https://rbgeek.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/vyatta-basic-configuration-after-installation/
http://vyos.net/wiki/User_Guide
1. Download VyOS and VirtualBox Extention from
2. Install VirtualBox Extention
click menu File/Preferences/Extentions
click triangular icon on the right and point to downloaded VirtualBox Extention
3. Open VirtualBox
click New
4. Welcome to the New Virtual Machine Wizard
click Next
5. VM Name and OS Type
Name: VyOS
Operating System: Linux
Version: Debian (64 bit)
click Next
6. Memory
512 MB
click Next
Virtual Hard Disk
tick Boot Hard Disk
clck Create new hard disk
7. Welcome to the Create New Virtual Disk Wizard
click Next
8. Hard Disk Storage Type
click Dynamically expanding storage
Hard drive file type: VMDK
click Next
9. Virtual Disk Location and Size
Location: VyOS
Size: 2 GB
Size: 2 GB
click Next
10. Summary
click Finish
11. click VyOS
click Settings
click System
untick Floppy Drive
untick Enable absolute pointing device
click Display
Video Memory: 1MB
click Audio
untick Enable Audio
click Network
click Adapter 1
tick Enable Network Adapter
Attached to: Bridged Adapter
Name: Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
click USB
untick Enable USB Controller
click Storage
click IDE Controller/CD-ROM boot from VyOS iso
click Serial Ports
tick Enable Serial Port
Port Number: COM1
Port Mode: Host Pipe
tick Create Pipe
Port File Path: \\.\pipe\VyOS
click OK
click Start
12. Configure VyOS
Login: vyos
Login: vyos
Password: vyos
$install system
Would you like to continue? [Yes]
Partition [Auto]:
Install the image os? [sda]
This will destroy all dta on dev/sda
Continue? (Yes/No) [No}: yes
How big a root partition should I create? [2147 MB]:
Which one should I copy to sda? [/opt/vyatta/etc/config/config.boot]:
Enter vyatta password: vyos
Retype vyatta password: vyos
Which drive should GRUB modify the boot partition on? [sda]
$poweroff
Eject VyOS iso CD-ROM
click Settings/Storage
click icon on CD/DVD Drive and click “Remove disk from virtual drive”
13. clone VyOS
right click VyOS/Clone
New machine name: VyOS1
tick Reinitialize the MAC addrress of all network cards
click Next
Clone type
click Full clone
click Clone
right click VyOS/Clone
New machine name: VyOS2
tick Reinitialize the MAC addrress of all network cards
click Next
Clone type
click Full clone
click Clone
14. Open GNS3
Click Edit/Preferences/VirtualBox VMs
click New
VM list: VyOS1
click Finish
click New
VM list: VyOS2
click Finish
Configure R1
Login: vyos
Password: vyos
$conf
#set system host-name r1
#set interfaces ethernet eth1 address 10.0.1.1/24
#set protocols static route 0.0.0.0/0 next-hop 10.0.1.254 distance ‘1’
#set system domain-name poc.com
#set service ssh port 22
#set system ntp server 0.pool.ntp.org
#set system login user user1 full-name “user1”
#set system login user user1 authentication plaintext-password mypassword
#set system login user user1 level admin
#commit
#save
NOTE:
You need to exit and login back to reflect hostname changing
Do similar thing above for R2
Test ping r1 from r2
vyos@r2:~$ ping 10.0.1.2
PING 10.0.1.2 (10.0.1.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.1.2: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.038 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.2: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=0.038 ms
PING 10.0.1.2 (10.0.1.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.1.2: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.038 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.2: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=0.038 ms
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