In 2021, downloading and deploying the was a popular path for engineers building virtual labs, as versions 17.2 and below were often easier to access without heavy support licenses. This specific bundle contains the necessary images to run the Virtual Control Plane (vCP) and Virtual Forwarding Plane (vFP) as a dual-node setup. Getting the Bundle
directory, you will find key files needed for platforms like EVE-NG or KVM: junos-vmx-x86-64-17.1R1.8.qcow2 (The main VCP image) vFPC-20170216.img (The VFP image) vmxhdd.img metadata-usb-re.img (Support files) 3. Lab Requirements (Work 2021) download juniper vmxbundle 171r18tgz work 2021
: Use tar xvf vmx-bundle-17.1R1.8.tgz to get the image files, including the VCP (Control Plane) and VFP (Forwarding Plane). Juniper vMX-bundle-17
The 17.1 release introduced several enhancements for the MX Series and vMX platforms: L2 Service Provisioning Lab Requirements (Work 2021) Extract the Bundle :