iosxrvk9-demo-6.1.3.qcow2 is a virtual disk image for the Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Router (often referred to as the ), a high-performance virtualized service provider router
: IOS XRv is now considered a legacy platform and has reached its end-of-support date .
iosxrv-k9-demo-6.1.3.qcow2 refers to a specific virtual disk image for the Cisco IOS XRv iosxrvk9demo613qcow2
When you see a .qcow2 file, you typically boot it with:
From there—BGP neighbors, MPLS labels, and a whole virtual network await. iosxrvk9-demo-6
| Tool | Image Source | Cost | Legality | |------|--------------|------|----------| | Cisco DevNet Sandbox | Cisco-hosted | Free (reservations) | ✅ Fully legal | | Cisco CML (Personal) | Subscription includes images | ~$199/year | ✅ Legal | | EVE-NG Community | Bring your own legal image | Free (software) | Depends on image license | | VIRL 2 / CML | Cisco-purchased | Paid | ✅ Legal | | GNS3 | Bring your own legal image | Free | Depends on image license |
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config)#interface MgmtEth 0/RP0/CPU0/0 RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config-if)#ipv4 address 192.168.1.10 255.255.255.0 RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config-if)#no shutdown RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config-if)#commit iosxrvk9demo613qcow2
Configure the management interface so you can SSH into it later (MgmtEth0/RP0/CPU0/0).