is designed to mirror the behavior of standalone Nexus 9300 hardware. Unlike its predecessor (the 9000v), the
platform in virtualized environments like KVM/QEMU, GNS3, and EVE-NG. Released as part of the Cisco NX-OS 9.3(x) branch, this specific artifact simulates a non-modular Nexus 9300 chassis, providing a high-fidelity environment for network testing, automation development, and certification study. Nexus 9300v nexus9300v.9.3.9.qcow2
Running the 9.3.9 image requires significant host resources, as it uses the same software image as the physical hardware. Cisco recommends using rather than logical threads for stable performance. Minimum Requirement Recommended for Features vRAM 4.0 GB (basic boot) 8.0 GB (Complex labs) vCPU 2 - 4 Cores Storage ~2 GB (qcow2 size) 4 GB Hard Disk Hypervisor KVM/QEMU 3.0.0+ VMware ESXi 6.5+ (via OVA) Deployment in EVE-NG & GNS3 is designed to mirror the behavior of standalone
The 9.3.9 release provides a robust feature set for data center networking simulation, including: Cisco Nexus 9000v (9300v/9500v) Guide, Release 9.3(x) Nexus 9300v Running the 9