… updated on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 09:39 +0100
SR Linux Containers Run on Apple Silicon
When looking for the latest SR Linux container image, I noticed images with -arm-preview tags and wondered whether they would run on Apple Silicon.
TL&DR: YES, IT WORKS 🎉 🎉
Update 2024-12-11: Starting with 24.10.1 and 23.10.6 images, the SR Linux container manifest contains AMD and ARM images, making running SR Linux on ARM trivial. This blog post has been updated accordingly.
Here’s what you have to do to make SR Linux work with netlab running on a Ubuntu VM on Apple silicon:
- Follow the instructions from the Running netlab and BGP Labs on Apple Silicon blog post. Make sure to increase disk size to at least 10 GB, memory size to 8 GB, and to let the virtual machine use four CPU cores.
- Copy the following lab topology into an empty directory:
provider: clab
defaults.device: srlinux
defaults.devices.srlinux.clab.image: ghcr.io/nokia/srlinux:24.10.1
nodes: [ r1,r2 ]
links: [ r1-r2 ]
module: [ ospf ]
- Execute netlab up and have fun.
SR Linux release 24.10.1 will be the default SR Linux image in netlab release 1.9.3. Until then, you must change the image name, either in the lab topology or in the system defaults (more details).
Once you verify that the SR Linux containers run on your Apple silicon, have fun using them in the BGP labs.