Step 1: Download all of acisim ver. 5.2-4d parts(1 to 8).
Step 2: Combine all of the OVA files into a single OVA file after downloading them.
C:\Users\reals\Downloads\ACI_SIM_VM>dir
Directory of C:\Users\reals\Downloads\ACI_SIM_VM
02/20/2023 12:23 AM .
02/20/2023 12:23 AM ..
02/18/2023 02:42 PM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part1.ova
02/18/2023 06:34 PM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part2.ova
02/19/2023 01:42 AM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part3.ova
02/19/2023 11:32 AM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part4.ova
02/19/2023 03:46 PM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part5.ova
02/19/2023 05:41 PM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part6.ova
02/19/2023 07:59 PM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part7.ova
02/19/2023 09:45 PM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part8.ova
8 File(s) 83,134,174,720 bytes
2 Dir(s) 21,467,283,456 bytes free
Concatenating all ova files requires some time. Probably 30 minutes or more.
C:\Users\reals\Downloads\ACI_SIM_VM>type acisim-5.2-4d_part* > acisim-5.2-4d.ova
acisim-5.2-4d_part1.ova
acisim-5.2-4d_part2.ova
acisim-5.2-4d_part3.ova
acisim-5.2-4d_part4.ova
acisim-5.2-4d_part5.ova
acisim-5.2-4d_part6.ova
acisim-5.2-4d_part7.ova
acisim-5.2-4d_part8.ova
Step 3: Run/Open the OVA from VMware workstation.
To fully import the OVA to VMware Workstation, it took me more than eight hours, I think. I’m not entirely sure if because my disk is only an external disk drive and I use it for ACISIM’s OVA and storage.
OH Wait, before you start it, You must change the network setting so that the ACISIM may connect to your local computer or to your actual network, in my case, my home network.
Step 4: I selected the option 1
Step 5: Network Topology
If you have the resources, you may choose large topology. In my case, I tested the both.
I simply leave everything set to default.
This is the most important part since this OOB configuration will be use to connect to your local computer.
Enter N, No need to put a strong password since this is a LAB.
Step 6: Connect using your browser
After everything is finished, wait at least a few minutes before logging into the APIC.
