The 17.1 release brought several advancements to the MX and vMX platforms, including: Juniper vMX 16.X, 17.X - - EVE-NG
The vMX is not a single entity but a split-architecture system that mimics the hardware-based MX Series routers. When you extract the vmx-bundle-17.1r1.8.tgz archive, it provides components for two distinct virtual machines (VMs):
This VM runs the packet forwarding engine. It uses a virtualized version of Juniper’s Trio chipset microcode, optimized for x86 environments. Core Package Contents
The 17.1 release brought several advancements to the MX and vMX platforms, including: Juniper vMX 16.X, 17.X - - EVE-NG
The vMX is not a single entity but a split-architecture system that mimics the hardware-based MX Series routers. When you extract the vmx-bundle-17.1r1.8.tgz archive, it provides components for two distinct virtual machines (VMs):
This VM runs the packet forwarding engine. It uses a virtualized version of Juniper’s Trio chipset microcode, optimized for x86 environments. Core Package Contents