2020.10.24 – Juniper vMX 20.2 installation in EVE-PRO

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Very useful: https://www.eve-ng.net/index.php/documentation/howtos/howto-add-juniper-vmx-16-x-17-x/

This guide is based on version:

  • EVE images name, vCPUs and vRAM
    • vmxvcp-20.2R1.10-domestic-VCP, 1 vCPU, 2 Gb vRAM
    • vmxvfp-20.2R1.10-domestic-VFP, 3 vCPUs, 4 Gb vRAM
  • Downloaded Filename
    • vmx-bundle-20.2R1.10.tar
  • Version
    • Junos: 20.2R1.10

The Juniper vMX images are based on dual nodes setup, where Routing Engine (VCP) is connected to Forwarding Plane (VFP) and act like single node. All cli configurations will be done on the VCP, but porting and connections will be on VFP.

Step 1. Create temporary working directory for image:

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu# mkdir vMX

Step 2. Upload the downloaded images to the EVE using for example FileZilla (or WinSCP). 

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vMX# ls
vmx-bundle-20.2R1.10.tar

Step 3. Uncompress images:

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vMX# tar xvf vmx-bundle-20.2R1.10.tar

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vMX# cd vmx-limited/images/

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vMX2/vmx/images# ls
junos-vmx-x86-64-20.2R1.10.qcow2  metadata-usb-fpc4.img  metadata-usb-re1.img
junos-vmx-x86-64-20.2R1.10.tgz    metadata-usb-fpc5.img  metadata-usb-service-pic-10g.img
metadata-usb-fpc0.img                     metadata-usb-fpc6.img  metadata-usb-service-pic-2g.img
metadata-usb-fpc1.img                     metadata-usb-fpc7.img  metadata-usb-service-pic-4g.img
metadata-usb-fpc10.img                    metadata-usb-fpc8.img  vFPC-20200213.img
metadata-usb-fpc11.img                    metadata-usb-fpc9.img  vmxhdd.img
metadata-usb-fpc2.img                     metadata-usb-re.img
metadata-usb-fpc3.img                     metadata-usb-re0.img

Step 4. Create VCP image folder:

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vMX/vmx/images# mkdir /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmxvcp-20.2R1.10-domestic-VCP

Step 5. Copy images to VCP image folder:

 Step 5.1. virtioa.qcow2

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vMX/vmx/images# cp junos-vmx-x86-64-20.2R1.10.qcow2 /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmxvcp-limited-20.2R1.10-domestic-VCP/virtioa.qcow2

 Step 5.2. virtiob.qcow2

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vMX/vmx/images# cp vmxhdd.img /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmxvcp-20.2R1.10-domestic-VCP/virtiob.qcow2

 Step 5.3. virtioc.qcow2

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vMX/vmx/images# cp metadata-usb-re.img /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmxvcp-20.2R1.10-domestic-VCP/virtioc.qcow2

Check all

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vMX/vmx/images# ls /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmxvcp-20.2R1.10-domestic-VCP
virtioa.qcow2  virtiob.qcow2  virtioc.qcow2

Step 6. Create VFP image folder:

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu# mkdir /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmxvfp-20.2R1.10-domestic-VFP

Step 7. Copy images to VFP image folder:

 Step 7.1. virtioa.qcow2

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vMX/vmx/images# cp vFPC-20200819.img /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmxvfp-20.2R1.10-domestic-VFP/virtioa.qcow2

Step 8. Fix permissions:

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu# /opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions


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Add VCP and VFP nodes on the topology and connect them with int interfaces. int interface is communication port between VCP and VFP. This setup will be one vMX node (set of 2). Use VFP to connect your lab element to the ports.

Topology testing: