EVE-NG Setup & VMWare installation for Multi Vendors Devices

 VMWare installation & EVE NG Setup step by step for Multi Vendors Devices

As for every IP Network Engineer readiness of the simulator especially the multi-vendors environment, EVE-NG is a big headache. But honestly, this is very simple and only needs a few minutes to focus. Highly request that Please follow the exact steps that I will do below. With the one-time setup & you will enjoy lab simulations always.

 

First of all, prepare & download the below-mentioned software, click on downloading link if you don’t have already it, simply search on Google or comment your email below I will share it with you.

 

• ØVMWare Workstation version 16. x (search on Google, free trial available)
• ØDownload EVE-NG
• Ø FTP, file transfer software, WinSCP, or FileZilla
• ØDownload the Image you need like Cisco, Huawei, Palo Alto, Fortinet, or any other vendors (if you don’t have click on contact us I will share it with you).

 

 

I have downloaded below software’s VMware 16.1.0, EVE-NG 5.0.1-13 & Palo Alto firewall & Cisco Routers image

Now let’s do the Installation Part

Step-1:

·       VMWare installation is very easy to double click & next-next… –Finish

 

Step-2:

Open VMware go-to File then open – upload EVE NG open virtualization format file then import, Wait for a few minutes it will take time. 

Now click on upgrade this virtual machine then click next

Select Hardware compatibility Workstation 16.x then next

Default create new clone is select but change to Alter this virtual machine as below & finally click on finish & close.

By default, resources are allocated like RAM, CPU & HDD etc. as it assigned 8 processors as in Core i7 we have total 8 processors click on Edit virtual machine & update this as per your laptop specification

As in my laptop 16 GB Ram I assign 10GB RAM & 4 processors,

The important point is to add one new adapter as well click on the adapter option then add & finish

The important point is to add one new adapter as well click on the adapter option then add & finish, same as below

Now click the first Adapter (Bridged Automatic) & change its mode to NAT

And for the second Adapter 2, click on custom, select VMnet1(Host-only), and click ok.

The Above Adapter setting is very very important, one adapter is for Internet connectivity & other is for accessing devices like Firewall GUI through a local browser.

 

 

Now click on power on this machine & wait a few minutes

During power up, it will assign one IP address through DCHP EVE-NG

Drag your mouse to the black screen & click then enter from the keyboard, put username : root & password is eve then enter

Next it will show prompt for the root password, now enter same password eve then confirm again eve.

Click enter

Click enter

Now Next step is a very important point take care press down arrow key on the keyboard  and press the space bar on the keyboard to select static, by default dhcp is selected (* steric sing can see )

Down arrow key then Space

Enter then assign management IP address, I am giving 192.168.23.90 you can assign any IP address

Now subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Now assign the gateway IP address, the first IP address of the subnet is allocated for VMware's own function not assign 192.168.23.1, Please assign 192.168.23.2 or the second IP of your subnet.

For primary  DNS same ip as Gateway 192.168.23.2 for secondary no need just enter

No need NTP just enter

 

Next, enter  direct connection is ok, it will boot automatically get a static IP address

We can login with root & eve (username & password)

 

Till here EVE-NG installation is completed Now access through Web

 

The last step is to configure ip address on Adapter VMnet8 from the same subnet we configure on EVE-NG then it will be pingable from your laptop

EVE-NG 192.168.23.90 ip should be pingable from laptop cmd.

The final stage is now lets access through WEB Browser

It has been accessible write username admin not root remember that & the password is eve

Now we can create a folder or  lab , as I am creating a lab directly click on below option  & give name

GUI interface of EV-NG accessed

Now right click & click on node you can see multi vendors devices are supported

But all devices are in grey color which means no image uploaded & not active, for this we need to upload the image(version) to EVE-NG for each device then it will work.

 

For example, I will upload Cisco IOS & Palo Alto Firewall images through the File transfer software WinSCP you can upload through FileZilla as well.

 

Below are the steps to upload an image to EVE-NG through Win-SCP

I have downloaded & install  WinSCP

Put EVE-NG ip address, Protocol SFTP & username/password is root/eve then click login

For the first time, it will ask for an update the key click on update

You have accessed  EVE-NG shell

Double Click on the up arrow key on the right side  it will go to the root directory

Now go to opt then unetlab then

Then addons

Then qemu

Now upload your required image from your local laptop but remember that the qcow file will be in one folder means not like the folder in another folder(Nested folder) its not working for example I am uploading Palo Alto firewall click on upload then ok

Now fix the permission through EVE-NG Cli below two commands then access firewall

Now again come to EVE GUI ,you can see Palo Alto firewall color change to means its active

Before accessing the devices cli install the eve-ng-Win-client-Pack (simple installation double click next-next…)  & reboot your laptop this is important,

Now Right click on firewall start then double click  cli is accessible

Finally Firewall CLI  accessible below

Once you did these steps then same for all vendor's devices like Fortinet, Huawei, Windows OS, AD etc .

For Cisco switch & router need to upload in the below directory iol not qemo

/opt/unetlab/addons/iol/bin

if still you have any confusion Click on the contact us form & send me an email or any disk I will support you remotely.

Keep Learning, Keep Reading, Keep Growing. IT & IP is the future.

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