Generic VM
| Description | A generic Ubuntu VM interconnected with Nokia SR Linux |
| Components | Ubuntu VM, SR Linux |
| Resource requirements1 | 2 4096 MB |
| Topology file | generic_vm01.yml |
| Version information2 | containerlab:0.55.0, ubuntu:22.04, docker:26.0.0 |
Description#
This lab demonstrates how to use a Generic VM kind using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS by connecting it to the SR Linux switch and running a basic ping test.
The topology is rather simple, with Ubuntu VM and SR Linux switch connected over a single interface.
Deployment#
Before deploying the lab, make sure you have built the container image for the Ubuntu VM using hellt/vrnetlab project. The topology file references the image as vrnetlab/vr-ubuntu:jammy, which is the default image name for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
After building the image, deploy the lab using the following command:
Configuration#
The Ubuntu 22.04 VM takes about 1 minute to complete its start up and then extra 30 seconds to allow password-based authentication over SSH. Check the boot log using docker logs -f clab-generic_vm-ubuntu.
SR Linux#
As seen in the topology file, the SR Linux node comes with its ethernet-1/1 interface and subinterface preconfigured with 192.168.0.2/24 IP address. Thus no additional configuration is needed.
ubuntu#
Log into the ubuntu node using SSH with ssh clab-generic_vm-ubuntu and add the IP configuration to the ens2 interface that connects the VM with SR Linux switch. Password is clab@123.
Verification#
With interface on Ubuntu side configured, ping from Ubuntu to SR Linux to verify the connectivity.
clab@ubuntu:~$ ping 192.168.0.2
PING 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=14.2 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=8.85 ms
^C
--- 192.168.0.2 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 1002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 8.849/11.508/14.168/2.659 ms