Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) in EVE-NG, all four parts
vManage, vSmart, vBond and vEdge are all in the Add Node list of every CloudLabBox workspace, in matching releases. Build a complete overlay in one lab: controllers, certificates and edge routers.
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vtmgmt-20.15.1
Installed versions
Every SD-WAN (Viptela) name in the Add Node image list, exactly as you’ll pick it.
Started in our checksEach links to the tested tip below.
Template vtmgmt
vManage
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Template vtmanage
vManage 19.1
vtmanage-iptela-vmanage-19.1.0Started in our checks
Template vtsmart
vSmart
vtsmart-20.15.1vtsmart-20.14.1vtsmart-20.13.1vtsmart-20.12.2vtsmart-20.12.1vtsmart-20.11.1vtsmart-20.10.1vtsmart-20.9.1vtsmart-20.7.1vtsmart-20.6.4vtsmart-20.6.2vtsmart-20.6.1
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Template vtbond
vBond
vtbond-20.15.1vtbond-20.14.1vtbond-20.13.1vtbond-20.12.2vtbond-20.12.1vtbond-20.11.1vtbond-20.10.1vtbond-20.9.1vtbond-20.7.1vtbond-20.6.4vtbond-20.6.2vtbond-20.6.1
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Template vtedge
vEdge
vtedge-20.15.1vtedge-20.14.1vtedge-20.13.1vtedge-20.12.2vtedge-20.12.1vtedge-20.11.1vtedge-20.10.1vtedge-20.9.1vtedge-20.7.1vtedge-20.6.4vtedge-20.6.2vtedge-20.6.1
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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.
| Image | Template | CPU | RAM | Interfaces | Console |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vManage | vtmgmt | 4 | 16384 MB | 2 interfaces: eth0 to eth1 | telnet |
| vManage 19.1 | vtmanage | 4 | 16384 MB | 2 interfaces: eth0 to eth1 | telnet |
| vSmart | vtsmart | 2 | 2048 MB | 2 interfaces: eth0 to eth1 | telnet |
| vBond | vtbond | 1 | 1024 MB | 2 interfaces: eth0, then ge0/0 | telnet |
| vEdge | vtedge | 1 | 1024 MB | 5 interfaces: eth0, then G0/0 to G0/3 | telnet |
EVE-NG admits a node by the CPU and RAM set on it, so a running node counts against your plan at these values. The largest of these templates starts nodes at 4 vCPU and 16,384 MB, more than the free demo’s 6 vCPU and 8 GB, so use the demo to find the image and a plan to run it.
A two-site overlay with central policy
Bring up vManage, vSmart and vBond, onboard two vEdge routers and push a centralised policy that steers traffic between the sites. You practise certificates, control connections and policy.
- 1×vManage
vtmgmt4 vCPU, 16384 MB - 1×vSmart
vtsmart2 vCPU, 2048 MB - 1×vBond
vtbond1 vCPU, 1024 MB - 2×vEdge
vtedge1 vCPU, 1024 MB each
Added with these defaults, the lab uses 9 vCPU and 21 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.
Licences are yours to bring
Onboarding edge routers needs an authorised serial-number file from your own Cisco Smart Account, and the controllers need certificates from Cisco or your own certificate authority. CloudLabBox doesn't provide Cisco licences, accounts or subscriptions.
The images run only inside your CloudLabBox workspace; they aren’t available to download.
Guided labs that use SD-WAN (Viptela)
Ready-made labs in the Shared folder of every lab workspace, each with a scenario, tasks, checks and the full solution. Here are 8 of the 14 that use it, from 1 course, counted on 2 November 2026.
Questions about SD-WAN (Viptela)
What is Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela)?
Cisco SD-WAN, built on Viptela, has four parts: vManage for management, vSmart controllers for policy and routing, vBond for orchestration and vEdge routers at the sites. Cisco now calls it Catalyst SD-WAN.
Is this the same product as Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?
Yes. Cisco now calls it Catalyst SD-WAN, with vManage, vSmart and vBond renamed SD-WAN Manager, SD-WAN Controller and SD-WAN Validator; the images keep their original names.
Which vEdge versions should I pick?
Use vtedge-20.13.1 or older. vtedge-20.14.1 and vtedge-20.15.1 are the same files as the vBond images of those releases, so they have no forwarding plane and can't work as edge routers. CloudLabBox's guided SD-WAN labs run on vtedge-20.12.2.
Can IOS XE routers join the overlay as edges?
Yes: the CSR 1000v SD-WAN images, such as csr1000vng-ucmk9.16.12.4a-sdwan, are IOS XE edges, and the Catalyst 8000v can run in controller mode. Match their releases to the controllers with Cisco's compatibility matrix.
Cisco: what does the retained vManage 19.1 profile need?
vtmanage-iptela-vmanage-19.1.0 reached its login prompt with the separate 100 GiB data disk attached. Use the vtmanage profile with 4 vCPUs and 16 GB RAM, then complete the normal first-boot setup using that node's own data disk. Keep existing data disks and saved configurations intact; do not reuse another node's data disk.
Which SD-WAN (Viptela) images are installed?
117 images (29 vManage, 1 vManage 19.1, 29 vSmart, 29 vBond, 29 vEdge), all listed on this page exactly as Add Node shows them. The newest is vtmgmt-20.15.1.
How much CPU and RAM does a SD-WAN (Viptela) node use?
When you add one, the vtmgmt template adds 4 vCPU and 16384 MB of RAM; the vtmanage template adds 4 vCPU and 16384 MB of RAM; the vtsmart template adds 2 vCPU and 2048 MB of RAM; the vtbond template adds 1 vCPU and 1024 MB of RAM; the vtedge template adds 1 vCPU and 1024 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.