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Catalog and compatibility

Read Images -> Catalog / Compatibility correctly, and know what **Certified** means on VEX-NX.

Templates catalog
Templates catalog

Goal

Read Images -> Catalog / Compatibility correctly, and know what Certified means on VEX-NX.

Where this lives

Sidebar Images, then tabs:

TabRole
LibraryDisks already registered on this appliance
CatalogTemplates you can place on a lab canvas
CompatibilitySupport status chips for those templates
ImportConvert & add, upload ready disk, bulk import

Compatibility vocabulary

StatusMeaning
CertifiedHonest verification passed on VEX-NX for this template: Start, live terminal (serial / VNC / Docker shell as appropriate), guest config path (or documented N/A), then Stop / Wipe / Start retest
VerifiedPartial smoke (for example first boot). Prefer Certified for class when both exist
ExperimentalEarly or incomplete path - try it, expect tweaks
Unsupported / quarantineNot recommended; often failed validation or blocked import

Empty status is treated as Experimental in compatibility rows. Always trust the live chips on your appliance after an update - do not rely on a printed list from an older guide.

What Certified does and does not prove

Does prove: the platform path for that template on VEX-NX (boot, console path, day-0 / ScriptPad where applicable, wipe retest).

Does not prove: every vendor image build, interactive GUI workflows beyond the verified console path, or full protocol labs you design yourself. You still supply legally obtained disks and day-0 credentials.

Recipe: check a platform before class

  1. Open Images -> Compatibility (or Catalog)
  2. Search the template id (example: cisco-iosv)
  3. Confirm Certified (or accept Verified / Experimental risk)
  4. Import your disk under Import and bind it in Library
  5. Run Validate in a small lab, then Start once before promising the class

FOSS Docker starters

FRR / Alpine Docker templates are intended for teaching. Current OVA/ISO media seed offline tarballs; if Start fails on pull, run sudo vexnx-seed-docker and check DNS.