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2021.02.7 – Install vQFX 20.2 in ESXi 6.7.0 – maybe problem!

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Idea 1. Download vQFX devices needed to install in ESXi  6.7.0:

  • -> vqfx-20.2R1-2019010209-pfe-virtualbox.box
  • -> vqfx-20.2R1.10-re-virtualbox.box

Idea 2. Searc on internet solutions:

2.1. https://andrewroderos.com/deploying-vqfx-on-vmware-esxi/ – this article has many good details. But I had problems …

2.2. https://dave.dev/blog/2018/06/juniper-vqfx10k-esxi-6-5/ – here are not many-many details and steps as I need to understand and use but I in this article discovered a solution to understand and use what I need: Existing hard drive in New virtual machine – 4 Customise settings – Add hard disk – Existing hard drive. Also I use Compatibility – ESXi 5.5 virtual machine. because ESXi 6.5 does not work for me …

Idea 3. Use 2.1. article to learn how to Searc and discover what you need for your version of vQFX switch:

[root@ESXi-1:/vmfs/volumes/601ee96f-4e5130e8-529f-000c29943590/vQFX-1-PFE] cat 13607462130/box.ovf | grep -E '(CPU|memory|OSType)'
       <vbox:OSType ovf:required="false">Linux26_64</vbox:OSType>
         <rasd:Caption>2 virtual CPU</rasd:Caption>
         <rasd:Description>Number of virtual CPUs</rasd:Description>
         <rasd:ElementName>2 virtual CPU</rasd:ElementName>
         <rasd:Caption>2048 MB of memory</rasd:Caption>
         <rasd:ElementName>2048 MB of memory</rasd:ElementName>
     <vbox:Machine ovf:required="false" version="1.16-linux" uuid="{a95a8790-b9d8-4df2-b025-2bcac3a6175a}" name="vqfx-2019010209-pfe-virtualbox" OSType="Linux26_64" snapshotFolder="Snapshots" lastStateChange="2020-01-15T01:00:49Z">
         <CPU count="2">
         </CPU>
 

 [root@ESXi-1:/vmfs/volumes/601ee96f-4e5130e8-529f-000c29943590/vQFX-1-RE/13717072731] cat box.ovf | grep -E '(CPU|memory|OSType)'
       <vbox:OSType ovf:required="false">FreeBSD</vbox:OSType>
         <rasd:Caption>1 virtual CPU</rasd:Caption>
         <rasd:Description>Number of virtual CPUs</rasd:Description>
         <rasd:ElementName>1 virtual CPU</rasd:ElementName>
         <rasd:Caption>1024 MB of memory</rasd:Caption>
         <rasd:ElementName>1024 MB of memory</rasd:ElementName>
     <vbox:Machine ovf:required="false" version="1.15-linux" uuid="{5a9930a0-1cba-4fd2-8a5b-c97c8af50f11}" name="packer-virtualbox-ovf-1597797396" OSType="FreeBSD" snapshotFolder="Snapshots" lastStateChange="2020-08-19T00:43:50Z">
         <CPU>
         </CPU>

Note: I install in MacBook Pro – VMware Fusion – ESXi … maybe this made me to search a different solution …

But I have different problems now!!

Here are pictures with a solution and a new problem: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4icHYiRueFnKkWr1A

2020.04.22 – Juniper vQFX installation into EVE-PRO

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Inspiration in EVE guid: https://www.eve-ng.net/index.php/documentation/howtos/howto-add-juniper-vqfx/

Note in 2021.05.14: I used vQFX in my labs and I had many problems. PING does not work! At the version 20.2 also does not work ping. Now I install and try to use vQFX 20.3. I will come back here to say my result!!

Note in 2021.05.16: I tried all vQFX versions that I find to download from Juniper. No one work for me. Support EVE-PRO helped me with a vQFX 18.4 and was OK to ping between 2 different vQFX switches.

vQFX 18.4 contains different applications .qcow2 or .qcow or .img to download from Juniper. I used 2 Application Media 18.4R2-S2 but maybe EVE-PRO helped me with application, one or both, from Application Package.

To find a version it works, you have to try many possibility!!

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Step 1

Use your Juniper access for login and download images.

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