Cisco IOS XRv Step by Step Install and GNS3 integration

Source From : http://www.noshutdown.ma/ios-xrv-step-step-install-gns3-integration/

IOS-XRv On Virtual-Box :

First of all, we assume that you have downloaded IOS XRv (link provided on the previous Post). You’ll be presented with two files:

             

Once you got the files, go to Virtual-Box to start the installation.

I choose Virtual-box because it has a built-in integration with GNS3 which make it easier to integrate and configure.

On Virtual-box, there are two manners to configure IOS-XRv:

1. Via VMDK file.
2. Via OVA file.

The 1^st one consist of a new VM creation based on the disk on VMDK file. I actually tested this method but It seems to me that it had some issues with Vbox , so I’d rather present the simplest and working one, which bring us to the 2^nd one via OVA.

To configure IOS-XRv via OVA open Virtual-box and go to file — > import Appliance:

 

 Look for your OVA file :

 

Hit next,  Give your XR a name, check “reinitialize the mac address of all network cards” and hit “import” :

 

 The importation starts and will take less that one minute  :

 

VM Tweaking :

Once the importation is done, we should tweak a bit our VM. Go to the created VM and choose Settings.

On System Tab, lower the memory to 1024 (its enough !!). make sure to uncheck floopy and CD/DVD (you won’t need it).

On Network Tab configure your Host-only adapter as shown :

 

Hit Ok and here you are, your IOS XRv VM is ready. Lets configure it on GNS3.

IOS-XRv GNS3 Configuration :

Open GNS3 / Edit / Preferences / Virtual-Box :

 

Note : Make sure to check the Path to VBoxwrapper and test the settings.

Once it’s done, you should go to VirtualBox Guest, Give your XR router a name, refresh the VM list, choose the VM we configured above from the list, change the NICs to 4 and check options as shown:

 

Validate your edition and go back to GNS3 to drag/drop your XR router:

 

Start your XR router and console to it: