The RE and PFE must be interconnected for the switch to function.
Select the downloaded vqfx-20.2R1.10-re-qemu.qcow2 image. vCPUs: Go to Edit and assign 2 vCPUs [Brezular's Blog].
This file ( -re- ) cannot route traffic alone. You must pair it with a VFP (Virtual Forwarding Plane) image. vqfx202r110reqemuqcow2 work
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"Ping the spine," he commanded the script. And silence. The RE and PFE must be interconnected for
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<domain type='kvm'> <name>vqfx-re-20.2R1.10</name> <memory unit='GiB'>4</memory> <currentMemory unit='GiB'>2</currentMemory> <vcpu placement='static'>2</vcpu> <os> <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-6.2'>hvm</type> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features> <acpi/> <apic/> </features> <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none'> <feature policy='require' name='vmx'/> </cpu> <devices> <disk type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='none' io='native'/> <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/vqfx202r110re.qcow2'/> <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> </disk> <!-- Network interfaces: em0 = fxp0 (management) --> <interface type='bridge'> <mac address='52:54:00:aa:bb:cc'/> <source bridge='br0'/> <model type='e1000'/> <target dev='vnet0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> </interface> <!-- Console serial --> <serial type='pty'> <target type='isa-serial' port='0'> <model name='isa-serial'/> </target> </serial> <console type='pty'> <target type='serial' port='0'/> </console> </devices> </domain> This file ( -re- ) cannot route traffic alone
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How to Make the vqfx202r110reqemuqcow2 Work in Virtual Labs To make the image work in virtual networking labs like GNS3, EVE-NG, or native QEMU , you must pair the RE (Routing Engine) disk image with its corresponding PFE (Packet Forwarding Engine) image and assign the correct QEMU custom hardware parameters. The exact filename string vqfx202r110reqemuqcow2 signifies a Juniper vQFX virtual switch Routing Engine (RE) image, built on software version 20.2R1.10 , explicitly packaged for the QEMU hypervisor in the QCOW2 virtual disk format.