Versions this guide is based on:

EVE Image Foldename	Downloaded Filename	Version	vCPUs	vRAM	Console	NIC Type	QEMU version
cat9kv-17.10.01-prd7	cat9kv-prd-17.10.01prd7.qcow2	17.10.01	4	24576	telnet	virtio-pci	5.2.0

Instructions
NOTE: If you have the EVE Professional v5.0.20 or Community v5.0.19 or earlier, you have to update your EVE templates, and icons.Obtain Catalyst 9000v template, icon and config_script. Please follow the update GIT link before you start deploy Catalyst 9000v! GIT Update for templates, icons and config scripts Other versions also are supported following bellow’s procedure.Current image Catalyst 9000v is obtained from Cisco CML 2.5 refplat_p-20230117-fcs.iso. 1. SSH to EVE and login as root, from cli and create image directory on the EVE’s /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu: mkdir /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/cat9kv-17.10.01-prd7 cd /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/cat9kv-17.10.01-prd7 2. Upload the downloaded KVM cat9kv-prd-17.10.01prd7.qcow2 image to the EVE using for example FileZilla or WinSCP. 3. Rename it to: virtioa.qcow2 cd /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/cat9kv-17.10.01-prd7 mv cat9kv-prd-17.10.01prd7.qcow2 virtioa.qcow2 4. Fix permissions: /opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions 5. Node is very heavy, and takes time to load. To enable advanced features on Catalyst 9000v (BGP routing etc), On Catalyst SW CLI: cat9k-1#conf t Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. cat9k-1(config)#license boot level network-advantage addon dna-advantage % use 'write' command to make license boot config take effect on next boot cat9k-1(config)#end cat9k-1#write Building configuration... [OK] cat9k-1#reload WARNING: Boot variable either does not exist or buffer is too small This may impact autoboot of the router. Proceed with caution Do you wish to proceed with reload anyway[confirm] Catalyst 9000v release notes: Release notes

Instructions

NOTE: If you have the EVE Professional v5.0.20 or Community v5.0.19 or earlier, you have to update your EVE templates, and icons.Obtain Catalyst 9000v template, icon and config_script. Please follow the update GIT link before you start deploy Catalyst 9000v! GIT Update for templates, icons and config scripts
Other versions also are supported following bellow’s procedure.Current image Catalyst 9000v is obtained from Cisco CML 2.5 refplat_p-20230117-fcs.iso.

1. SSH to EVE and login as root, from cli and create image directory on the EVE’s /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu:

mkdir /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/cat9kv-17.10.01-prd7
cd /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/cat9kv-17.10.01-prd7

2. Upload the downloaded KVM cat9kv-prd-17.10.01prd7.qcow2 image to the EVE using for example FileZilla or WinSCP.

3. Rename it to: virtioa.qcow2

cd /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/cat9kv-17.10.01-prd7
mv cat9kv-prd-17.10.01prd7.qcow2 virtioa.qcow2

4. Fix permissions:

/opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions

5. Node is very heavy, and takes time to load. To enable advanced features on Catalyst 9000v (BGP routing etc), On Catalyst SW CLI:

cat9k-1#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
cat9k-1(config)#license boot level network-advantage addon dna-advantage
% use 'write' command to make license boot config take effect on next boot
cat9k-1(config)#end
cat9k-1#write
Building configuration...
[OK]
cat9k-1#reload
WARNING: 
Boot variable either does not exist or buffer is too small
This may impact autoboot of the router. Proceed with caution
Do you wish to proceed with reload anyway[confirm]

Catalyst 9000v release notes:

Release notes