- Overview
- Product Documentation
- CML Release Notes
- Getting Started
- CML 2.1 User Guide
- CML User's Guide
- Overview of CML 2.x
- Using CML and the HTML5 UI
- Dashboard
- Workbench
- Adding Nodes to a Lab
- Starting, Stopping, and Wiping Nodes
- Deleting Nodes
- Creating Links
- Rules for Creating Links and Interface Overprovisioning
- Adding Interfaces and Overprovisioning
- Overprovisioning Interfaces with Link Creation
- Starting Simulations
- Connecting to a Node's Console
- Setting CPU limit on node
- Launch sequencing and CPU limiting
- Stopping Simulations
- External Connectivity for Simulations
- Link Packet Capture
- Breakout Tool
- Custom VM Images
- Creating a New Node Definition
- CML 2.1 Admin Guide
- Resources
Connecting Nodes in a Lab¶
Procedure
In the Workbench, hover over the desired source node for the new connection to activate the action ring for the node.
Press and hold the mouse button on the blue link button.
Note
If the mouse cursor changes to a cancel icon when you hover it over the link button on the action ring, the Workbench is indicating that that the source node has no more available interfaces. You will not be able to create any additional connections to or from this node until an existing interface is freed.
While holding the mouse button, drag away from the source node to start creating a connection.
Hover the mouse over the desired destination node for the connection and the release the mouse button.
The currently-selected node will be highlighted in blue.
The Workbench pops up an interface selection dialog.
Note
The currently selected node should be highlighted in blue. If the currently selected node is highlighted in red, and the mouse cursor changes to a cancel icon, the Workbench is indicating that the destination node has no more available interfaces. You will not be able to create any additional connections to or from this node until an existing interface is freed.
Select the desired interface on the Source and Destination nodes in the dialog. Alternatively, you can just click the Use Next Available (interface) button, and the connection will be created with the first unused interface on each node.
Repeat the previous steps for each connection that you want to create in the network topology.