Nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2 -

sudo apt install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system virt-manager bridge-utils

show version
show module
show interface status
show ip route vrf all
show feature
copy running-config bootflash:backup.cfg
terminal length 0          # disable --More--

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Cisco’s CCIE DC v3.0 blueprint heavily tests VXLAN EVPN, Multi-Site, and Day-2 operations. A topology built with 4x N9Kv instances (2 spine, 2 leaf) fits on a 64GB server. 9.3.9 supports all required features: BGP EVPN, Anycast Gateway, and LISP.

virt-install --name=N9Kv-01 \
  --vcpus=4 --ram=8192 \
  --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/nested-switch1.qcow2,size=16 \
  --network bridge=virbr0,model=virtio \
  --graphics vnc \
  --import

Problem: "No bootable device" after conversion to VMDK. nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2

Problem: The switch reboots randomly when using OSPF. show version show module show interface status show

Problem: The QCOW2 file grew to 50GB but the switch reports no space. Cisco’s CCIE DC v3

conf t boot nxos bootflash:/nexus9300v.9.3.9.bin (or .qco w2) copy running-config startup-config