Revision as of 16:04, 21 May 2014

Getting started with the Virtual Machine

Step 1 - Install Virtual Box on your computer

Install VirtualBox on your system from the Oracle VirtualBox website.

Download the binary package suitable for your operating system and follow the instructions, and the latest VirtualBox Extension Pack (There are 2 files to download).

Step 2 - Configure Network connection between host and VM

Launch VirtualBox. From the VirtualBox menu (under Windows: VirtualBox > File > Settings > Network ; under OSX VirtualBox > Preferences > Network), check that a "Host only Network" called "vboxnet0" is present.

Step 3 - Download the ONELAB Virtual Machine under the following link

Virtual Machine

Step 4 - Import the Virtual Machine in Virtual Box

From the VirtualBox Menu "File", import the downloaded OVA file.

A new VM entry appears in the left panel.

Step 5 - Start the Virtual Machine

Start the VM by double-clicking its entry. Enter "olvm" for login and "olvm" again for password (without quotes).

You are ready to continue with ONELAB models.

Back to Elmer models

Share a folder with the VM

Trouble shooting

From a terminal on the host, check the network connectivity with the VM by a "ping -n 5 olvm.local".