To "develop" or set up this image, you typically deploy it as a Virtual Machine (VM) using a hypervisor like or a network lab platform. Virtualization Support : It is natively compatible with platforms like Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) System Requirements : Typically requires 1 vCPU (minimum). : Generally requires 3GB to 4GB of memory. file itself is roughly 430MB but expands during operation. Setup Instructions for QEMU/KVM

: Unlike traditional IOS, it features a separation of the running configuration and the target configuration. Changes must be verified and explicitly committed before taking effect.

Ensure your inside your base hypervisor. 2. Import into EVE-NG

virt-install \ --connect=qemu:///system \ --name=ios-xrv \ --cpu host \ --arch=x86_64 \ --vcpus=1 \ --ram=4096 \ --virt-type=kvm \ --disk path=iosxrv-k9-demo-6.1.3.qcow2,device=disk,bus=ide \ --disk path=xrconfig.iso,device=cdrom \ --network network=default,model=e1000 \ --graphics vnc \ --os-type=linux \ --os-variant=generic

For standalone deployments running directly on Ubuntu, Debian, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux via QEMU/KVM, use Linux control groups ( cgroups ) to hard-cap the resource consumption of the virtual machine process:

: The precise release version of the software train. Version 6.1.3 strikes an ideal balance in laboratory environments—offering modern features like initial Segment Routing support while requiring significantly fewer compute resources than the heavy, containerized XR 7.x architectures.

IOS XR is built on top of a Linux Operating System. To run standard Linux commands like top , ps , or grep , you must drop into the underlying Linux shell.