, the bundle contains multiple image files that must be extracted and renamed. Extraction tar xvf vmx-bundle-17.1R1.8.tgz to unpack the bundle. Key Components vCP (Control Plane) junos-vmx-x86-64-17.1R1.8.qcow2 vFP (Forwarding Plane) vFPC-20170216.img Default Credentials : None (leave blank). File Structure & Deployment Once extracted, the vmx-17.1R1.8/images/
archive is uncompressed, it contains several critical images and metadata files needed to run both the Virtual Control Plane (vCP) and the Virtual Forwarding Plane (vFP): File Name (Example) Control Plane junos-vmx-x86-64-17.1R1.8.qcow2 The Routing Engine (RE) that runs Junos OS. Forwarding Plane vFPC-20170216.img The Virtual Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE). vmxhdd.img Virtual hard disk for the control plane. metadata-usb-re.img Metadata required for the routing engine to boot. 2. Official Acquisition Methods download juniper vmx-bundle 17.1r1.8.tgz
and search for "vMX." You must select the "JUNOS" operating system and specifically locate version from the drop-down menu. Evaluation Path , the bundle contains multiple image files that
⚠️ The vMX 17.1R1.8 release is legacy software. While Juniper has largely moved on to newer versions (and in recent years has been phasing out the vMX product line in favor of vSRX for some use cases), the 17.1R1.8 bundle can still be downloaded if you have the appropriate access. File Structure & Deployment Once extracted, the vmx-17
Click download to save the .tgz file to your local machine or server. Step 2: Verifying File Integrity
If you are using (or Community), the recommended directory naming convention is: