!!install!! | Nxosv9k703i74qcow2

| Fragment | Probable Meaning | Official Equivalent | |----------|------------------|----------------------| | | Nexus 9000v (virtual switch for KVM/QEMU) | nexus9000v or nxosv | | 703 | NX-OS version 7.0(3) – e.g., 7.0(3)I7(4) | 7.0.3.I7.4 | | i74 | Likely I7(4) — a specific maintenance release | I7.4 (part of 7.0.3 train) | | qcow2 | QEMU copy-on-write disk format | .qcow2 — standard for EVE-NG, Proxmox, KVM |

| Issue | Symptom | Fix | |-------|---------|-----| | Kernel panic on boot | “VFS: Unable to mount root fs” | Ensure QEMU version ≥ 2.5; use -machine pc,accel=kvm | | Login prompt never appears | Stuck at “Booting NX-OS” | Increase RAM to 8G+ and CPU cores to 2 | | Interface not showing up | No eth1 in show ip interface brief | In EVE-NG, set to -device e1000 (not virtio-net) | | Version mismatch | show version shows 7.0(3)I2(1) instead of I7(4) | You downloaded the wrong image — rename cannot change version | nxosv9k703i74qcow2

| Software | NX-OS Version | Format | Legal Access | |----------|---------------|--------|---------------| | | 10.2.x, 9.3.x | QCOW2 | Paid sub | | Nexus 9000v on KVM | 9.3(8), 10.3(1) | QCOW2 | Smart Net | | Cisco dCloud | 7.0(3)I7(6) | Pre-built lab | Free (limited hrs) | | Fragment | Probable Meaning | Official Equivalent