Iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova Page

Before the advent of virtual images like this one, engineers faced a steep barrier to entry. Physical ASR9k routers cost tens of thousands of dollars, consume hundreds of watts of power, and create significant noise. The iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova democratizes access to IOS XR.

Here are the primary reasons network professionals seek out this specific image:

Before deploying a new BGP policy or an MPLS Traffic Engineering tunnel in production, you can spin up an XRv instance, replicate the configuration, and validate the outcome. The 5.2.2 version supports key MPLS features that are still prevalent in many SP networks. iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova

No Network Connectivity:

Memory Errors:

This is the most common use case for this image.

If you have a legal copy, here’s the basic deployment: Before the advent of virtual images like this

Enter global configuration mode:

config terminal
hostname XRv-Demo
username admin secret cisco
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0
 ipv4 address 192.168.1.100 255.255.255.0
 no shutdown
commit

Save the configuration:

copy running-config startup-config

At this point, you have a fully functional IOS XR router.