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Catalyst 8000v in EVE-NG, ready to add

The Catalyst 8000v is already in the Add Node list of every CloudLabBox workspace, from IOS XE 17.4 onwards. Use it for current enterprise routing, IPsec and SD-WAN edge labs.

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Vendor
Cisco
In Add Node
21 images
Template
c8000v
Newest
c8000v-17.16.01a

Installed versions

Every Catalyst 8000v name in the Add Node image list, exactly as you’ll pick it.

Started in our checksEach links to the tested tip below.

Template c8000v

Catalyst 8000v

21 images on this template. Newest first.

  • c8000v-17.16.01a
  • c8000v-17.15.01a
  • c8000v-17.14.01a
  • c8000v-17.13.01a-8G-serialStarted in our checks
  • c8000v-17.13.01a
  • c8000v-17.12.02
  • c8000v-17.12.01a
  • c8000v-17.11.01a
  • c8000v-17.10.01a
  • c8000v-17.09.01a-8G-serial
  • c8000v-17.09.01a
  • c8000v-17.08.01
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  • c8000v-17.07.01a
  • c8000v-17.06.04
  • c8000v-17.06.03
  • c8000v-17.06.02
  • c8000v-17.06.01a
  • c8000v-17.05.01a
  • c8000v-17.04.01b
  • c8000v-17.04.01a
  • c8000v-17.04.01

Add it to a lab

In Add Node, choose the template, then the image. The template fills in these settings; change them before you start the node.

Add Node defaults for Catalyst 8000v, read from the EVE-NG templates on 28 October 2026
ImageTemplateCPURAMInterfacesConsole
Catalyst 8000vc8000v48192 MB4 interfaces: Gi1 to Gi4telnet

EVE-NG admits a node by the CPU and RAM set on it, so a running node counts against your plan at these values. This template starts nodes at 4 vCPU and 8,192 MB, which fits the free demo’s 6 vCPU and 8 GB, so you can start one there and open its console.

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Two sites joined by a route-based VPN

Put a Catalyst 8000v at each site, join them with an IKEv2 tunnel on virtual tunnel interfaces and run OSPF across it, with an IOSv router on each site's LAN. You practise crypto profiles, tunnel protection and routing over the tunnel.

  • 2×Catalyst 8000v c8000v4 vCPU, 8192 MB each
  • 2×IOSv vios1 vCPU, 1024 MB each

Added with these defaults, the lab uses 10 vCPU and 18 GB of RAM. The smallest plan that fits is Professional, with 18 vCPU and 32 GB: £7.50 a day, or £2 an hour On-Demand.

Choose a planGive nodes more CPU or RAM and you add that instead.

Licences are yours to bring

The Catalyst 8000v uses Cisco Smart Licensing, which sets its feature tier and throughput. CloudLabBox doesn't provide Cisco licences, so bring your own; a lab reaches Cisco's licensing servers only through destinations you request from your Account page and a person approves.

The images run only inside your CloudLabBox workspace; they aren’t available to download.

Questions about Catalyst 8000v

What is Cisco Catalyst 8000v?

The Catalyst 8000v is Cisco's current virtual router and the successor to the CSR 1000v. It runs IOS XE 17, for enterprise routing, IPsec and SD-WAN edge labs.

Is the Catalyst 8000v the successor to the CSR 1000v?

Yes. Cisco's virtual router moved to the Catalyst 8000v name with IOS XE 17.4, after the CSR 1000v's last releases on 17.3. The CSR 1000v images are installed too.

Can a Catalyst 8000v act as an SD-WAN edge?

The image runs in autonomous mode for ordinary IOS XE routing, or in controller mode as a Cisco SD-WAN edge managed from vManage; controller-mode enable switches it. vManage, vSmart and vBond are installed too, so match their releases with Cisco's compatibility matrix.

Cisco: which Catalyst router and switch images reached initial setup?

c8000v-17.13.01a-8G-serial reached its first-time router setup dialogue. Choose a strong enable secret of 10-32 characters when requested, then configure your interfaces and routing. The separate Catalyst switch image cat9kvq200-17.12.01-prd9 also reached initial setup with its serial-console correction included. Use the matching router or Q200 switch profile for your exercise.

From the node tips, updated 9 October 2026.

Which Catalyst 8000v images are installed?

21 images, all listed on this page exactly as Add Node shows them. The newest is c8000v-17.16.01a.

How much CPU and RAM does a Catalyst 8000v node use?

When you add one, the c8000v template adds 4 vCPU and 8192 MB of RAM. You can change both in Add Node, and your plan counts what each running node is set to.

More images

CloudLabBox is independent of the vendors named on this page. Their names identify the images in the workspace’s Add Node list.