show version # IOS version, uptime, license
show license # License status
show ip interface brief # Interface status
show platform # Virtual platform details
show process cpu history # CPU usage (software-based)
debug platform packet # Packet tracing (low traffic only)
This is particularly useful for creating dynamic networking labs in a private cloud. Vios-adventerprisek9-m.vmdk.spa.157-3.m3
si = connect.SmartConnect(host='esxi.lab.local', user='root', pwd='pass') content = si.RetrieveContent() show version # IOS version, uptime, license show
Normally, Cisco IOS images end in .bin. This one has .vmdk.spa — which suggests: This is particularly useful for creating dynamic networking
Put together: This might be a Cisco IOS that’s packaged inside a virtual disk, possibly for Cisco’s CSR1000v (Cloud Services Router 1000v) or an older IOS-on-VMware lab image.
Since it is a native .vmdk, you can directly attach it to a VM configured with an Intel E1000 or VMXNET3 NIC. This allows you to build: