Iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova 90%

| Purpose | Works well? | Notes | |---------|-------------|-------| | | ✅ Yes | Many older workbooks use 5.x | | BGP/MPLS VPN control plane | ✅ Yes | Full control-plane support | | Segment Routing (SR-MPLS) | ⚠️ Partial | Basic SR works, but some 6.x features missing | | EVPN/VXLAN | ❌ No | Too old for proper EVPN | | Netconf/YANG dev | ✅ Yes | With older models | | Traffic testing | ❌ No | No real throughput |

While Cisco has since released newer versions (like IOS XRv 9000), version 5.2.2 remains a favorite for labs due to its low resource footprint and stability in legacy environments. What is the iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova? iosxrv-k9-demo-5.2.2.ova

Do not confuse this with a full IOS XRv image. The demo version has important constraints: | Purpose | Works well

The OVA file is a package that can be imported directly into hypervisors, but it is often used as a source for network emulation labs. Do not confuse this with a full IOS XRv image