For engineers studying for the CCIE Data Center lab, testing EVPN-VXLAN fabrics, or automating infrastructure with Ansible, understanding this specific .qcow2 plugin is essential. But what exactly is it? Why is version 7.0.3.I7.4 significant? How do you install and optimize it?
# Navigate to the QEMU addon directory cd /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/ mkdir nxosv9k-7.0.3.I7.4 Upload the qcow2 file into this directory Rename it to "virtioa.qcow2" (EVE-NG naming convention) mv nxosv9k-7.0.3.i7.4.qcow2 /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/nxosv9k-7.0.3.I7.4/virtioa.qcow2 Step 2 – Set Permissions EVE-NG requires specific ownership. nxosv9k-7.0.3.i7.4.qcow2 plugin
feature nxapi nxapi http port 80 nxapi https port 443 Now, from your host machine (using the EVE-NG bridge IP), you can send JSON payloads to http://<switch-ip>/ins . This plugin responds to the cisco.nxos.nxos_vxlan_vtep module flawlessly. A sample playbook to configure a VTEP: For engineers studying for the CCIE Data Center