Iranian Society of Cryptology The ISC International Journal of Information Security 2008-2045 11 3 2019 08 01 Virtualized Network Management Laboratory for Educational Purposes 181 186 96191 10.22042/isecure.2019.11.3.24 EN Oula L. Abdulsattar Networks Engineering Department, College of Information Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Iraq Emad H. Al-Hemiary Networks Engineering Department, College of Information Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Iraq Journal Article 2019 11 10 In this paper, we implement a Virtualized Network Management Laboratory named (VNML) linked to college campus network for educational purposes. This laboratory is created using Virtualbox virtualizer and GNS3 on Linux UBUNTU single HP DL380 G7 server platform. A total of 35 virtual devices (Routers, Switches and Virtual Machines) are created and distributed over virtualized campus network with seven network management tools configured and run. The proposed laboratory is aimed to overcome the limitations of network hardware existence in any educational facility teach network management subject in their curriculum. The other advantages include ease of managing the laboratory and overrides physical location setup within the same geographical area. https://www.isecure-journal.com/article_96191_b6530a254ba4a1b82575f9ed7e3000a7.pdf