How to add Cisco ASR Router (XRV, XRV9000) in EVE-NG

To add Cisco ASR router (XRv, XRV9000) to EVE-NG, you need to follow these general steps:

Download the Cisco XRv Image

Obtain the Cisco XRv image file (usually in .tar format) from the Cisco website or through legal channels.

Prepare the EVE-NG Environment

Ensure you have EVE-NG installed and running. Access its web interface.

From EVE CLI, create tmp folder:

mkdir abc
cd abc        

Upload the downloaded image to the EVE root/tmp folder using for example FileZilla or WinSCP. and from CLI uncompress it:

tar xvf iosxrv-k9-demo-6.1.2.ova         

Convert the disk to the qcow2 format:

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

Create the folder for HDD image and move it:

mkdir /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 abc
/opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions        

Create a Node Template

In the EVE-NG GUI, create a new lab and add a new node with the XRv template.

Configure Node Options

Adjust necessary settings such as RAM, CPU, and network interfaces as required.

Once configured, you can start the Cisco XRv node from the EVE-NG interface.

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