Xrv9k-fullk9-7.2.2 [2021] Info

EVPN serves as the modern standard for Layer 2 and Layer 3 data center interconnects and service provider VPNs. This image supports: EVPN-VPWS (Virtual Private Wire Service).

Cisco optimized the 7.x software train to move away from legacy CLI management toward infrastructure-as-code: Xrv9k-fullk9-7.2.2

Ensuring the network interfaces are mapped to VirtIO drivers or Intel SR-IOV interfaces for production environments to bypass standard hypervisor virtualization overhead. EVPN serves as the modern standard for Layer

As a virtual machine, the XRv 9000 requires substantial resources to run optimally, especially the fullk9 version. 4-8 recommended for stable operations. As a virtual machine, the XRv 9000 requires

This is the most common use case for the xrv9k-fullk9-7.2.2 image.

4 to 8 vCPUs (Allocated strictly to data plane/control plane) 20 GB to 32 GB (Depending on routing table size) Disk Space 40 GB+ (To accommodate logging and core dumps) Virtual NICs 1 Management interface, 2 Data interfaces Up to 32 interfaces per VM Hypervisor ESXi 6.5+, KVM (QEMU 2.5+), or Cisco CML ESXi 7.0+ or Bare-Metal Linux KVM with DPDK