Hi,


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I would like to show how to install Vyatta 6.1 Core LiveCD on Qemu image and run it from GNS3.

1. Download Vyatta Core 6.1 LiveCD iso (You need to fill short questionnaire for Vyatta download)


2. Create Qemu qcow2 image

/usr/local/bin/qemu-img create -f qcow2 ./vyatta6.1vc.img 1G

3. Boot Qemu image with Vyatta 6.1 LiveCD

/usr/local/bin/qemu -boot d -hda ./vyatta6.1vc.img -cdrom ./vyatta-livecd_VC6.1-2010.08.20_i386.iso -m 512

login/password: vyatta/vyatta

4. Install Live CD

To install Live CD to Qemu image enter this command (as user vyatta)

install-system

The tutorial is opened and it walk you through installation process:

Would you like to continue? (Yes/No) [YES]: Enter

Partition (Auto/Union/Parted/Skip) [Auto]: Enter

Install the image on? [sda]: Enter

This will destroy all data on /dev/sda.
Continue? (Yes/No) [No]: Yes

How big of root partition should I create? (1000MB - 1074MB) [1074]MB: Enter

I found the following configuration files
/opt/vyatta/etc/config/config.boot
Which one should I copy to sda? [/opt/vyatta/etc/config/config.boot] Enter

Enter password for administrator account
Enter vyatta password: your_password
Retype vyatta password: your_password

Which drive should GRUB modify the boot partition on? [sda]: Enter

Done!
Now you successfully install Vyatta.

5. Adapt Vyatta NIC behavior to GNS3 Qemuwrapper

GNS3 qemuwrapper always changes MAC address of presented NIC during the boot of Qemu instance. Vyatta is programmed to save MAC address of existing ethernet interfaces. If MAC address of particular NIC is changed (by GNS3 qemuwrapper) Vyatta preserves the interface with old MAC and create new interface with new MAC.
Each time Qemu instace is restarted the number of interfaces doubled.

These are my steps how to solve it (it must be a better solution but I didn't find any with Google search):

a) Enable root account on Vyatta 6.1 (thanks to http://www.timpeerlings.nl/ )

vyatta$ configure
vyatta#set system login user root authentication plaintext-password test
vayata# commit
vyatta# save

exit

Now switch to user root:

su
Password: test

b) Remove vyatta_net_name script (root account needed)

cd /lib/udev/
mv ./vyatta_net_name ./vyatta_net_name_backup
rm ./vyatta_net_name


6. Setup serial console login (thanks to http://linux.xvx.cz/2009/08/debian-with ... onnection/ )

This configuration redirects output to serial ttyS0 and allows you to use Console in GNS3.
Login as root with su command and modify grub configuration file:

vim /etc/default/grub

Change the lines in configuration file according to these lines

# This file is sourced by update-grub, and its variables are propagated
# to its children in /etc/grub.d/

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8"

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
GRUB_TERMINAL=serial
GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND="serial --speed=9600 --unit=0 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1"


# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

Now update grub with command:

update-grub


7. Setup GNS3 for Vyatta qemu image

- Start GNS3
- Edit-> Preferences-> Qemu-> Qemu Host

Copy the settings from attachment (gns3-vyatta-settings). Check Kvm only if your processor supports hardware virtualization. Check Kqemu only if it is installed and running. If you are not sure with these options let them unchecked otherwise Qemu will be not started.

You need also set Qemu general settings like path to qemu, qemu-img and qemuwrapper.

- Edit-> Preferences-> Qemu-> General Settings

Check the attachement for details (qemu-general-settings)

Login to Vyatta:

login/password: vyatta/your_password

8. Conclusion

I made a video to prove functionality of Yvatta Qemu image. In this video three Vyatta Qemu instances run RIP routing protocol.



You can download Vyatta 6.1 Qemu image from here:




login/pass: vyatta/skuska

root account: root/skuska (Don't use root account for router configuration)

If you use Linux and there is already non-patched Qemu installed in your distro don't forget to patch, compile and install Qemu for udp tunnels and multicast. The great how to is here:



Cheers,

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Hi,
I added point 6. Serial console login. The Qemu Vyatta 6.1 image with serial console support is available for download, check rapidshare links, please.

Cheers,

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Brezular

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Hi

Nice tutorial

What about in Windows , das vyatta works ?

Regards

Hi,
yes - as far as Qemu can be installed on Windows ;-)
Cheers,

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