To deploy this specific image in a lab environment like EVE-NG , follow these standard steps: What's New in Cisco IOS XE Dublin 17.12.x - Release Notes
QCOW2 (QEMU Copy-On-Write), optimized for KVM-based hypervisors File Size: Approximately MD5 Checksum: e587e92186f42bdf69d7fa27f34425f7 Usage and Deployment cat9kv-prd-17.12.01prd9.qcow2
Unlike older vIOS images, , even in a virtual lab. The prd9 build enforces: To deploy this specific image in a lab