: Always run the EVE-NG wrapper to fix permissions after moving files: /opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions Technical Requirements
: Specific network interface card (NIC) drivers or DPDK libraries required for optimized host performance.
: Your motherboard BIOS has disabled virtualization extensions or you are attempting unnested KVM configuration inside an unsupportive VM platform.
Getting this precise release to work smoothly on top of your hypervisor—whether VMware ESXi or KVM—demands a solid understanding of Juniper’s packaging, system prerequisites, and deployment commands. 1. Finding and Downloading the Official Bundle
archive that contains the images needed to run both the Virtual Control Plane (VCP) and the Virtual Forwarding Plane (VFP). 1. Acquiring the Bundle To download the official vmx-bundle-17.1R1.8.tgz
tar -xzvf juniper-vmx-bundle-17.1R1.8.tgz -C /opt/vmx/ cd /opt/vmx/vmx-bundle-17.1R1.8 ./vmx.sh --env
Inside the Junos operating system CLI, confirm that the control plane has successfully bound to the forwarding engine interfaces. root@vmx1> show interfaces terse | match ge- Use code with caution.
: 12 GB RAM minimum (4 GB allocated to VCP, 8 GB allocated to VFP).
Search for "vMX" or navigate to > Download Software > vMX (Virtual MX Router) .
The vmx-bundle-17.1R1.8.tgz is not available as a public direct download. You must use one of the following official channels:
vfp-vmx-x86-64-17.1R1.8.qcow2 or .img (VFP packet forwarding engine image).
The installed in your physical server Share public link
The applications of the VMX Bundle are diverse, ranging from:
/env/ : Infrastructure definitions for the virtualization orchestration.