Iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova 〈2025-2027〉

IOS XR 5.2.2 introduced robust Segment Routing support. Try these commands:

router isis core
 address-family ipv4 unicast
  segment-routing mpls sr-prefer
  segment-routing mpls
 interface Loopback0
  prefix-sid index 100

Then verify with: show segment-routing mpls binding. iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova

While the OVA is native to VMware, many engineers prefer EVE-NG or GNS3 for networking labs. IOS XR 5

To convert for EVE-NG:

Note: EVE-NG requires you to allocate RAM and CPU separately; follow the same guidelines (6GB/2vCPU). Then verify with: show segment-routing mpls binding

With the industry shift toward NetDevOps, engineers need to test Ansible playbooks, Python scripts with Netmiko/NAPALM, or RESTCONF configurations against a live IOS XR device. The OVA provides a sandbox that doesn’t risk breaking the production network.