The is the most common hypervisor for deploying the XRv 9000, fully supported on Ubuntu and Red Hat distributions.
Always remember that these demo images are rate-limited to 2Mbps—perfect for protocol testing, but not for throughput! Option 2: Short & Action-Oriented (X/Twitter)
: Comprehensive support for iBGP, eBGP, Route Reflectors, and Address Families (IPv4, IPv6, VPNv4, VPNv6, EVPN).
Unlike traditional physical hardware, the virtual XRv 9000 delivers features of "carrier-grade" devices in a format deployable on standard servers, which is ideal for testing, development, and learning. iosxrvk9demo613qcow2 updated
Cisco’s IOS XRv acts as a single virtual machine combining Route Processor (RP) and Line Card (LC) functionality into one logical instance. The image string contains critical details about its build:
Using an updated version of a legacy baseline image like 6.1.3 provides several operational advantages:
XR-vm# show version
iosxrv-k9-demo-6.1.3.qcow2
: Ensure your host has at least 3072 MB of RAM allocated to the VM and that KVM is enabled on your machine.
Use SSH to connect to your EVE-NG server and create a directory: mkdir -p /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/iosxrv-6.1.3/ The is the most common hypervisor for deploying
The 6.1.x train introduced improved automation capabilities, including support for NETCONF/YANG. Updating and Implementing the Image
An essential aspect of keeping a 6.1.3 image "updated" in terms of utility is integrating it into modern NetDevOps workflows. Despite its age, IOS XR 6.1.3 supports:
