Before you power on your Catalyst 9000v node, run through this final checklist:
: Supports testing for Cisco’s Software-Defined Access (SDA) architecture without needing physical switches.
If the node loops indefinitely at the ROMMON boot loader screen or crashes midway through unpacking the system image file ( bootflash:packages.conf ), your host computer is choking on RAM or CPU cycles. Ensure you have allocated a full and that nested virtualization (VT-x/AMD-V) is enabled on your hypervisor server. Catalyst 9000v - - EVE-NG cat9kvprd171201prd9qcow2 best
The first boot of the 17.12 image can be slow as it expands the filesystem.
: Ensure Intel VT-x or AMD-V hardware virtualization is enabled in your underlying bare-metal BIOS and nested virtualization is turned on inside ESXi/Proxmox if hosting your lab virtually. Issue 2: Throughput Limitations and Bandwidth Bottlenecks Before you power on your Catalyst 9000v node,
To get the best performance from this .qcow2 image, follow these environment-specific tips:
Do run it until you verify.
Avoid strings with:
To deploy it in EVE-NG:
Cisco Catalyst 9000v virtual switch image (cat9kv-prd-17.12.01prd9.qcow2) Go to product viewer dialog for this item.