Nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2 !free! -
nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2 is a virtual appliance image of Cisco Nexus 9000v (NX-OS) packaged in the QCOW2 disk format for use with hypervisors like QEMU/KVM. This image lets network engineers build lab environments that mimic Nexus 9300 series behavior for testing configurations, automation, and learning NX-OS features without physical hardware.
Here is how to set up nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2 on a KVM-based hypervisor (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS). nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2
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to operate stably, though some users reduce this to 6GB in labs. Hypervisor Compatibility nexus9300v
Transfer the .qcow2 file to your server’s image directory (e.g., /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/nxosv9k-9.3.9/ in EVE-NG). nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2
The .qcow2 extension is the standard disk image format for QEMU/KVM. It is highly efficient because:
