EVE-NG (Emulated Virtual Environment - Next Generation) is a network emulation platform similar to GNS3 and Cisco Packet Tracer. However, the software itself is just a shell; the "images" are the operating systems (Cisco IOS, Palo Alto PAN-OS, Juniper JunOS, Fortinet FortiOS, etc.) that actually run inside it.
| Image Type | File Format | Storage Location | Key Rule | |---|---|---|---| | QEMU | .qcow2 | /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/prefix-version/ | Directory name must have prefix and version | | IOL | .bin | /opt/unetlab/addons/iol/bin/ | Needs iourc license file | | Dynamips | .image | /opt/unetlab/addons/dynamips/ | Must be extracted with unzip -p | | Docker | Docker container | Docker daemon | Pull from Docker Hub | | Icons | .png | /opt/unetlab/html/images/icons/ | Standard PNG format | | Templates | .yml | /opt/unetlab/html/templates/intel/ | Must match CPU architecture | Download-- Eve-ng Images
However, out of the box, EVE-NG is just a platform. To make it useful, you need to populate it with images (iOS, IOS-XE, CSR1000v, Palo Alto, etc.). EVE-NG (Emulated Virtual Environment - Next Generation) is
If you have already downloaded the images and need specific steps on how to import a Cisco ASAv or optimize your Linux appliance performance , let me know, and I can provide detailed commands! To make it useful, you need to populate