Log into Cisco Software Central. Right-click the download button for cat9kvprd171001prd7qcow2 and select "Copy Link Address." You will get a URL like: https://software.cisco.com/download/home/.../release/...
Introduction: Decoding the File Name If you are reading this, you are likely a network engineer, a CCIE candidate, or a DevOps professional working with Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) or EVE-NG. You have encountered the beast of a file named cat9kvprd171001prd7qcow2 . cat9kvprd171001prd7qcow2 download better
cml images import --image cat9kvprd171001prd7qcow2 --type qcow2 A "better" download is useless if the file is wrong. Cisco images have specific feature sets. The prd in prd171001 indicates a Production image. Ensure you are not accidentally grabbing a test or nightly build. Log into Cisco Software Central
Cisco provides a .x509 signature or SHA file on the same download page. Run: You have encountered the beast of a file
If you are on Linux/macOS or WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), use this command: