NSX lab with Arista vEOS – Running EOS in a VM

[Srinivas_k]

Hi All,

We are trying to setup NSX lab with Arista Simulator "vEOS – Running EOS in a VM" i tried searching for a blog in internet but no luck,

can someone guide how to integrate Arista to NSX where we can play around with different configurations ?

[bayupw]

Hi

You can take a look at these links:

Arista EOS Central – Running vEOS on ESXi 5.5

A Perfect virtual Lab Switch – vEOS | Network Virtualization Hersey

How to deploy the Arista vEOS - YouTube

Make sure vEOS vmdk is using SCSI Controller 0 LSI Logic Paralel, IDE0:0 and the aboot is on IDE1:0

1vCPU and 2GB is required (1.5GB might work but I haven't tried this)

[Srinivas_k]

Hi,

Kindly find my lab setup below.

1. Physical CISCO server with Esxi

2. in this Physical esxi server deployed 4 VMs with Esxi 6.5 (nested)

3.on one of the VM which having esxi loaded deployed vcenter 6.5 and added all 4 VMs which are having 6.5 esxi image.

4. installed NSX on nested vcenter.

5. now i deployed vEOS VM on physical CISCO server,

so now how we need to make vEOS VM as a switch to nested esxi servers? i gone through the link but i could not able to find this configuration kindly help.

I saw Peer_link and Mlag_left nic's from below screen-shot at link :Arista EOS Central – Running vEOS on ESXi 5.5 but i am struck here how to proceed further.