How to run ASA in GNS3

For ASA 8.4.2
1) Download asa842-initrd and asa842-vmlinuz.
2) In GNS, go to Edit> Preferences> Qemu> ASA and configure the following:

• Identifier name: AS842
• RAM : 1024 MB
• Number of NICS : as u wish ;-)
• NIC Model : E1000
• Qemu options: -vnc none -vga none -m 1024 -icount auto -hdachs 980,16,32
• Initrd:  browse for asa842-initrd downloaded in step 1
• Kernel: browse for asa842-vmlinuz downloaded in step 1
• Kernel cmd line: -append ide_generic.probe_mask=0x01 ide_core.chs=0.0:980,16,32 auto nousb console=ttyS0,9600 bigphysarea=65536
• Press save then OK
  
   
• after the ASA is running issue the following commands:
  activation-key 0x4a3ec071 0x0d86fbf6 0x7cb1bc48 0x8b48b8b0 0xf317c0b5
activation-key 0xb23bcf4a 0x1c713b4f 0x7d53bcbc 0xc4f8d09c 0x0e24c6b6
 
  

2)You can also use ASDM to configure the ASA. (I'll publish a post for this one later)

How to run IPS in GNS3

For IPS 4235 ver 6.0:
1) Download the Disk image (disk1 and disk2) and extract them.
2) You will need also JRE6update7
3) In GNS, go to Edit> Preferences> Qemu> IDS and configure the following:

• for the binary image 1 and 2 browse for the ones you've downloaded in step 1
• RAM : 1024 MB
• NIC Model: e1000
• Qemu Options : -smbios type=1,product=IDS-4235
• Press save then OK
  
  

4) now you can use the IDS with the following credentials:

• username: cisco
• password: ciscoips4215 

5) To manage through IME you can also download  Cisco IPS Manager Express (IME) 7.1.1