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The Juniper vMX is a high-performance virtual router that can be integrated into the free EVE-NG Community Edition for network testing and lab environments. To set it up legally, you must acquire the official images from Juniper, as they are not bundled with the EVE-NG software. Acquiring the vMX Images

Juniper provides official access to vMX images through their support and trial portals:

vMX Free Trial: You can sign up for a 60-day trial on the HPE Juniper vMX Trial Download page. This requires creating a Juniper account (free to register) and selecting "Evaluation user access".

vJunos-router: For perpetual lab use, Juniper now offers a specific vJunos-router image for labs, which is free and does not require a trial license. This is available on the Free Virtual Junos OS page.

Required Files: For standard vMX, you typically need two separate images: the VCP (Virtual Control Plane/Routing Engine) and the VFP (Virtual Forwarding Plane/Packet Forwarding Engine). Integrating vMX with EVE-NG

Once you have downloaded the KVM-based .qcow2 images, follow these steps to add them to your EVE-NG server: juniper vmx download for eveng free

Create Directories: Use an SSH client like PuTTY to create the specific directory structure required by EVE-NG. Folders must follow the naming convention vmxvcp- and vmxvfp- within /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/.

Upload Images: Use an SFTP client like WinSCP or FileZilla to upload the downloaded files to their respective folders on the EVE-NG server.

Rename Files: The primary disk image inside each folder must be renamed to virtioa.qcow2 (or the specific name required by the EVE-NG version) to be recognized.

Fix Permissions: Run the following command on the EVE-NG CLI to ensure the system can access the new files:/opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions. Operating the vMX in a Lab

In your EVE-NG topology, you must add both a VCP and a VFP node. These two nodes must be connected via their em1 interfaces to communicate. The Juniper vMX is a high-performance virtual router

Booting: The VCP boots first; once it is fully operational, it will automatically begin communicating with the VFP.

Verification: Log into the VCP and run show chassis hardware to verify that the FPC (forwarding plane) is listed and active. Juniper vMX 16.X, 17.X - - EVE-NG

Uploading to EVE-NG Proper

The free EVE-NG requires images to be in specific folders with specific naming conventions.

  1. Create directories for vMX:

    mkdir -p /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmx-20.1-vcp
mkdir -p /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmx-20.1-vfp

  2. Move and rename the images:

    • The Control Plane image must be named hda.qcow2.
    • The Forwarding Plane image must be named virtioa.qcow2.
    # For VCP (Routing Engine)
mv /tmp/vcp.img /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmx-20.1-vcp/hda.qcow2

    The "grub> " Boot Issue
    

    A common problem with legacy vMX images in EVE-NG is that the boot loader fails to start automatically, dropping the user into a grub> prompt.
    

      

    • Fix: This usually indicates the disk image was not named virtioa.qcow2 or the VM settings in EVE are pointing to the wrong disk bus type (VirtIO is preferred).
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    2. The "No Disk
    

    Important Note: Juniper vMX is not free for production, but Juniper offers a 60-day trial license (Honor Based) which is perfect for labbing.
    

    

    Part 5: Booting and Licensing – The "Free" Caveat
    

    Step 3: Download the Required Files
    

    For EVE-NG, you do not need the huge KVM images. You need the vMX 3.0 (or newer) package. Look for a file named similar to:
vmx-bundle-<version>.tgz
    

    What is inside the .tgz?
    

      

    • vcp-<version>.img (Control Plane - Runs JunOS)
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    • vfp-<version>.img (Forwarding Plane)
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    • metadata.xml
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    Alternative Source: If the Juniper trial links are down, check the EVE-NG Community Forums. Users often share direct download links to old stable versions (like vMX 18.4 or 19.2) that are legally abandonware for lab use. Move and rename the images:
    

    

    Step 5: Fixing Permissions
    

    If you skip this, the image might not appear in your lab or may fail to boot.
    

      

    1. Open an SSH client (like Putty) and connect to your EVE-NG server.
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    2. Run the following command to fix permissions for all QEMU images:

      /opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions

      

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    3. Alternatively, you can manually fix permissions for the specific folder:

      chmod -R 755 /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/vmx-*

      

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