Download: Cat9kv-prd-17.10.01prd7.qcow2

The Catalyst 9000v is resource-intensive. To avoid crashes or slowdowns:

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You mentioned the file is .qcow2. This indicates it is a disk image intended for KVM/QEMU virtualization (like GNS3, EVE-NG, or a Linux KVM server).

If you are using VMware (ESXi, Workstation, or Fusion), you cannot use this file directly. You would need to convert it to a .vmdk format using tools like qemu-img: The Catalyst 9000v is resource-intensive

qemu-img convert -O vmdk Cat9kv-prd-17.10.01prd7.qcow2 output.vmdk

Create an XML domain with:

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Requirements:

QEMU Settings for this image:

Type: Cisco Cat9kv
QEMU version: 2.12+ 
RAM: 8192 MB
NIC model: virtio-net-pci
Console: telnet

Convert if needed:

# qcow2 is ready to use - no conversion needed
# For GNS3, may need to create appliance from scratch

First boot configuration:

enable
configure terminal
hostname Cat9kv
interface GigabitEthernet1
 ip address dhcp
 no shutdown
end

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