Cisco VIRL Images for GNS3 and Qemu. The following are a set of images for use in Cisco practice labs. Build highly-accurate models of existing or planned networks. Build using common platforms like IOSv, IOSv Layer-2, IOS-XRv, NX-OSv, CSR1000v and ASAv. The recommended Cisco images to use with GNS3 are those from Cisco VIRL (IOSv, IOSvL2, IOS-XRv, ASAv). This images are supported and are actively updated by Cisco. The images support current releases of the Cisco IOS (15.X) and provide the best scale and user experience. GNS3 Comparisons. Questions often arise about which software is the best.
Cisco Virl Images For Gns3 And Qemu Free Download
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| EVE Image Name | Downloaded Original Filename | Version | vCPUs | vRAM | |
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| 1. | vios-adventerprisek9-m.SPA.156-1.T | vios-adventerprisek9-m.vmdk.SPA.156-1.T | 15.6.1T | 1 | 512 |
| 2. | viosl2-adventerprisek9-m.03.2017 | vios_l2-adventerprisek9-m.03.2017.qcow2 | 15.2 | 1 | 1024 |
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| Other versions should also be supported following bellow’s procedure. David Bombal Video: VIRL account holders can download images from their VIRL download location, you must have valid cisco.com CCO account associated with VIRL. VIRL has two image formats vmdk and qcow2. qcow2 are almost ready to use, just need create proper image folder and load image. vmdk file need covert to qcow2 format before load it in EVE. In the table above you can see that vios advanced enterprise 156-1.T contains vmdk in the filename. This means will need convert it to qcow2 file. Images two and three in the table filename contains qcow2. This means those images are almost ready to load and no need extra conversation. Image naming table: 1. Prepare and load vmdk images from VIRL 1.1. Using our image table, create correct image folder, this example is for image 1. in the table above. It is vios L3 router image. Per our image naming table we have to create image folder starting with vios-, lets do it. 1.2. Upload the downloaded image to the EVE /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vios-adventerprisek9-m.SPA.156-1.T/ folder using for example FileZilla or WinSCP. 1.3. From the EVE cli, go to newly created image folder. 1.4. Rename original image filename to have .vmdk extension at the end 1.5. Covert vmdk file to qcow format. Please follow how to table which qcow2 output fileneame must be. This example per our table is virtioa.qcow2 OPTION: Sometimes command above won’t work, try another way below: 1.6. Delete raw vmdk image file from image folder 1.7. Fix permissions: 2. Prepare and load qcow2 images from VIRL 2.1. Using our image table, create correct image folder, this example is for second image in the table above. It is vios L2 switch image. Per our image naming table we have to create image folder starting with viosl2-, lets do it. 2.2. Upload the downloaded image to the EVE /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/viosl2-adventerprisek9-m.03.2017/ folder using for example FileZilla or WinSCP. 2.3. From the EVE cli, go to newly created image folder. 2.4. Rename original filename to virtioa.qcow2 2.5. Fix permissions: Same processes are used for any VIRL image, just follow right foldernames and image naming inside folders per our naming table. |