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