Download-- Eve-ng Images May 2026

EVE-NG cannot boot an ISO directly (unless it is a Linux installer). You need to convert the ISO to a hard disk image.

# Convert raw ISO to qcow2 (use zero-copy for speed)
qemu-img convert -O qcow2 /path/to/downloaded/cisco.iso virtioa.qcow2

To build a legitimate lab, you need to extract images from your own software downloads. Here is where to get them legally: Download-- Eve-ng Images

| Vendor | Platform | Legal Source | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Cisco | IOSv, IOSvL2, CSR1000v, XRv9k | Cisco Software Central (requires valid SmartNet or CCO login) | | Juniper | vMX, vSRX, vQFX | Juniper Download Center (requires support contract) | | Arista | vEOS | Arista Software Portal (free registration for evaluation) | | Palo Alto | PA-VM | Palo Alto Customer Support Portal (trial licenses available) | | Fortinet | FortiGate-VM | Fortinet Developer Network (trial NFR licenses) | EVE-NG cannot boot an ISO directly (unless it

Most images come as:

Quick conversion (vmdk → qcow2):

qemu-img convert -f vmdk source.vmdk -O qcow2 virtioa.qcow2