What (KVM, ESXi, or EVE-NG) are you deploying this bundle on?
Before downloading and installing this bundle, ensure your system meets the minimum requirements for the 17.1R1.8 image: Linux KVM or EVE-NG/GNS3.
The .tgz bundle is a compressed archive containing two discrete virtual machine images. Juniper splits the architecture to mirror physical MX-series hardware hardware: download juniper vmx-bundle 17.1r1.8.tgz
Juniper officially supports the following host OS versions for vMX 17.1R1.8:
Accept the End User License Agreement (EULA) and complete the Export Compliance screening. What (KVM, ESXi, or EVE-NG) are you deploying this bundle on
Recommended Specifications (Production/High-Throughput Testing)
The master orchestration script used to initialize, start, and stop the virtual router. Juniper splits the architecture to mirror physical MX-series
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: The Virtual Forwarding Plane (VFP) image that manages traffic flow.
Typically 4GB+ for VCP, 2GB+ for VFP (depends on scale). VirtIO: Required for networking interfaces in KVM. Deployment Overview (KVM Example)