Connect to your EVE-NG server via an SSH client (like PuTTY or Terminal) using root credentials and create the dedicated directories for both the VCP and VFP. For the Virtual Control Plane (VCP)
: Existing customers can find images under the vMX Support Downloads section. EVE-NG Setup Overview
vmxvfp-18.2R1.9 (The prefix vmxvfp- must be exact). 4. Upload and Rename the .qcow2 Files
EVE-NG uses strict naming conventions for its QEMU directories. If your folders are misnamed, the EVE-NG web interface will fail to recognize the templates.
Use an SFTP client (such as WinSCP or FileZilla) to upload your downloaded Juniper vMX installation bundle directly to your EVE-NG server's /tmp directory. Extracting the Archive
/opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions
Download the compressed archive file, which typically ends in a .tgz or .tar.gz extension (for example, vmx-bundle-20.4R1.12.tgz ). This bundle contains the internal QCOW2 image files needed for both the VCP and VFP components. Step 2: Preparing the EVE-NG Directories
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Move the image into /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmxvcp-18.2R1.9/ and rename it to virtioa.qcow2 .
Turn on the VCP node first, wait roughly 2-3 minutes for the Junos boot sequence to initialize, and then power on the VFP node.
: Use a client like WinSCP or FileZilla to upload the image folders to /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/ on your EVE-NG server.
: Registered users with a valid support contract can download the latest production images from the Juniper Support Downloads page.
Create directories using a standard naming convention so EVE-NG recognizes them (e.g., vmxvcp-[version] and vmxvfp-[version] ): mkdir vmxvcp-22.2R1 mkdir vmxvfp-22.2R1 Use code with caution.
Extract the bundle, locate the .img files for VCP and VFP, and convert them to .qcow2 :
To download Juniper vMX for EVENG link, follow these steps:
Comprehensive Guide to Juniper vMX Download and EVE-NG Integration
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