When you extract the bundle using tar xvf vmx-bundle-17.1R1.8.tgz , the resulting vmx-17.1R1.8/images/ directory includes: : junos-vmx-x86-64-17.1R1.8.qcow2 : The main Junos OS image. vmxhdd.img : The virtual hard disk image for storage.

: Verify the bundle file is there:

The vmx-bundle-17.1R1.8.tgz is a Juniper vMX (Virtual MX) software package typically used for deploying virtual routers in laboratory or production environments like or KVM . This specific bundle contains all the necessary image files to run both the Virtual Control Plane (VCP) and the Virtual Forwarding Plane (VFP) . Bundle Contents

: A series of metadata images for various FPC and RE configurations (e.g., metadata-usb-fpc0.img through metadata-usb-fpc11.img and metadata-usb-re0.img / metadata-usb-re1.img ). Deployment Context Platform Compatibility : Commonly used in EVE-NG and GNS3 .