These are actual virtual machine images. If you have an .ova or .vmdk , you must convert it to .qcow2 for modern hypervisors. Scenario A: Uncompressing Legacy .bin for Emulators
Use or tar if applicable:
If you have a working Cisco VM image (like from CML/VIRL), you can simply convert that to qcow2: convert cisco bin to qcow2
| Cisco Platform | QCOW2 Conversion Support | Notes | |----------------|--------------------------|-------| | CSR1000v (IOS-XE) | ✅ Full | Boot via kernel or bootloader | | ASAv (ASA on KVM) | ✅ Full | Requires specific OVA → qcow2 extraction | | vIOS / vIOS-L2 | ✅ Native | Already qcow2 in VIRL/CML packages | | IOS (7200, 3725) | ⚠️ Partial | Better as -kernel boot, not disk-based | | NX-OS (Titanium) | ❌ Not supported | Uses different boot architecture | These are actual virtual machine images
