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Cisco Modeling Labs on AWS

Project Overview

Instructions to deploy the Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) network simulation tool on AWS.

Solution Components

  • CML Personal ($199/year)
  • VMware Workstation (to convert the ova file into a vmdk file)
  • AWS: EC2, IAM, S3 (to store the vmdk file which becomes an AMI)

Usage

  • GUI - HTTPS to the EC2's external IP address
  • CLI - SSH to the EC2's external IP address
    • CLI directly to the lab devices: SecureCRT > Properties > Connection > Logon Actions > Remote command: open /<lab_name>/<node_id>/<line_#>

Build

Laptop

  • Download the OVA and refplat ISO files, as well as the license token from the Cisco Learning Network Store
  • Open the OVA file in VMware Workstation
    • Networking Adapter: Bridged (may need to specify the NIC in the Virtual Network Editor)
    • mount the refplat ISO as a CD/DVD
    • power up the VM and configure admin and sysadmin accounts
    • power down the VM and export it: File > export to OVF
  • Extract the refplat ISO file to get the device image qcow2 files
  • Upload the .vmdk file to S3
  • Import the VM into AWS as an AMI image
    aws iam create-role --role-name vmimport --assume-role-policy-document "file://C:\Users\gdavitiani\Desktop\trust-policy.json"
    aws iam put-role-policy --role-name vmimport --policy-name vmimport --policy-document "file://C:\Users\gdavitiani\Desktop\role-policy.json"
    
    aws ec2 import-image --description "Cisco CML" --disk-containers "file://C:\Users\gdavitiani\Desktop\containers.json"
    
    # monitor an import image task
    aws ec2 describe-import-image-tasks --import-task-ids import-ami-0143a066d6e195d3b
    

AWS Console

  • Launch an EC2 instance from the newly created image
    • instance type: c5n.metal
    • create and assign an elastic public IP address

Browser

  • GUI to CML: HTTPS to the instance's external IP address or DNS name
  • Tools > Licensing > Register: <TOKEN>
  • Node and image definition yaml files get imported with the VM, but the image qcow2 files need to be uploaded
  • Tools > Node and Image Definitions > Image Definitions > Manage > <FILENAME>.qcow2 > Upload Image

AWS Console

  • CLI to CML: AWS Console > Instances > Connect > Session Manager > Connect

  • Copy the uploaded images to their corresponding folders

    su sysadmin
    sudo find / -name *.qcow2
    
    sudo cp /var/local/virl2/dropfolder/csr1000v-universalk9.17.03.01a-serial.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/virl-base-images/csr1000v-170301a
    sudo cp /var/local/virl2/dropfolder/vios_l2-adventerprisek9-m.ssa.high_iron_20190423.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/virl-base-images/iosvl2-2019
    sudo cp /var/local/virl2/dropfolder/vios-adventerprisek9-m.spa.159-3.m2.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/virl-base-images/iosv-159-3
    sudo cp /var/local/virl2/dropfolder/alpine-3-12-base.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/virl-base-images/alpine-3-12-base
    
  • Increase the VM's storage capacity (optional)

    sudo yum install cloud-utils-growpart
    
    # show existing volume sizes and names
    df -hT
    lsblk
    sudo pvscan
    sudo vgdisplay
    sudo lvdisplay
    
    # resize the partition
    sudo growpart /dev/nvme0n1 2
    
    # resize the physical volume
    sudo pvresize /dev/nvme0n1p2
    
    # resize the logical volume
    sudo lvextend -L+32G /dev/cl_cml2-controller/root
    
    # resize the file system
    sudo xfs_growfs -d /
    
    # verify
    df -hT
    lsblk
    

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