The power of the appliances is truly awesome in making installing various devices possible in GNS3. The process of How to add Cisco NX-OSv in GNS3 is very straightforward and the GNS3 appliance file makes it a breeze to get the NX-OSv images installed and working in GNS3. Now, we can go to our switch category in GNS3 and we should be able to see the Cisco NX-OSv 7.3.0 device listed. Click Next.įinally, the last screen gives us the defaut username/password for the appliance that has been imported.įinal confirmation – the Cisco NX-OSv 7.3.0 appliance has been installed. Once the upload has finished you will see a Summary screen. Jeremy Grossman, the original developer of GNS3 originally created the software to help him study for his CCNP certifications. GNS3 can help you prepare for certification exams such as the Cisco CCNA, but also help you test and verify real world deployments. The required image files will begin to upload to your GNS3 virtual appliance. GNS3 is used in companies all over the world including Fortune 500 companies. You can drag routers in a central window, connect them with cables and configure them. You can think of it as the big brother of the Cisco Packet Tracer. Click Next.Ĭonfirmation pops up – Would you like to install Cisco NX-OSv version 7.3.0? Click Yes. GNS3 stands for Graphical Network Simulator 3, and it is exactly what the name says: a software to simulate networks. You should see the Ready to install status under the Required files screen. Since I had all the files downloaded in the same folder, including the required image files downloaded from the Cisco VIRL portal, the Add appliance wizard already found the files it needs to install the NX-OSv appliance. If not, check out our post here on how to configure GNS3 appliance in ESXi.Ī quick requirements check is performed and you should see that you are good to continue the installation.

Most likely you have GNS3 virtual appliance running your GNS3 workloads.

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