UNL- Adding Cisco XRv images

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he Cisco XRv router is available as a virtual router also.

SUPPORTED CISCO XRV IMAGES

UNetLab Image Name Downloaded Filename Version vCPUs vRAM
xrv-k9-5.1.1 iosxrv-k9-demo-5.1.1_2.ova 5.1.1 2 4096
xrv-k9-5.2.1 iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.0.ova 5.2.1 1 3072
xrv-k9-5.2.2 iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova 5.2.2 1 3072

IMPORTING CISCO XRV IMAGES

The following procedure refers to the most recent and supported image only. Older images should work too. Remember that UNetLab image names are strongly suggested for lab portability.

Upload the downloaded image to the UNetLab master node using for example FileZilla or WinSCP. Then login as root using SSH protocol and uncompress it:

mkdir tmp
cd tmp
tar xf ../iosxrv-k9-demo-5.1.1_2.ova

Then convert the disk to the qcow2 format:

/opt/qemu/bin/qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 iosxrv-demo.vmdk hda.qcow2

Create the UNetLab image:

mkdir -p /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/xrv-k9-5.1.1
mv hda.qcow2 /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/xrv-k9-5.1.1

Clean and fix permissions:

cd ..
rm -rf tmp
/opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions

From the 5.5.2 image, the conversion could create a very small qcow2 file. In this case:

  1. import the ova file into a VMware platform;
  2. grab the deployed vmdk;
  3. convert the vmdk to qcow2.

Default username is admin without password.

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