Usually mapped to the Management Ethernet interface.
The demo license enforces artificial throughput caps on the data plane (typically limiting traffic to low rates like 2 Mbps) to prevent commercial use while leaving control plane features fully operational.
| Feature | iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova | Notes / Newer Versions | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Rate-limited, likely to a low value (e.g., 2 Mbps) for control-plane testing. | Newer demo images may have a higher, but still limited, throughput (e.g., 200 kbps). | | AAA (Authentication) | AAA is hard-coded. Default username is often admin with no password, but this can vary. | This is a common characteristic of demo images and should not be used in any production or pre-production environment due to the risk of unauthorized access. | | vCPU Support | Supports up to eight CPUs on a single VM in a demonstration deployment. | Production deployments limit to a single CPU per VM. | iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova
EVE-NG requires you to allocate RAM and CPU separately; follow the same guidelines (6GB/2vCPU).
It supports advanced Service Provider features, including BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, L3VPNs, L2VPNs, and RSVP-TE. Usually mapped to the Management Ethernet interface
Even with an OVA, problems arise. Here are the top three issues and fixes:
For certification candidates (especially CCIE Service Provider v4.0 and early v5.0), the 5.2.2 version was explicitly recommended for practice labs. | Newer demo images may have a higher,
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You can restart individual processes (like BGP) without rebooting the whole router using process restart bgp Show Commands: show install active to see which software packages are running. 📚 Learning Resources For advanced lab setups, follow the Cisco XRv EVE-NG Integration Guide to convert the OVA into a QCOW2 format for multi-node labs. Cisco IOS XR Documentation for specific 5.2.2 feature support. for use in EVE-NG or GNS3?
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