Nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2 Jun 2026

8 GB minimum (10 GB to 12 GB recommended for stable bootup and control plane performance) Disk Space: 4 GB to 6 GB of thin-provisioned storage Hypervisor Compatibility: QEMU/KVM, VMware ESXi, VirtualBox Key Features Supported in NX-OS 9.3(9)

Although the virtual Nexus doesn’t enforce licensing for basic L2/L3, advanced features (VXLAN OAM, telemetry) require a license. Use:

: This is the version of the Cisco NX-OS (Network Operating System) running on the virtual switch. The "9.3.9" in the filename corresponds to NX-OS release 9.3(9) , a feature-rich and stable release that has become a popular choice for building labs and testing advanced features like VXLAN and EVPN.

1 dedicated management interface ( mgmt0 ) plus up to 64 virtual line-card network interfaces. nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2

This is where the QCOW2 shines natively.

Whenever new images are added manually to EVE-NG, permissions must be recalculated to ensure the web UI and underlying hypervisor can read and write to the disk template. Run the official EVE-NG wrapper script: /opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions Use code with caution. Step 5: Launch the Node in the Web UI Open your EVE-NG topology in a web browser. Right-click the workspace canvas and select . Search for or scroll to Cisco Nexus 9300v . Select the 9.3.9 version from the dropdown template.

In Linux-based environments like EVE-NG, turn on KSM. KSM scans system memory for identical pages and merges them, allowing you to run multiple Nexus 9300v instances with a significantly reduced total RAM footprint. 8 GB minimum (10 GB to 12 GB

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The primary reason engineers deploy nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2 is to build Spine-Leaf topologies using BGP EVPN. You can simulate multi-pod and multi-site architectures, testing complex features like Distributed Anycast Gateways, Multi-Protocol BGP peering, and Route Reflector configurations without spending tens of thousands of dollars on physical switches. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Validation

: Because it's a virtual machine, you can easily move it between different hosts. You can also use virtual machine snapshots to instantly revert to a known good state, a lifesaver when an experiment goes wrong or you need to repeat a test multiple times. 1 dedicated management interface ( mgmt0 ) plus

Even an excellent release has quirks. Here’s what to expect with nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2 :

To help you get the most out of your Cisco Nexus 9300v deployment, tell me:

: This is a critical step for EVE-NG. The image must be renamed to sataa.qcow2 .