Selecting a network operating system is a significant infrastructure decision. Before committing to hardware purchases, you need confidence that the NOS will handle your specific use case — your BGP configurations, your MPLS topology, your EVPN service definitions. The OcNOS Demo VM gives you exactly that: a full-featured OcNOS instance that runs on your laptop or lab server, with no hardware required.
What the OcNOS Demo VM Includes
The OcNOS Demo VM is not a stripped-down evaluation version. It runs the same OcNOS software image deployed in production networks, with the full feature set available for testing:
- Layer 2 — VLANs, STP/RSTP/MSTP, LACP, LLDP, MAC learning
- Layer 3 — IPv4/IPv6, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP-4 (including full table capability), static routes, PBR
- MPLS — LDP, SR-MPLS, RSVP-TE, Segment Routing with TI-LFA
- EVPN — E-LINE, E-LAN, E-TREE, L3VPN over MPLS and VXLAN
- VPN services — L3VPN (BGP VPNv4), VPLS, EVPN-VXLAN
- Automation — NETCONF, gNMI, OpenConfig YANG models
- CLI — full industry-standard CLI, identical to production hardware
Supported Lab Environments
| Platform | Best For | OcNOS VM Format |
|---|---|---|
| GNS3 | Multi-vendor topologies, visual drag-and-drop | QEMU/KVM image |
| EVE-NG | Large topologies, enterprise lab environments | QEMU/KVM image |
| ContainerLab | Infrastructure-as-code, Git-managed topologies | Container image |
| VMware / VirtualBox | Standalone single-node testing | OVA image |
Getting Started: First Boot and Basic Validation
! OcNOS VM -- First login and system verification
!
! Default credentials: admin / admin
! Change password on first login (recommended):
username admin privilege 15 password YourSecurePassword
!
! Verify OcNOS version:
show version
! Expected output includes: OcNOS version, build date, platform: VM
! Check interface list (VM interfaces map to lab connections):
show interface brief
! Verify license (Demo VM uses evaluation license):
show license
! Basic connectivity test between two OcNOS VMs:
! Configure loopbacks and a point-to-point link
interface lo
ip address 10.0.0.1/32
!
interface eth-0-1
no shutdown
ip address 192.168.1.1/30
ip ospf 1 area 0
ip ospf network point-to-point
!
router ospf 1
router-id 10.0.0.1
passive-interface lo
!
! Verify OSPF neighbor on VM2:
show ip ospf neighborValidating Your Production Configs Before Go-Live
The most valuable use of the OcNOS Demo VM is pre-deployment configuration validation. Before provisioning live hardware, build your topology in GNS3 or EVE-NG, paste in your production configs, and verify:
- BGP sessions establish correctly with your route policies
- MPLS label distribution works as expected across your topology
- EVPN services provision correctly and MAC learning behaves as designed
- Failover scenarios (shut an interface, verify TI-LFA kicks in) work correctly
- Automation scripts and NETCONF templates produce the expected configuration state
This reduces go-live risk significantly and gives your team hands-on OcNOS experience before touching production hardware.
Download the OcNOS Demo VM
The OcNOS Demo VM is available for free from the IP Infusion website. No credit card or sales engagement required — just register and download.
- Download OcNOS Demo VM
- GNS3 Setup Guide for OcNOS VM
- EVE-NG Setup Guide for OcNOS VM
- ContainerLab Setup Guide for OcNOS VM
- Contact IP Infusion
IP Infusion Product Team