Add a Virtual Machine in GNS3
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In order to add a virtual machine in GNS3, you need to perform the following steps:
First, create a virtual machine in VMware workstation. We assume that you have already created a virtual machine using VMware workstation. In the following figure, you can see we have created two virtual machines named SVR1 and SVR2. In this demonstration, we will add SVR1 virtual machine to GNS3.
Once you have created the virtual machine, open the GNS3 console, click Edit and select Preferences.
On the Preferences window, select VMware VMs in the left pane and click New to add a new VMware virtual machine in GNS3.
In the VMware Virtual Machine page, your virtual machine should be available in the VM list drop-down menu as shown in the following figure.
Select your virtual machine that you want to add in GNS3 and then click Finish.
In the GNS3 console, drag your virtual machine in the work view area. Right-click virtual machine and select Start to start it.
Now, this virtual machine can be connected to routers, switches and other devices in GNS3. Open the console of the virtual machine and use it as a real machine to perform the hands-on lab exercises.
